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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertensia alpina | Alpine Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 48488 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86981 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
| Linanthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | Nuttall's Linanthus | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86986 | |||||
| Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
| Stipa lettermanii | Letterman's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46556 | |||||
| Piperia elegans ssp. elegans | Dense-flower Reinorchid | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85259 | |||||
| Camissonia contorta | Dwarf Contorted Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55330 | |||||
| Penstemon triphyllus | Whorled Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42264 | |||||
| Cryptantha pterocarya | Wingnut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40378 | |||||
| Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18274 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89331 | |||||
| Mollugo verticillata | Green Carpetweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49162 | |||||
| Carex breweri var. paddoensis | Brewer's Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87640 | |||||
| Plantago pusilla | Dwarf Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57802 | |||||
| Mahonia aquifolium | Piper's Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44763 | |||||
| Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea | Porter's Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83627 | |||||
| Lupinus monticola | Mountain Lupine | Species | Plant | G2G4Q | SNR | 42950 | |||||
| Vesicarpa potentilloides var. nitrophilum | False Chicken-sage | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91383 | |||||
| Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51759 | |||||
| Carex scirpoidea ssp. pseudoscirpoidea | Western Single-spike Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89912 | |||||
| Cleomella parviflora | Small-flower Rhombo-pod | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47285 | |||||
| Rhinichthys osculus | Speckled Dace | Species | Fish | G5 | S5 | 15531 | |||||
| Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza | Alpine Springbeauty | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4? | SNR | 85977 | |||||
| Pedicularis racemosa | Leafy Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56061 | |||||
| Gayophytum decipiens | Deceptive Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45476 | |||||
| Mimulus tilingii var. caespitosus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84227 | ||||||
| Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18980 | |||||
| Draba paysonii var. treleasii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91971 | |||||
| Castilleja pilosa | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49776 | |||||
| Crepis nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39242 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. sterilis | Barren Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S1 | 88331 | ||||
| Polystichum lonchitis | Northern Holly Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47908 | |||||
| Viola adunca var. adunca | Sand Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86565 | |||||
| Dryopteris expansa | Spreading Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56583 | |||||
| Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43618 | |||||
| Catostomus columbianus hubbsi | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | G5TNR | SNA | 80162 | ||||||
| Caulanthus crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 41707 | |||||
| Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium | Hedge False Bindweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 90476 | |||||
| Piranga olivacea | Scarlet Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16258 | |||||
| Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
| Limosa haemastica | Hudsonian Godwit | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 17742 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla | Bessey's Locoweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88952 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus | Round Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 59283 | |||||
| Cordylanthus ramosus | Much-branded Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46098 | |||||
| Erigeron caespitosus | Caespitose Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57301 | |||||
| Draba oligosperma | Few-seed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44296 | |||||
| Polygonum ramosissimum var. ramosissimum | Bushy Knotweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92542 | |||||
| Montia parvifolia ssp. parvifolia | Little-leaf Miner's-lettuce | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83189 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum | Meadow Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53168 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39957 | |||||
| Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91014 | |||||
| Hieracium gracile | Alpine Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61867 | |||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pauciflorum | Dark-throat Shooting-star | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87219 | |||||
| Coptis occidentalis | Western Goldthread | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59999 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana | Marsh Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85548 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55621 | |||||
| Sanguisorba annua | Prairie Burnet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42461 | |||||
| Amelanchier pallida | Pale Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51276 | |||||
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 18505 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. trisectus | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 89581 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus humilis | Dwarf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G4? | S3 | 49378 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. latifolius | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87882 | ||||||
| Eriogonum douglasii | Douglas' Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58105 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45004 | |||||
| Chorizanthe brevicornu var. spathulata | Brittle Spineflowerr | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83834 | |||||
| Teucrium canadense | American Germander | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 56198 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Soft-leaf Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43179 | |||||
| Crepis nana ssp. nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91541 | |||||
| Pseudacris maculata | Boreal Chorus Frog | Species | Amphibian | G5 | S4 | 78171 | |||||
| Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
| Carex disperma | Softleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52049 | |||||
| Calypte costae | Costa's Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19136 | |||||
| Carex lenticularis var. impressa | Lenticular Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90086 | |||||
| Aythya collaris | Ring-necked Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 15746 | |||||
| Salix prolixa | Mackenzie's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49992 | |||||
| Plantago elongata ssp. elongata | Slender Plantain | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86204 | |||||
| Silene repens | Creeping Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58791 | |||||
| Puccinellia nuttalliana | Nuttall's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45732 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84450 | |||||
| Piperia elongata | Dense-flower Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 54499 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
| Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana | American Scheuchzeria | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92129 | |||||
| Linum lewisii | Prairie Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52699 | |||||
| Epilobium hornemannii | Hornemann's Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39474 | |||||
| Polyctenium fremontii var. fremontii | Desert Combleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88522 | |||||
| Amelanchier utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61372 | |||||
| Mimulus lewisii | Lewi's Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48198 | |||||
| Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum | Fireweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86790 | |||||
| Allium bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43844 | |||||
| Arnica latifolia | Mountain Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46317 | |||||
| Lathyrus bijugatus | Latah Tule-pea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55119 | |||||
| Ictalurus punctatus | Channel Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19986 | |||||
| Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. grandiflorum | White Glacierlily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92715 | |||||
| Erigeron coulteri | Coulter's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50737 | |||||
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18042 | |||||
| Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus | Daisy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89157 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
| Chorizanthe brevicornu | Brittle Spineflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48942 | |||||
| Physaria acutifolia var. acutifolia | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85075 |
