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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Perisoreus canadensis | Canada Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | 17674 | |||||
Ephemerella alleni | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 26814 | ||||
Tuckermannopsis sepincola | Chestnut Wrinkle Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S2 | 35326 | |||||
Acuclavella merickeli | A Harvestmen | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474051 | |||||
Pseudocyphellaria anomala | Pseudocyphellaria Lichen | Species | Fungi | G2G4 | S2 | 36312 | |||||
Psilocarphus brevissimus | Round Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 59283 | |||||
Malenka tina | Tiny Forestfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S2 | Tier 3 | 28232 | ||||
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Protogygia postera | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474864 | |||||
Anthidium rodecki | A Wool Carder Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1475265 | |||||
Erigeron engelmannii var. davisii | Davis' Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | S2 | 92655 | |||||
Bryoria tortuosa | Tortured Horsehair Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | S2 | 38624 | |||||
Calamagrostis tweedyi | Cascade Reedgrass | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 59466 | |||
Homoglaea californica | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474175 | |||||
Primula alcalina | Alkali Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 40322 | |||
Pictetiella expansa | Autumn Springfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S2 | 30174 | |||||
Draba incerta | Yellowstone Draba | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S2 | 47668 | ||||
Eriogonum shockleyi var. packardiae | Packard's Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | G5T2Q | S2 | 83192 | ||||
Cymopterus acaulis var. greeleyorum | Greeley's Wavewing | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S2 | 83628 | ||||
Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S2? | 40672 | |||||
Betula pumila | Swamp Birch | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2? | 50046 | ||||
Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens | Heavy Gray Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S2? | 84149 | |||||
Aechmophorus clarkii | Clark's Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 18337 | ||||
Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16289 | |||||
Sterna forsteri | Forster's Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16406 | |||||
Empidonax minimus | Least Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19368 | |||||
Ardea alba | Great Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 17856 | |||||
Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19873 | |||||
Athene cunicularia | Burrowing Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S2B | Tier 2 | 80477 | |||
Podiceps grisegena | Red-necked Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16128 | |||||
Plegadis chihi | White-faced Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 18080 | ||||
Amphispiza bilineata | Black-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | 16298 | ||||
Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19458 | |||
Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19787 | ||||
Vireo plumbeus | Plumbeous Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 15754 | |||||
Numenius americanus | Long-billed Curlew | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 15609 | |||
Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
Larus delawarensis | Ring-billed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | Tier 3 Breeding population only | 15595 | ||||
Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 18488 | |||||
Calidris bairdii | Baird's Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 20080 | |||||
Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 16536 | |||||
Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 15296 | |||||
Podiceps auritus | Horned Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 16689 | |||||
Larus argentatus | Herring Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 18996 | |||||
Rallus limicola | Virginia Rail | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N,S3B | 19936 | |||||
Prophysaon dubium | Papillose Taildropper | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S2Q | Tier 1 | 32628 | ||||
Hemphillia skadei | Skade's Jumping-slug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2Q | Tier 2 | 1474112 | ||||
Melanoplus Species Group | Spur-throated Grasshopper Species Group | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2Q | Tier 3 | 1473949 | ||||
Allium anceps | Two-headed Onion | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2S3 | 61257 | ||||
Rhodiola integrifolia | Entire-leaf Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G5 | S2S3 | 42727 | |||||
Aspicilia rogeri | Rim Lichen | Species | Fungi | 3 | G2G3 | S2S3 | 35826 | ||||
Damasonium californicum | Fringed Waterplantain | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2S3 | 41285 | ||||
Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua | Poor Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S2S3 | 91293 | ||||
Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. integrifolia | Alpine Sedum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S2S3 | 89264 | |||||
Carex chordorrhiza | String-root Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2S3 | 56716 | ||||
Salicornia rubra | Red Glasswort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2S3 | 39774 | ||||
Mentzelia mollis | Smooth Stickleaf | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2S3 | 47593 | ||||
Tripterocladium leucocladulum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S2S3 | 34097 | ||||
Epipactis gigantea | Giant Helleborine | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G4 | S2S3 | 55447 | |||
Phlox mollis | Soft Phlox | Species | Plant | G2G3 | S2S3 | 50574 | |||||
Orthotrichum striatum | A Moss | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2S3 | 33284 | |||||
Dryopteris cristata | Crested Shield-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2S3 | 61511 | ||||
Cleomella hillmanii | Hillman's Rhombo-pod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2S3 | 60468 | |||||
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Astragalus amnis-amissi | Lost River Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41636 | |||
Sympistis iricolor | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474970 | |||||
Platypolia mactata | Adorable Brocade Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 71116 | |||||
Gnophaela vermiculata | Police Car Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 25718 | |||||
Scutellaria nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51660 | |||||
Lupinus uncialis | Inch-high Lupine | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S3 | 51883 | ||||
Pediocactus simpsonii var. robustior | Simpson's Hedgehog Cactus | Subspecies | Plant | G5? | S3 | 86863 | |||||
Ironodes nitidus | Slate Maroon Drake | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S3 | 27386 | |||||
Nola cilicoides | Blurry-patched Nola Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S3 | 28675 | |||||
Behrensia conchiformis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474200 | |||||
Allium columbianum | Columbia Onion | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53756 | ||||
Euxoa atomaris | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474474 | |||||
Cottus extensus | Bear Lake Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 20071 | |||
Euxoa lucida | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474538 | |||||
Sphinx drupiferarum | Wild Cherry Sphinx Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G3G5 | S3 | 20409 | |||||
Chrysobothris horningi | A Metallic Wood-boring Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | Tier 2 | 1473169 | ||||
Epilobium palustre | Swamp Willow-weed | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S3 | 47612 | ||||
Schinia gaurae | Clouded Crimson Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S3 | 21158 | |||||
Capsula subflava | Subflava Sedge Borer Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S3 | 21409 | |||||
Neoligia subjuncta | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474728 | |||||
Proserpinus clarkiae | Clark's Day Sphinx Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S3 | 21723 | |||||
Capsula oblonga | Oblong Sedge Borer Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 31686 | |||||
Pronoctua peabodyae | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474794 | |||||
Penstemon leonardii | Leonard's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S3 | 41828 | |||||
Sympistis corusca | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474957 | |||||
Sphinx perelegans | Elegant Sphinx Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S3 | 22631 | |||||
Stretchia plusiaeformis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 69735 | |||||
Strix nebulosa | Great Gray Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15848 | |||
Myotis yumanensis | Yuma Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 16074 | ||||
Physaria geyeri | Geyer's Twinpod | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 43524 | |||||
Catocala grotiana | Grote's Underwing | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 25012 | |||||
Bombus sitkensis | Sitka Bumble Bee | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S3 | 27316 | |||||
Lepidium davisii | Davis' Peppergrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S3 | 52549 | ||||
Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 18768 |