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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Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
Calidris canutus | Red Knot | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15324 | |||||
Potamogeton filiformis var. alpinus | Northern Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90413 | |||||
Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum | Narrow-petal Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 84786 | |||||
Melica smithii | Smith's Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46633 | |||||
Cryptantha scoparia | Desert Cryptantha | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 40586 | |||||
Eleocharis macrostachya | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57722 | |||||
Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
Potentilla rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43739 | |||||
Camassia quamash | Common Camassia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48886 | |||||
Salix eastwoodiae | Eastwood's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61161 | |||||
Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius | Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86056 | |||||
Spiraea x pyramidata | Pyramidal Spiraea | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79312 | |||||
Regulus satrapa | Golden-crowned Kinglet | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16028 | |||||
Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus | Nutsedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87680 | |||||
Ipomopsis aggregata | Scarlet Skyrocket | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58895 | |||||
Artemisia biennis | Biennial Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45280 | |||||
Arnica chamissonis | Leafy Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47417 | |||||
Stellaria longifolia | Longleaf Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44235 | |||||
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83522 | |||||
Erigeron bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41225 | |||||
Rubus ursinus ssp. macropetalus | California Blackberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92171 | |||||
Grindelia squarrosa | Broadleaf Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50028 | |||||
Cryptantha circumscissa | Cushion Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52312 | |||||
Carex magellanica | Poor Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58532 | |||||
Lupinus arbustus var. montanus | Long-spur Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91186 | |||||
Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92983 | |||||
Helianthella uniflora | Rocky Mountain Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60322 | |||||
Anemone piperi | Piper's Anemone | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60339 | |||||
Callirhoe involucrata | Purple Poppy-mallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49537 | |||||
Sambucus nigra | Common Elderberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62077 | |||||
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Annual Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42246 | |||||
Polygonum polygaloides ssp. polygaloides | White-margin Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 90032 | |||||
Corydalis aurea ssp. occidentalis | Golden Corydalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84387 | |||||
Eleocharis uniglumis | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5?Q | SNR | 39319 | |||||
Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19787 | ||||
Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88367 | ||||||
Athyrium filix-femina | Subarctic Ladyfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55434 | |||||
Chamaesyce ocellata | Valley Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59621 | |||||
Eriogonum strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 45997 | |||||
Lupinus cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 57200 | |||||
Cryptantha recurvata | Curved-nut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56527 | |||||
Collomia tinctoria | Yellow-staining Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50758 | |||||
Lomatium dissectum | Fern-leaf Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 43274 | |||||
Oenothera flava | Long-tubed Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53809 | |||||
Carex nardina var. hepburnii | Nard Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85656 | |||||
Thermopsis gracilis var. gracilis | Slender False Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 86499 | |||||
Scirpus microcarpus | Small-fruit Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61052 | |||||
Lepus townsendii | White-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15559 | |||||
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima | Scarlet Skyrocket | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90623 | |||||
Vicia americana ssp. minor | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85029 | |||||
Prenanthes alata | Western Rattlesnake-root | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48441 | |||||
Populus balsamifera | Balsam Poplar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46922 | |||||
Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
Erigeron acris ssp. politus | Northern Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91760 | |||||
Juncus mertensianus | Mertens' Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51791 | |||||
Rorippa curvipes var. integra | Rocky Mountain Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90817 | |||||
Euphorbia robusta | Rocky Mountain Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54527 | |||||
Trifolium kingii | King's Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59835 | |||||
Potentilla diversifolia var. perdissecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86326 | |||||
Reithrodontomys megalotis | Western Harvest Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19182 | |||||
Descurainia pinnata ssp. filipes | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87929 | |||||
Euthamia occidentalis | Western Fragrant Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55015 | |||||
Allium cernuum | Nodding Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59105 | |||||
Collomia grandiflora | Large-flower Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44529 | |||||
Myriophyllum verticillatum | Whorled Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53132 | |||||
Lepidium montanum var. jonesii | Mountain Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5?T3T5 | SNR | 83701 | |||||
Gutierrezia microcephala | Small-head Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56175 | |||||
Charadrius montanus | Mountain Plover | Species | Bird | G3 | SNA | 16542 | |||||
Ranunculus uncinatus var. uncinatus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88682 | ||||||
Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella | Blue Lettuce | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92362 | |||||
Carex deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50284 | |||||
Potamogeton richardsonii | Redheadgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42839 | |||||
Orthotrichum hallii | Hall's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 34673 | ||||
Astragalus robbinsii | Robbins' Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52538 | |||||
Vesicarpa potentilloides var. nitrophilum | False Chicken-sage | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91383 | |||||
Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90205 | |||||
Phacelia heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Virgate Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84593 | |||||
Lupinus holosericeus | Nuttall's Silky Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47875 | |||||
Astragalus kentrophyta | Spiny Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 39498 | |||||
Thalictrum occidentale | Western Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46449 | |||||
Corallorhiza wisteriana | Wister Coral-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40366 | |||||
Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88564 | |||||
Carex nigricans | Black Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55754 | |||||
Saxifraga oppositifolia | Purple Mountain Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51282 | |||||
Muhlenbergia andina | Foxtail Muhly | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46189 | |||||
Hackelia micrantha | Blue Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57511 | |||||
Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56735 | |||||
Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17318 | |||||
Carex raynoldsii | Raynolds' Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51067 | |||||
Boisduvalia macrantha | Large-flower Spike-primrose | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43522 | |||||
Oenothera elata | Hooker's Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54069 | |||||
Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. scoparium | Little Bluestem | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86705 | |||||
Acipenser transmontanus | White Sturgeon | Species | Fish | 2 | G4 | S2 | 15794 | ||||
Leymus salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48681 | |||||
Hackelia cronquistii | Cronquist's Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1 | 58684 | ||||
Salix lutea | Yellow Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 47133 | |||||
Stephanomeria virgata | Virgate Wire-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43948 | |||||
Cyperus squarrosus | Awned Cyperus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52671 |