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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrola asarifolia | Pink Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43780 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84579 | |||||
| Lomatium canbyi | Canby's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53768 | |||||
| Shepherdia argentea | Silver Buffaloberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49358 | |||||
| Chenopodium berlandieri var. zschackii | Pit-seed Goosefoot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90311 | |||||
| Camissonia minor | Nelson's Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 61458 | |||||
| Passer domesticus | House Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19852 | |||||
| Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
| Mertensia ciliata var. ciliata | Streamside Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88738 | |||||
| Cymopterus purpurascens | Purple Cymopterus | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40133 | |||||
| Cryptantha rugulosa | Wrinkled Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 49985 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale ssp. boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90835 | |||||
| Parnassia fimbriata | fringed grass-of-parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59666 | |||||
| Antennaria luzuloides | Silvery Brown Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45699 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Poa pringlei | Pringle's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54483 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. miser | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87013 | |||||
| Pectocarya setosa | Bristly Combseed | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 57689 | |||||
| Physocarpus malvaceus | Mallow-leaf Ninebark | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42707 | |||||
| Arabis lyallii var. nubigena | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83573 | ||||||
| Plantago patagonica | Woolly Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52695 | |||||
| Orobanche ludoviciana ssp. multiflora | Many-flower Broomrape | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85294 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum campestre | Western Meadow-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48171 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89354 | |||||
| Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem Artichoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46298 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55099 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. procumbens | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87651 | |||||
| Eriophyllum lanatum | Common Woolly-sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50729 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma hirta var. hirta | Sticky Golden-weed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3 | SNR | 91391 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48917 | |||||
| Polygonum ramosissimum var. prolificum | Bushy Knotweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89933 | |||||
| Lathyrus rigidus | Rigid Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58503 | |||||
| Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
| Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
| Salix glauca ssp. glauca | Gray Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85991 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii ssp. 2 | Snake River Fine-spotted Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | G4T1T2Q | SNA | 79758 | ||||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus | Woolly Golden-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43930 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. gordonianus | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91982 | |||||
| Castilleja glandulifera | Sticky Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47023 | |||||
| Amaranthus powellii | Green Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39600 | |||||
| Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16055 | |||||
| Anemone tetonensis | Teton Thimble-weed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55843 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88343 | |||||
| Lygodesmia grandiflora | Large-flower Skeleton-plant | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59172 | |||||
| Trifolium longipes | Long-stalk Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 45199 | |||||
| Ranunculus andersonii var. andersonii | Anderson's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84782 | |||||
| Equisetum hyemale | Rough Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54030 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5?Q | SNR | 86599 | |||||
| Delphinium nuttallianum | Nuttall's Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42212 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90513 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61750 | |||||
| Suaeda calceoliformis | American Sea-blite | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47711 | |||||
| Chenopodium salinum | Rocky Mountain Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40338 | |||||
| Lomatium bicolor var. bicolor | Bicolor Biscuitroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 88963 | |||||
| Astragalus sheldonii | Sheldon's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59884 | |||||
| Ctenopharyngodon idella | Grass Carp | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17202 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91037 | ||||||
| Polygonum polygaloides | White-margin Knotweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45932 | |||||
| Hypogymnia enteromorpha | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 35632 | |||||
| Monolepis spathulata | Prostrate Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57966 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Salvia dorrii var. incana | Fleshy Sage | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83749 | |||||
| Penstemon subglaber | Smooth Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 52933 | |||||
| Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis | Variety | Plant | G5 | SNR | 85563 | ||||||
| Mertensia alpina | Alpine Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 48488 | |||||
| Lupinus prunophilus | Hairy Big-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41038 | |||||
| Penstemon leonardii var. leonardii | Leonard's Penstemon | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | S3 | 89601 | |||||
| Clintonia uniflora | Single-flowered Clintonia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46532 | |||||
| Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S4 | 15570 | |||
| Penstemon pratensis | White-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55317 | |||||
| Pinguicula macroceras var. macroceras | Horned Butterwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4Q | SNR | 87908 | |||||
| Gayophytum humile | Low Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58728 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43551 | |||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. occidentalis | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91576 | |||||
| Allium madidum | Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 49159 | ||||
| Anemone lithophila | Little Belt Mountain Thimble-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41653 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. orbicularis | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90097 | |||||
| Oxytropis borealis | Boreal Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61270 | |||||
| Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19563 | |||||
| Potentilla bipinnatifida | Prairie Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53642 | |||||
| Sibbaldia procumbens | Arizona Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56694 | |||||
| Linum neomexicanum | New Mexican Yellow Flax | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 44230 | |||||
| Potamogeton pusillus ssp. pusillus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92149 | |||||
| Larix occidentalis | Western Larch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47277 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. angustifolium | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88551 | |||||
| Lygodesmia dianthopsis | Antelope Island Skeleton-plant | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59436 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. dives | Sitka Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85018 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata var. orchidacea | Spiked Standing-cypress | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 86806 | |||||
| Ratibida columnifera | Upright Prairie Coneflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42398 | |||||
| Hieracium gracile var. gracile | Alpine Hawkweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83328 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa | European Red Elder | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92758 | |||||
| Saxifraga hirculus | Yellow Marsh Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40569 | |||||
| Arceuthobium tsugense | Hemlock Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52509 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 50491 | |||||
| Ligusticum grayi | Gray's Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43133 | |||||
| Stellaria crassifolia var. crassifolia | Fleshy Stitchwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91252 | |||||
| Juncus tracyi | Tracy's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46089 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89723 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83988 | ||||||
| Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaf Broomspurge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85792 |
