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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Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
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 | |||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
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 |
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Poa stenantha | Narrow-flower Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60895 | |||||
Potentilla nivea | Snow Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43932 | |||||
Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83988 | ||||||
Cynanchum laeve | Honeyvine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58977 | |||||
Apocynum x floribundum | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78985 | |||||
Salvia dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54707 | |||||
Proboscidea louisianica ssp. louisianica | Subspecies | Plant | GUTU | SNR | 90210 | ||||||
Eriogonum desertorum | Desert Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G3Q | SNA | 46497 | ||||
Phlox viridis ssp. compacta | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88641 | |||||
Philadelphus oreganus | Oregon Woods Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49871 | |||||
Sanicula marilandica | Black Snake-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 61502 | |||||
Delphinium nuttallianum | Nuttall's Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42212 | |||||
Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana | Hooker's Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84580 | |||||
Gnaphalium palustre | Western Marsh Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56960 | |||||
Wyethia invenusta | Coville's Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48018 | |||||
Symphyotrichum subspicatum var. subspicatum | Dougla's Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91822 | |||||
Allium validum | Tall Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 55293 | |||||
Catostomus ardens | Utah Sucker | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 17665 | |||||
Claytonia lanceolata var. flava | Yellow Spring Beauty | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86927 | |||||
Fontinalis antipyretica var. oregonensis | Giant Fountain Moss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 82789 | |||||
Amsinckia intermedia | Rancher's Fiddleneck | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57756 | |||||
Hordeum depressum | Dwarf Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47197 | |||||
Sayornis nigricans | Black Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17775 | |||||
Oplopanax horridus | Devil's-club | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53235 | |||||
Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis | Red-osier Dogwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87532 | |||||
Poa macroclada | Rydberg's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G3?Q | SNR | 60414 | |||||
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii | Douglas-fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83584 | |||||
Corallorhiza wisteriana | Wister Coral-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40366 | |||||
Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. subarcticum | Tall Cotton-grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92410 | |||||
Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii | Humboldt Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 91336 | |||||
Schoenoplectus acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 74311 | |||||
Cicuta maculata | Spotted Water-hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54199 | |||||
Erigeron pumilus ssp. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89829 | ||||||
Lomatium simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43551 | |||||
Salix lasiolepis var. lasiolepis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85948 | ||||||
Peraphyllum ramosissimum | Wild Crab Apple | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 49451 | ||||
Anemone lithophila | Little Belt Mountain Thimble-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41653 | |||||
Tortula bartramii | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 35821 | ||||||
Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora | Nevada Showy False Goldeneye | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84159 | |||||
Cryptantha recurvata | Curved-nut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56527 | |||||
Saxifraga adscendens | Ascending Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 47565 | |||||
Symphyotrichum ericoides | White Heath Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46063 | |||||
Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
Linum neomexicanum | New Mexican Yellow Flax | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 44230 | |||||
Draba fladnizensis | Austrian Draba | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41057 | |||||
Frasera albicaulis var. nitida | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 86512 | |||||
Mentzelia laevicaulis | Giant Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59215 | |||||
Montia parvifolia | Little-leaf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50090 | |||||
Erigeron austiniae | Sagebrush Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39218 | |||||
Brickellia grandiflora | Tassel Flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54899 | |||||
Lupinus cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 57200 | |||||
Juniperus communis var. montana | Common Juniper | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90433 | |||||
Troglodytes aedon | House Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19194 | |||||
Phacelia hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46742 | |||||
Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. americanus | Richardson's Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88847 | |||||
Elymus elymoides | Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52792 | |||||
Ratibida columnifera | Upright Prairie Coneflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42398 | |||||
Ranunculus andersonii var. andersonii | Anderson's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84782 | |||||
Platanthera stricta | Slender Bog Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48300 | |||||
Ranunculus andersonii | Anderson Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59929 | |||||
Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons | Fendler's Waterleaf | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 92034 | |||||
Carex engelmannii | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 55568 | |||||
Carex capitata ssp. capitata | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90957 | ||||||
Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87109 | |||||
Carex athrostachya | Jointed-spike Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50831 | |||||
Ligusticum grayi | Gray's Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43133 | |||||
Mertensia platyphylla | Broad-leaf Bluebells | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39921 | |||||
Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum | Veiny Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85469 | |||||
Oxalis corniculata | Creeping Woodsorrel | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49055 | |||||
Agrostis exarata | Spike Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47477 | |||||
Gutierrezia microcephala | Small-head Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56175 | |||||
Arnica chamissonis var. chamissonis | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89516 |