Species Conservation Status
The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Information System tracks species that are identified as having special conservation status in the following lists.
- BLM - Bureau of Land Management Sensitive Species of Special Concern
- USESA - United States Endangered Species Act
- USFS1 - US Forest Service Northern Region Sensitive Species
- USFS4 - US Forest Service Intermountain Region Sensitive Species
- GRank - Global Species Rank learn more
- SRank - State Species Rank learn more
- SGCN - Species of Greatest Conservation need identified in the Idaho State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP)
- IDAPA - Classification of wildlife defined in IDAPA 13.01.06
Scientific Name | Common Name | Taxa | Category | USESA | BLM | USFS1 | USFS4 | GRank | SRank | SGCN | ID |
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Lycopodium dendroideum | Groundpine | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59685 | ||||
Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata | Flat-spine Sheepburr | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87516 | |||||
Larus schistisagus | Slaty-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16035 | |||||
Cuscuta indecora | Pretty Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57693 | |||||
Castilleja cusickii | Cusick's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44698 | |||||
Arabis lyallii var. nubigena | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83573 | ||||||
Carex albonigra | Black-and-white Scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53598 | |||||
Eleocharis tenuis | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 51698 | |||||
Astragalus toanus var. toanus | Toano Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89809 | |||||
Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18653 | |||||
Rorippa curvisiliqua var. curvisiliqua | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85943 | |||||
Pellaea breweri | Brewer's Cliffbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56001 | |||||
Pinus monticola | Western White Pine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45337 | |||||
Selaginella densa | Dense Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54169 | |||||
Symphyotrichum falcatum var. falcatum | White Prairie American-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91888 | |||||
Penstemon confertus | Yellow Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49712 | |||||
Cephalozia lunulifolia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38883 | ||||||
Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus | San Pitch Valley Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4Q | SNR | 88260 | |||||
Draba crassifolia | Snowbed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58508 | |||||
Tsuga heterophylla | Western Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47867 | |||||
Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19320 | |||||
Eriogonum brevicaule var. laxifolium | Varying Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S3 | 86510 | |||||
Lupinus arbustus | Long-spur Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43534 | |||||
Oncorhynchus clarkii ssp. 2 | Snake River Fine-spotted Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | G4T1T2Q | SNA | 79758 | ||||||
Epilobium foliosum | California Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52435 | |||||
Astragalus collinus | Rattle Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41637 | |||||
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90420 | |||||
Ranunculus inamoenus | Graceful Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50451 | |||||
Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides | Large-flower Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 88838 | |||||
Lotus nevadensis | Nevada Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59179 | |||||
Solanum elaeagnifolium | Silverleaf Nightshade | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46041 | |||||
Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84781 | |||||
Apocynum androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54881 | |||||
Lepus townsendii | White-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15559 | |||||
Penstemon deustus | Hot-rock Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44174 | |||||
Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Bristly Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53109 | |||||
Schoenoplectus maritimus | Saltmarsh Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39794 | |||||
Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61750 | |||||
Mentha arvensis | Wild Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48640 | |||||
Callipepla gambelii | Gambel's Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20097 | |||||
Vulpia octoflora var. glauca | Slender 8-flowered Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87106 | |||||
Potentilla ovina | Sheep Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59893 | |||||
Tinca tinca | Tench | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17215 | |||||
Ondatra zibethicus | Common Muskrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18196 | |||||
Mimulus ringens var. ringens | Monkey Flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85437 | |||||
Douglasia laevigata | Cliff Douglasia | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 42377 | |||||
Symphyotrichum ciliatum | Alkali American-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51218 | |||||
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca | Tufted Hairgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89500 | |||||
Crataegus rivularis | Dotted Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49310 | |||||
Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87824 | |||||
Ellisia nyctelea | Nyctelea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53763 | |||||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 |