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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. costata | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87017 | |||||
| Carex piperi | Piper's Sedge | Species | Plant | GUQ | SNR | 57077 | |||||
| Myosotis verna | Spring Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46568 | |||||
| Calidris himantopus | Stilt Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15599 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta var. stricta | Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85310 | |||||
| Humulus lupulus | Common Hop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55350 | |||||
| Goodyera oblongifolia | Giant Rattlesnake-plantain | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 42281 | |||||
| Navarretia leucocephala | White-flower Navarretia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51049 | |||||
| Cryptantha pterocarya | Wingnut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40378 | |||||
| Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
| Stipa nelsonii ssp. dorei | Columbia Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89386 | |||||
| Epilobium oregonense | Oregon Willow-herb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59817 | |||||
| Carex michauxiana | Michaux's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49166 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus | Nutsedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87680 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium dryopteris | Northern Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57833 | |||||
| Boykinia major | Mountain Brookfoam | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44791 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83645 | |||||
| Pedicularis parryi | Parry's Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53664 | |||||
| Juncus interior | Inland Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42958 | |||||
| Sorbus scopulina var. scopulina | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91411 | ||||||
| Opuntia macrorhiza | Twisted-spine Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51776 | |||||
| Tortula bartramii | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 35821 | ||||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89947 | |||||
| Selaginella wallacei | Wallace's Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60472 | |||||
| Rumex densiflorus | Dense-flower Dock | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 47332 | |||||
| Festuca saximontana var. saximontana | Rocky Mountain Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85997 | |||||
| Rosa acicularis | Prickly Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56071 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea | White Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45509 | |||||
| Camassia quamash ssp. utahensis | Common Camassia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84289 | |||||
| Astragalus terminalis | Railhead Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 41070 | |||||
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta | Autumn Dwarf Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91997 | |||||
| Calochortus macrocarpus | Green-band Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 49784 | |||||
| Crepis nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39242 | |||||
| Antennaria parvifolia | Nuttall's Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58659 | |||||
| Ludwigia palustris | Marsh Seedbox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61132 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47929 | |||||
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17088 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba | Alkali Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86600 | |||||
| Grayia spinosa | Spiny Hop-sage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56605 | |||||
| Linum kingii | Uintah Mountain Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43660 | |||||
| Spiza americana | Dickcissel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19685 | |||||
| Ranunculus cymbalaria var. cymbalaria | Seaside Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90528 | |||||
| Carex stenophylla | Narrow-leaved Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 50508 | |||||
| Hymenopappus filifolius var. filifolius | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88972 | ||||||
| Eriogonum angulosum | Angle-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59316 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina | Alpine Pincushion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84918 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum | Leafy-bracted Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55000 | |||||
| Floerkea proserpinacoides | False Mermaidweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57307 | |||||
| Adiantum pedatum | Northern Maidenhair Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44323 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. helleri | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92592 | |||||
| Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata | Woodland Strawberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83201 | |||||
| Potentilla pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53189 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39957 | |||||
| Viola palustris var. palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91043 | |||||
| Chaetadelpha wheeleri | Wheeler's Skeleton-weed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 61881 | |||||
| Mentzelia torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 48783 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana | Rosy Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87238 | |||||
| Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
| Toxicodendron pubescens | Eastern Poison-oak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46864 | |||||
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42500 | |||||
| Astragalus alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40606 | |||||
| Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 18488 | |||||
| Camassia quamash ssp. quamash | Common Camassia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89612 | |||||
| Phleum alpinum | Mountain Timothy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49399 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. delicatum | Beautiful Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 87916 | |||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58117 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa var. formosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83874 | ||||||
| Rudbeckia occidentalis | Western Coneflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56207 | |||||
| Cirsium tioganum | Stemless Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52068 | |||||
| Chamaesyce maculata | Spotted Spurge | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 47547 | |||||
| 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 | |
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
| Mimulus clivicola | Bank Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 42963 | |||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
| Physaria didymocarpa var. lyrata | Salmon Twin Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 92188 | |||
| Prosopium williamsoni | Mountain Whitefish | Species | Fish | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18744 | ||||
| Psiloscops flammeolus | Flammulated Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3B | 18963 | ||
| Picoides albolarvatus | White-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 15618 | |
| Astragalus paysonii | Payson's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41087 | ||
| Thelypodium repandum | Wavy-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56624 | |||
| Phacelia minutissima | Least Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 46154 | |||
| Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
| Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
| Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae | Tobias' Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 85362 | ||||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 | |
| Draba trichocarpa | Stanley Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 57885 | ||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Lewisia sacajaweana | Sacajawea's bitterroot | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 93764 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma radiata | Snake River Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56113 | |||
| Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 19007 | ||||
| Leptodactylon pungens ssp. hazeliae | Hazel's Prickly Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5T2Q | S2 | 89037 | |||
| Botrychium lineare | Linear-Leaved Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G2G3 | SH | 57635 | |||
| Carex incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 55430 | ||||
| Poa abbreviata ssp. marshii | Marsh's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S1 | 91461 | ||||
| Centrocercus urophasianus | Greater Sage-Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 1 | 19187 | ||
| Picoides dorsalis | American Three-Toed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 20015 |
