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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Astragalus robbinsii | Robbins' Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52538 | |||||
| Erigeron corymbosus | Longleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41299 | |||||
| Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18980 | |||||
| Geum x pulchrum | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78549 | ||||||
| Empidonax minimus | Least Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19368 | |||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Ribes lacustre | Bristly Black Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45987 | |||||
| Pellaea glabella ssp. simplex | Smooth Cliffbrake | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 84602 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48361 | |||||
| Trifolium cyathiferum | Bowl Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56446 | |||||
| Cerastium nutans | Nodding Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57776 | |||||
| Crepis pleurocarpa | Naked-stem Hawksbeard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46523 | |||||
| Besseya rubra | Red Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49559 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Eriogonum brevicaule var. brevicaule | Shortstem Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 86941 | |||||
| Saxifraga oppositifolia | Purple Mountain Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51282 | |||||
| Limosa haemastica | Hudsonian Godwit | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 17742 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89230 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 91679 | |||||
| Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum | Few-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85798 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87464 | |||||
| Euthamia occidentalis | Western Fragrant Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55015 | |||||
| Androsace septentrionalis | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54403 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. longipes | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83283 | |||||
| Cirsium canescens | Prairie Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43202 | |||||
| Puccinellia lemmonii | Lemmon's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39750 | |||||
| Minuartia stricta | Slender Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61699 | |||||
| Erigeron uncialis | Lone Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 57090 | |||||
| Salix geyeriana | Geyer's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47254 | |||||
| Scirpus cyperinus | Wool-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 50104 | |||||
| Clematis occidentalis | Purple Clematis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53249 | |||||
| Monolepis nuttalliana | Nuttall's Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52086 | |||||
| Phlox austromontana | Desert Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40933 | |||||
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 18505 | |||||
| Chenopodium incanum var. occidentale | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92242 | ||||||
| Lesquerella alpina var. alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88223 | |||||
| Carex nigricans | Black Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55754 | |||||
| Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber | Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90164 | |||||
| Limosella acaulis | Southern Mudwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 45553 | |||||
| Tsuga heterophylla | Western Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47867 | |||||
| Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea var. speciosa | White Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93024 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86533 | |||||
| Carex vicaria | Western Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50844 | |||||
| Celtis occidentalis var. occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88802 | |||||
| Minuartia pusilla var. pusilla | Dwarf Stitchwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85315 | |||||
| Arabis microphylla var. microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90728 | |||||
| Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Yew | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53958 | |||||
| Potentilla flabellifolia | Fan-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44697 | |||||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
| Pheucticus ludovicianus | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16932 | |||||
| Paeonia brownii | Western Peony | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42751 | |||||
| Leymus ambiguus | Rocky Mountain Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39350 | |||||
| Juncus brachyphyllus | Short-leaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46177 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus subterminalis | Water Clubrush | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 61261 | |||
| Mentha arvensis | Wild Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48640 | |||||
| Dicentra formosa | Pacific Bleedinghearts | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56633 | |||||
| Polystichum kruckebergii | Kruckeberg's Sword-fern | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 46758 | |||||
| Astragalus adsurgens | Rattle Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49778 | |||||
| Epilobium saximontanum | Rocky Mountain Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52808 | |||||
| Lewisia triphylla | Three-leaf Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 51587 | |||||
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18042 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89427 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. incana | Ashy Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91924 | |||||
| Langloisia setosissima ssp. punctata | Spotted Langloisia | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 86000 | |||||
| Antennaria rosea ssp. arida | Rosy Pussytoes | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91301 | |||||
| Halimolobos perplexa var. lemhiensis | Puzzling Halimolobos | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S4 | 87730 | |||||
| Callitriche palustris | Vernal Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55216 | |||||
| Plectritis macrocera ssp. grayi | White Plectritis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89785 | |||||
| Polygonum bistortoides | American Bistort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54660 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis ssp. humilis | Gray Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83524 |
