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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caltha leptosepala | Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46486 | |||||
| Thysanocarpus curvipes | Fringepod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53716 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. trifoliata | Laceflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88316 | |||||
| Potentilla norvegica | Norwegian Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43681 | |||||
| Eriogonum ochrocephalum | Ocher-flowered Wild-buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 45655 | |||||
| Listera cordata var. nephrophylla | Heartleaf Twayblade | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86553 | |||||
| Viola renifolia | Kidneyleaf White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56841 | |||||
| Carex bebbii | Bebb's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41740 | |||||
| Polemonium occidentale | Western Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 49099 | |||||
| Cladonia transcendens | Transcending Reindeer Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38706 | |||||
| Carex rupestris | Rock Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40980 | |||||
| Caulanthus pilosus | Hairy Wild-cabbage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55212 | |||||
| Thlaspi montanum | Mountain Pennycress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60112 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. andina | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90470 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88938 | |||||
| Spizella arborea | American Tree Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 19294 | |||||
| Limosa haemastica | Hudsonian Godwit | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 17742 | |||||
| Branta hutchinsii | Cackling Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | SNR | 17868 | |||||
| Stachys pilosa var. pilosa | Hairy Hedge-nettle | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84856 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. lindleyi | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92398 | |||||
| Rigiopappus leptocladus | Bristle-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47177 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus var. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90879 | |||||
| Tetradymia canescens | Gray Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58288 | |||||
| Ambrosia coronopifolia | Western Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52618 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum var. thermale | Geysers Panic Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87167 | |||||
| Chenopodium capitatum | Strawberry Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49724 | |||||
| Polemonium viscosum | Skunk Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39766 | |||||
| Lomatium macrocarpum | Large-fruit Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44465 | |||||
| Salvia dorrii var. dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85519 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 83321 | |||||
| Cryptantha thompsonii | Thompson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 47869 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58960 | |||||
| Hylocichla mustelina | Wood Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20053 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza incana | Hoary Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53236 | |||||
| Callipepla californica | California Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18589 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala | Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87870 | |||||
| Descurainia incana ssp. incisa | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91433 | |||||
| Eriastrum wilcoxii | Wilcox's Eriastrum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56458 | |||||
| Fontinalis antipyretica | Aquatic Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 37855 | |||||
| Melica fugax | Small Melic Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40449 | |||||
| Valeriana dioica var. sylvatica | Wood Valerian | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90082 | |||||
| Camissonia pusilla | Washoe Suncup | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 45177 | |||||
| Carex canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83985 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Penstemon eriantherus var. redactus | Crested-tongue Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T1T3 | SNR | 84434 | |||||
| Silene parryi | Parry's Campion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54827 | |||||
| Silene menziesii var. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92023 | |||||
| Betula x utahensis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78931 | ||||||
| Carex prairea | Prairie Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59698 | |||||
| Phacelia linearis | Linearleaf Phacelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46740 | |||||
| Oxyria digyna | Mountain-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57705 | |||||
| Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum | Common Woolly-sunflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88496 | |||||
| Catabrosa aquatica | Brook Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43874 | |||||
| Mentha canadensis | Canadian Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45839 | |||||
| Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii | Patterson's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86776 | |||||
| Carex bolanderi | Bolander's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50086 | |||||
| Erigeron cronquistii | Cronquist's Daisy | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 57098 | |||||
| Astragalus malacus | Shaggy Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42041 | |||||
| Amaranthus rudis | Tall Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 39354 | |||||
| Eurybia sibirica | Siberian Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43924 | |||||
| Botrychium matricariifolium | Chamomile Grape-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41125 | |||||
| Oreostemma alpigenum | Anderson's Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60405 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. debilis | Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90670 | |||||
| Epipactis gigantea | Giant Helleborine | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G4 | S2S3 | 55447 | |||
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus | Sweet Coltsfoot | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 90290 | ||||
| Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua | Poor Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S2 | 91293 | ||||
| Botrychium minganense | Mingan Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 58291 | ||||
| Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
| Halimolobos perplexa | Puzzling Rockcress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S4 | 40106 | ||||
| Botrychium simplex | Least Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 58763 | |||
| Buxbaumia viridis | Green Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 33965 | ||||
| Carex flava | Yellow Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 49533 | ||||
| Cornus nuttallii | Pacific Dogwood | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60675 | ||||
| Cladonia andereggii | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 33967 | ||||
| Buxbaumia aphylla | Leafless Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 37996 | ||||
| Polystichum braunii | Braun's Sword-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 57168 | ||||
| Botrychium montanum | Mountain Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 60450 | ||||
| Carex buxbaumii | Buxbaum's Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 50024 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Dryopteris cristata | Crested Shield-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2S3 | 61511 | ||||
| Picoides arcticus | Black-backed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 16826 | ||||
| Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
| Drosera intermedia | Spoon-leaved Sundew | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 40775 | ||||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri | Redband Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5T4 | S4 | 79983 | |||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Eriophorum viridicarinatum | Green Keeled Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47893 | ||||
| Calochortus nitidus | Broad-fruit Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 43237 | |||
| Polypodium glycyrrhiza | Licorice Fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 48767 | ||||
| Botrychium paradoxum | Peculiar Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 59804 | |||
| Lomatium salmoniflorum | Salmon-flower Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53603 | |||
| Hypericum majus | Large Canadian St. John's-wort | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 55053 | |||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80060 | ||
| Botrychium pedunculosum | Stalked Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 41400 | ||||
| Trifolium plumosum ssp. amplifolium | Plumed Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S2 | 84298 | |||
| Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
| Botrychium crenulatum | Crenulate Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 57205 | |||
| Cicuta bulbifera | Bulb-bearing Waterhemlock | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 42669 | |||
| Ovis canadensis | Bighorn Sheep | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17176 |
