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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Saxifraga bronchialis | Matte Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42820 | |||||
| Ranunculus hyperboreus var. hyperboreus | Arctic Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83665 | |||||
| Juncus howellii | Howell's Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56201 | |||||
| Atriplex falcata | Sickle Saltbush | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 40532 | |||||
| Heuchera rubescens | Pink Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52066 | |||||
| Arabis nuttallii | Nuttall's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47126 | |||||
| Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens | Western Bracken | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90248 | |||||
| Dryopteris campyloptera | Mountain Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60519 | |||||
| Vulpes vulpes | Red Fox | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19641 | |||||
| Cardamine breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50003 | |||||
| Mahonia repens | Creeping Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45301 | |||||
| Ceanothus velutinus ssp. velutinus | Tobacco Ceanothus | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88700 | |||||
| Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata | Yellow Cow-lily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86037 | |||||
| Antennaria parvifolia | Nuttall's Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58659 | |||||
| Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium | Common Woolly-sunflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84320 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia | Currantleaf Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54507 | |||||
| Lesquerella carinata | Keeled Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 49689 | |||||
| Cladonia verruculosa | Warty Reindeer Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36532 | |||||
| Eritrichium nanum var. aretioides | Pale Alpine Forget-me-not | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92297 | |||||
| Lupinus evermannii | Evermann's Lupine | Species | Plant | GUQ | SNR | 47805 | |||||
| Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis | Gairdner's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90812 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43488 | |||||
| Synthyris missurica ssp. missurica | Columbia Synthyris | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86956 | |||||
| Betula occidentalis | Spring Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56774 | |||||
| Mimulus tilingii | Subalpine Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41146 | |||||
| Juncus uncialis | Inch-high Rush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 41557 | |||||
| Mertensia lanceolata | Prairie Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55126 | |||||
| Helianthella quinquenervis | Nodding Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39373 | |||||
| Veronica wormskjoldii var. wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 93216 | |||||
| Wyethia angustifolia | Narrowleaf Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50745 | |||||
| Agastache urticifolia | Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46008 | |||||
| Lepidium dictyotum var. acutidens | Veiny Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89301 | |||||
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59343 | |||||
| Scirpus pallidus | Pale Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44096 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. pubens | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87608 | |||||
| Arabis glabra var. glabra | Tower-mustard | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84951 | |||||
| Townsendia hookeri | Hooker's Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57584 | |||||
| Phacelia ivesiana var. glandulifera | Sticky Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83252 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea coccinea | Red Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53402 | |||||
| Eragrostis pilosa | Indian Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48587 | |||||
| Arnica angustifolia ssp. tomentosa | Alpine Arnica | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91368 | |||||
| Deschampsia caespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62082 | |||||
| Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea | Silky Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89849 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis | Lowly Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60033 | |||||
| Festuca saximontana | Rocky Mountain Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42341 | |||||
| Himantopus mexicanus | Black-necked Stilt | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19107 | |||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. jessiae | Thistle Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S3 | 85619 | |||||
| Halimolobos perplexa | Puzzling Rockcress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S4 | 40106 | ||||
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Northern Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54060 | |||||
| Lobelia kalmii | Kalm's Lobelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SU | 49244 | |||||
| Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis | Least Spikerush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91965 | |||||
| Peromyscus maniculatus | North American Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16337 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. trifoliata | Laceflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88316 | |||||
| Taraxacum lyratum | Alpine Dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58364 | |||||
| Eleocharis obtusa | Blunt Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43036 | |||||
| Listera cordata var. nephrophylla | Heartleaf Twayblade | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86553 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83899 | |||||
| Penstemon venustus | Lovely Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56378 | |||||
| Calochortus nuttallii | Nuttall's Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40742 | |||||
| Delphinium x occidentale | Duncecap Larkspur | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78690 | |||||
| Delphinium occidentale | Tall Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52268 | |||||
| Panicum hirticaule | Mexican Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 47410 | |||||
| Petradoria pumila ssp. pumila | Grassy Rock-goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90461 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus americanus | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60802 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
| Corylus cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45606 | |||||
| Asclepias asperula ssp. asperula | Spider Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88937 | |||||
| Camissonia tanacetifolia ssp. tanacetifolia | Tansy-leaf Suncup | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86299 | |||||
| Primula parryi | Parry's Primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58883 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84525 | |||||
| Sphenopholis intermedia | Slender Wedgescale | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49873 | |||||
| Camissonia claviformis ssp. cruciformis | Brown-eye Suncup | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92499 |
