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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Micranthes bryophora | Bud Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60726 | |||||
Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum | Green Spleenwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 43014 | ||||
Blepharidachne kingii | King's Desertgrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 43707 | ||||
Melanoplus papoosense | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 24715 | |||||
Stygobromus idahoensis | Idaho Amphipod | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 68090 | ||||
Carex incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 55430 | ||||
Oreohelix vortex | Whorled Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25048 | |||
Melanoplus zeus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 33139 | |||||
Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
Oreohelix strigosa goniogyra | Striate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 2 | 81538 | |||
Cicindela columbica | Columbia River Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30014 | |||
Melanoplus lolo | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 32060 | |||||
Melanoplus obex | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 22628 | |||||
Mimulus ampliatus | Spacious Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 54233 | |||
Melanoplus baldi | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23239 | |||||
Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
Pinus monophylla | Singleleaf Pinyon | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55352 | |||||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Idagona westcotti | Idaho Lava Tube Millipede | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 74307 | ||||
Antennaria arcuata | Meadow Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 39727 | |||||
Townsendia lemhiensis | Lemhi Valley Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 2053356 | |||||
Heteranthera dubia | Grassleaf Mud-plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41363 | |||||
Allium macrum | Rock Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 52826 | |||||
Speleomaster pecki | A Cave Obligate Harvestman | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 21993 | ||||
Poa paucispicula | Alaska Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 93485 | |||||
Castilleja christii | Christ's Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
Euthamia graminifolia | Flat-top Fragrant-goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43818 | |||||
Callitriche marginata | Winged Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 61833 | |||||
Bromus sitchensis var. aleutensis | Aleutian Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | S1 | 92608 | |||||
Polytrichastrum longisetum | Long-stalked Haircap Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 34374 | |||||
Tritomaria exsectiformis | Large Cut Notchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 37029 | |||||
Lobaria linita | Smeared Lungwort | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | S1 | 38200 | |||||
Utricularia ochroleuca | Northern Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 51027 | |||||
Mentzelia congesta | Congested Stickleaf | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 47594 | ||||
Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
Melanoplus daemon | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23423 | |||||
Eriogonum soliceps | Railroad Canyon Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G2 | S1 | 67682 | ||||
Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum | Winter Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 87023 | |||||
Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
Sphagnum platyphyllum | Sphagnum | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 35607 | |||||
Buxbaumia aphylla | Leafless Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 37996 | ||||
Rubus pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39898 | |||||
Paronychia sessiliflora | Low Nailwort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 51509 | ||||
Oreohelix haydeni | Lyrate Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 29323 | ||||
Musineon naomiensis | Mt. Naomi Musineon | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 1916790 | |||||
Salix farriae | Farr's Willow | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 58794 | |||||
Botrychium hesperium | Western Moonwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 59286 | |||||
Artemisia campestris | Pacific Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52716 | |||||
Beckerus barri | A Click Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473938 | ||||
Cypripedium parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50160 | |||||
Astragalus arthurii | Arthur's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 54822 | |||||
Melanoplus lemurus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 33162 | |||||
Telesonix heucheriformis | False Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 46037 | |||||
Mimulus alsinoides | Chickweed Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 46265 | ||||
Ceanothus prostratus | Mahala-mat Ceanothus | Species | Plant | 3 | G5? | S1 | 57476 | ||||
Oreohelix idahoensis idahoensis | Costate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2T1T2 | S1 | 81909 | ||||
Argemone munita ssp. rotundata | Armed Prickly-poppy | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 89188 | |||||
Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii | Northern Sagewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 89361 | |||||
Mirabilis linearis var. linearis | Narrowleaf Four-o'clock | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | S1 | 1879168 | |||||
Trifolium douglasii | Douglas' Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 41044 | |||
Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri | Joe Pye Weed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5Q | S1 | 91111 | |||||
Douglasia conservatorum | Bloom Peak Douglasia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2G3 | S1 | 93777 | ||||
Trichophorum pumilum | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 50584 | ||||
Thelypodium flexuosum | Flexible Thelypody | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54991 | ||||
Flabellorhagidia pecki | A Cave Obligate Mite | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 32397 | ||||
Ulota megalospora | Large-spored Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34919 | |||||
Cladonia bellidiflora | Cup Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36205 | |||||
Drosera intermedia | Spoon-leaved Sundew | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40775 | |||||
Melanoplus papyraedus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 20290 | |||||
Cryptomastix magnidentata | Mission Creek Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 22608 | ||||
Orogenia fusiformis | Turkey-peas | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43391 | |||||
Lomatium swingerae | Swinger’s biscuitroot | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 1354827 | |||||
Taenionema umatilla | Umatilla Willowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 25285 | ||||
Orthotrichum hallii | Hall's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 34673 | ||||
Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
Trifolium longipes var. multipedunculatum | Many-stalked Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1 | 90460 | ||||
Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 | ||||
Geum rossii | Ross' Avens | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 61492 | |||||
Hymenoxys cooperi var. canescens | Cooper's Goldflower | Variety | Plant | 4 | G4G5T4 | S1 | 86225 | ||||
Vertigo idahoensis | Idaho Vertigo | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1? | 29127 | |||||
Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16214 | |||||
Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16813 | |||||
Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15646 | |||||
Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15981 | |||||
Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
Icterus parisorum | Scott's Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15616 | |||||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Calamospiza melanocorys | Lark Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18563 | |||||
Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19671 | |||||
Passerina caerulea | Blue Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18138 | |||||
Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 17519 | |||||
Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19468 | |||||
Hydroprogne caspia | Caspian Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | Tier 2 Breeding population only | 18702 | ||||
Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B,S4N | Tier 2 | 19287 | ||
Calidris alba | Sanderling | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16902 | |||||
Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19563 |