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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentzelia laevicaulis | Giant Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59215 | |||||
| Angelica dawsonii | Dawson's Angelica | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42682 | |||||
| Ranunculus hebecarpus | Downy Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45099 | |||||
| Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84854 | |||||
| Brickellia grandiflora | Tassel Flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54899 | |||||
| Lupinus cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 57200 | |||||
| Cirsium hookerianum | Hooker's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40757 | |||||
| Lycopodium clavatum var. clavatum | Running-pine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83160 | |||||
| Ivesia gordonii | Gordon's Ivesia | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49510 | |||||
| Bromus carinatus | California Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53139 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 47615 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92176 | |||||
| Ipomopsis congesta ssp. palmifrons | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87160 | |||||
| Ranunculus andersonii | Anderson Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59929 | |||||
| Castilleja angustifolia | Northwestern Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 43296 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus var. cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90678 | |||||
| Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana | Golden Tickseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85511 | |||||
| Carex engelmannii | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 55568 | |||||
| Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19787 | ||||
| Osmorhiza berteroi | Chilean Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51258 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45829 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. laciniata | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92769 | |||||
| Butorides virescens | Green Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16901 | |||||
| Poa bolanderi ssp. bolanderi | Bolander's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87862 | |||||
| Cleome lutea var. lutea | Yellow Spider-flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89199 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. lanata | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83804 | |||||
| Gutierrezia microcephala | Small-head Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56175 | |||||
| Blepharipappus scaber | Rough Eyelash-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39567 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48361 | |||||
| Eleocharis elliptica | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60672 | |||||
| Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 46470 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91263 | |||||
| Cardamine cordifolia var. cordifolia | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86141 | ||||||
| Botrychium simplex | Least Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 58763 | |||
| Xanthium strumarium var. canadense | Cocklebur | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89726 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84428 | |||||
| Smelowskia calycina | Alpine Smelowskia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54467 | |||||
| Epilobium glaberrimum | Glaucous Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52683 | |||||
| Ammospermophilus leucurus | White-tailed Antelope Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17612 | |||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. pumila | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88488 | |||||
| Potentilla flabellifolia | Fan-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44697 | |||||
| Erigeron acris ssp. politus | Northern Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91760 | |||||
| Thryomanes bewickii | Bewick's Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 15745 | |||||
| Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56735 | |||||
| Cardamine lyallii | Lyall's Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42851 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata | Spiked Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55082 | |||||
| Reithrodontomys megalotis | Western Harvest Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19182 | |||||
| Carex unilateralis | One-sided Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59481 | |||||
| Spiranthes romanzoffiana | Hooded Ladies'-tresses | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45336 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum | Idaho Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90322 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. pseudoparviflorus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 85059 | |||||
| Hackelia micrantha | Blue Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57511 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. virginiana | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83410 | |||||
| Penstemon confertus | Yellow Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49712 | |||||
| Alnus viridis | Green Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53358 | |||||
| Tsuga heterophylla | Western Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47867 | |||||
| Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella | Blue Lettuce | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92362 | |||||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| 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 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 |
