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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Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 16367 | |||
Urocitellus canus | Merriam's Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 16552 | |||
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Artemisiospiza nevadensis | Sagebrush Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 18549 | |||
Scapanus orarius | Coast Mole | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 18893 | ||||
Myotis evotis | Long-eared Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 77666 | ||||
Astragalus aquilonius | Lemhi Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 42258 | |||
Trifolium longipes var. multipedunculatum | Many-stalked Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1 | 90460 | ||||
Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 | ||||
Astragalus anserinus | Goose Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 51746 | |||
Brachylagus idahoensis | Pygmy Rabbit | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 17243 | |||
Microdipodops megacephalus | Dark Kangaroo Mouse | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 18109 | |||
Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 19549 | ||||
Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G5T4 | TNR | 80290 | ||||
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | ||||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
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 | |||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Parnassia fimbriata | fringed grass-of-parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59666 | |||||
Epilobium oregonense | Oregon Willow-herb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59817 | |||||
Kelseya uniflora | One-flower Kelseya | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59919 | |||||
Penstemon humilis | Lowly Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60033 | |||||
Balsamorhiza deltoidea | Deltoid Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60135 | |||||
Eriogonum vimineum | Wicker-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60293 | |||||
Lomatium foeniculaceum | Carrotleaf Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60413 | |||||
Dryopteris campyloptera | Mountain Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60519 | |||||
Bromus inermis | Awnless Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60660 | |||||
Schoenoplectus americanus | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60802 | |||||
Lesquerella multiceps | Manyhead Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 60882 | |||||
Amelanchier utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61372 | |||||
Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
Hieracium gracile | Alpine Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61867 | |||||
Solidago velutina | Three-nerve Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 62099 | |||||
Betula x utahensis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78931 | ||||||
Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79331 | |||||
Juncus effusus var. pylaei | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83037 | |||||
Lupinus lepidus var. sellulus | Stool Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4T2 | S2 | 83128 | |||||
Acer negundo var. violaceum | Box-elder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83235 | |||||
Lathyrus sulphureus var. sulphureus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83373 | ||||||
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. depressum | Cushion Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83471 | |||||
Lycopodium annotinum var. annotinum | Stiff Clubmoss | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83595 | |||||
Salix planifolia ssp. planifolia | Planeleaf Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83658 | |||||
Androsace septentrionalis ssp. subumbellata | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83894 | |||||
Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus | Streamside Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84005 | |||||
Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84107 | |||||
Lewisia columbiana var. wallowensis | Columbia Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84221 | |||||
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium | Siskiyou Aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84347 | |||||
Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus | Glandular Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84444 | |||||
Cardamine breweri var. leibergii | Colorado Bitter-cress | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 84544 | |||||
Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84745 | |||||
Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84869 | |||||
Valeriana acutiloba var. pubicarpa | Cordilleran Valerian | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84977 | |||||
Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis | Saltpond Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85072 | |||||
Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii | Creeping Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85178 | |||||
Calamagrostis stricta var. stricta | Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85310 | |||||
Mimulus ringens var. ringens | Monkey Flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85437 | |||||
Bazzania ambigua | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 33747 | ||||||
Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85686 | |||||
Androsace septentrionalis ssp. puberulenta | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85793 | |||||
Rorippa curvisiliqua var. curvisiliqua | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85943 | |||||
Festuca saximontana var. saximontana | Rocky Mountain Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85997 | |||||
Tetraphis pellucida | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 36924 | ||||||
Cuscuta gronovii var. latiflora | Variety | Plant | G5T5?Q | SNR | 86118 | ||||||
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. canbyi | Leafy-bracted Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86232 | |||||
Eriogonum elatum var. villosum | Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86346 | |||||
Viola beckwithii ssp. beckwithii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86461 | ||||||
Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86542 | |||||
Helianthella quinquenervis | Nodding Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39373 | |||||
Stipa comata var. intermedia | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86641 | |||||
Idahoa scapigera | Scapose Scalepod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39492 | |||||
Heterotheca villosa var. depressa | Dwarf Golden Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 86773 | |||||
Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86861 | |||||
Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39672 | |||||
Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys | Small Six-weeks Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86948 | |||||
Polygonum buxiforme | Small's Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39787 | |||||
Pedicularis contorta var. rubicunda | Coil-beaked Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 87062 | |||||
Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana | Virginia Strawberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87158 | |||||
Halimolobos perplexa | Puzzling Rockcress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S4 | 40106 | ||||
Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87278 | |||||
Erysimum capitatum var. perenne | Sierra Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87406 | |||||
Salix commutata | Undergreen Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40341 | |||||
Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri | Fendler's Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87484 |