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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumex venosus | Veined Dock | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 60862 | |||||
| Fragaria vesca | Woodland Strawberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50132 | |||||
| Vireo flavifrons | Yellow-throated Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17662 | |||||
| Callitriche heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Northern Water-starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88616 | |||||
| Iris missouriensis | Western Blue Iris | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58922 | |||||
| Sphenopholis obtusata | Prairie Wedgegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45827 | |||||
| Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84555 | |||||
| Bolandra oregana | Oregon Bolandra | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 54659 | |||||
| Dalea ornata | Blue Mountain Prairie-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43911 | |||||
| Iliamna rivularis var. rivularis | Streambank Globemallow | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92208 | |||||
| Lupinus aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52841 | |||||
| Abies concolor var. concolor | White Fir | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90740 | |||||
| Physaria oregona | Oregon Twinpod | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 61456 | |||||
| Rubus parviflorus | Thimbleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48342 | |||||
| Viola vallicola var. major | Upland Yellow Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 86915 | |||||
| Arabis glabra | Tower-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41069 | |||||
| Holodiscus dumosus | Glandular Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39248 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55256 | |||||
| Stellaria crassifolia | Fleshy Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42166 | |||||
| Camissonia breviflora | Short-flower Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50922 | |||||
| Parnassia fimbriata | fringed grass-of-parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59666 | |||||
| Equisetum palustre | Marsh Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49079 | |||||
| Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma | Few-seed Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87499 | |||||
| Pectocarya setosa | Bristly Combseed | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 57689 | |||||
| Stellaria umbellata | Umbellate Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44696 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma lanceolata var. lanceolata | Lance-leaf Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 83567 | |||||
| Nicotiana attenuata | Coyote Tobacco | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53583 | |||||
| Erigeron ursinus | Bear River Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51684 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. puberulus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89793 | |||||
| Penstemon procerus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47146 | |||||
| Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | Tier 3 | 17236 | ||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis | Wyoming Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85918 | |||||
| Bouteloua curtipendula | Side-oats Grama | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39966 | |||||
| Brickellia microphylla | Littleleaf Brickell-bush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55972 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. agrestis | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84143 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
| Trifolium andersonii ssp. andersonii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 91853 | ||||||
| Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare | Western Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88248 | |||||
| Lathyrus rigidus | Rigid Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58503 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum hendersonii | Henderson's American-aster | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 47848 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. 1 | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86500 | |||||
| Astragalus alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40606 | |||||
| Comandra livida | Northern Comandra | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56490 | |||||
| Physaria geyeri | Geyer's Twinpod | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 43524 | |||||
| Cardamine bellidifolia | Alpine Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52406 | |||||
| Picoides pubescens | Downy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19049 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum | Largeleaf Avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41634 | |||||
| Potamogeton filiformis var. alpinus | Northern Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90413 | |||||
| Cryptantha spiculifera | Snake River Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 50418 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88829 | |||||
| Viola vallicola | Valley Violet | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59162 | |||||
| Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus | Northern Green Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46022 | |||||
| Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84775 | |||||
| Agrestia hispida | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3 | SNR | 37129 | |||||
| Salix pedicellaris | Bog Willow | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 44158 | ||||
| Cardamine breweri var. breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92427 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83081 | |||||
| Eriastrum sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum | Few-flower Eriastrum | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90941 | |||||
| Minuartia stricta | Slender Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61699 | |||||
| Eriogonum cernuum | Nodding Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48625 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii var. purshii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87096 | |||||
| Alopecurus geniculatus | Meadow Foxtail | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 41262 | |||||
| Gaultheria hispidula | Creeping Snowberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59882 | ||||
| Pyrola elliptica | Shinleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46682 | |||||
| Orobanche corymbosa ssp. corymbosa | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85405 | ||||||
| Solanum rostratum | Buffalo Bur | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 39483 | |||||
| Eriogonum alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55480 | |||||
| Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19873 | |||||
| Arnica parryi | Nodding Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42358 | |||||
| Rorippa alpina | Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 51190 | |||||
| Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89473 | ||||||
| Juncus bufonius var. occidentalis | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87818 | |||||
| Actaea rubra | Red Baneberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44883 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa | New England Northern Reedgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83737 | |||||
| Astragalus sinuatus | Whited's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 43091 | |||||
| Erigeron uncialis ssp. uncialis | Limestone Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G3G4T2 | SNR | 91479 | |||||
| Elymus scribneri | Scribner's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51899 | |||||
| Opuntia erinacea var. columbiana | Old-man Prickly-pear | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90024 | |||||
| Draba densifolia | Denseleaf Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60625 | |||||
| Arenaria interpres | Ruddy Turnstone | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17449 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86106 | |||||
| Oenothera pallida | Pale Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40212 | |||||
| Tyto alba | Barn Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 15833 | |||||
| Elymus glaucus | Smooth Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45638 | |||||
| Astragalus bisulcatus var. bisulcatus | Two-grooved Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | G5T5 | S2 | 84365 | ||||
| Cryptogramma acrostichoides | American Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54401 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. idahoensis | Idaho Frasera | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | S3 | 92056 | |||||
| Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18395 | ||
| Astragalus amnis-amissi | Lost River Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41636 | |||
| Camassia cusickii | Cusick's Camas | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | 60106 | |||
| Halimolobos perplexa var. perplexa | Puzzling Halimolobos | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4T3 | S3 | 88025 | |||
| Pyrrocoma insecticruris | Bugleg Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 55520 | |||
| Strix nebulosa | Great Gray Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15848 | |||
| Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 |
