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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
| Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum | White Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89370 | |||||
| Petasites sagittatus | Arrowleaf Coltsfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 43608 | |||||
| Cryptantha gracilis | Narrow-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57113 | |||||
| Populus x jackii | Balm-of-Gilead | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78780 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus var. leptostachyus | Nutsedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87680 | |||||
| Orobanche fasciculata | Clustered Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53166 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos hesperius | Spreading Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39358 | |||||
| Erigeron concinnus var. concinnus | Brandegee's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 91259 | |||||
| Limnodromus griseus | Short-billed Dowitcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16093 | |||||
| Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata | Spotted Coralroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89724 | |||||
| Helianthus cusickii | Cusick's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44778 | |||||
| Madia minima | Small-head Tarweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57924 | |||||
| Festuca saximontana var. saximontana | Rocky Mountain Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85997 | |||||
| Amelanchier pallida | Pale Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51276 | |||||
| Scutellaria antirrhinoides | Snap-dragon Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53794 | |||||
| Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61412 | |||||
| Cuscuta denticulata var. denticulata | Desert Dodder | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 91756 | |||||
| Camassia quamash ssp. utahensis | Common Camassia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84289 | |||||
| Rhinichthys cataractae | Longnose Dace | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16651 | |||||
| Luzula parviflora | Small-flower Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47307 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus humilis | Dwarf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G4? | S3 | 49378 | |||||
| Trifolium andersonii | Anderson's Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45492 | |||||
| Astragalus eucosmus | Elegant Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 40089 | |||||
| Vaccinium caespitosum | Dwarf Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58682 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba | Alkali Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86600 | |||||
| Carex disperma | Softleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52049 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40598 | |||||
| Gymnosteris parvula | Small-flowered Gymnosteris | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 47923 | |||||
| Salix prolixa | Mackenzie's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49992 | |||||
| Potentilla gracilis var. brunnescens | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83512 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. laetiflorus | Gay-flowered Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88968 | |||||
| Leersia oryzoides | Rice Cutgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54492 | |||||
| Festuca campestris | Big Rough Fescue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 43176 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Chamaesyce ocellata ssp. arenicola | Valley Broomspurge | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 92361 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina | Alpine Pincushion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84918 | |||||
| Linum lewisii | Prairie Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52699 | |||||
| Melampyrum lineare var. lineare | American Cow-wheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90845 | |||||
| Agoseris heterophylla | Annual False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59365 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana | Rosy Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87238 | |||||
| Saxifraga occidentalis | Western Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41256 | |||||
| Carex leptopoda | Short-scaled Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57390 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium | Swamp Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93470 | |||||
| Veronica wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48780 | |||||
| Erigeron coulteri | Coulter's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50737 | |||||
| Cypripedium calceolus | European Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 46839 | |||||
| Chorizanthe brevicornu | Brittle Spineflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48942 | |||||
| Silene acaulis var. exscapa | Moss Campion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89607 | |||||
| x Elyhordeum macounii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79583 | ||||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. delicatum | Beautiful Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 87916 | |||||
| Ludwigia polycarpa | Many-fruit False-loosestrife | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 53399 | |||||
| Alopecurus aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55758 | |||||
| Potentilla concinna var. concinna | Red Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 91406 | |||||
| Zenaida macroura | Mourning Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18477 | |||||
| Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
| Brickellia californica var. californica | California Brickell-bush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89940 | |||||
| Stachys palustris | Marsh Hedge-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45013 | |||||
| Astragalus geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58173 | |||||
| Grindelia nana var. nana | Idaho Gumweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83052 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. canbyi | Leafy-bracted Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86232 | |||||
| Cymopterus longipes | Long-stalk Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61653 | |||||
| Luzula multiflora var. multiflora | Common Woodrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91995 | |||||
| Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus | Perennial Twistflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84500 | |||||
| Calidris minutilla | Least Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 16922 | |||||
| Elymus albicans | Montana Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47539 | |||||
| Cirsium murdockii | Murdock's Thistle | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 49555 | |||||
| Salix boothii | Booth's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45734 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum ssp. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 88558 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata | Scarlet Skyrocket | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58895 | |||||
| Astragalus convallarius var. convallarius | Lesser Rushy Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86808 | |||||
| Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
| Penstemon payettensis | Payette's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40864 | |||||
| Buxbaumia piperi | Piper's Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 35373 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa var. lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90515 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50275 | |||||
| Cleome lutea var. lutea | Yellow Spider-flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89199 | |||||
| Saxifraga rhomboidea | Diamondleaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54760 | |||||
| Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii | Subspecies | Plant | G3G4T2T3Q | SNR | 92587 | ||||||
| Chenopodium chenopodioides | Low Goosefoot | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 77592 | |||||
| Picea pungens | Blue Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52936 | |||||
| Anagallis minima | Chaffweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41413 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55227 | |||||
| Viola palustris var. palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91043 | |||||
| Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17975 | |||||
| Chamaesyce ocellata | Valley Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59621 | |||||
| Cusickiella douglasii | Alkali False Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44570 | |||||
| Astragalus agrestis | Don Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57644 | |||||
| Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum | Few-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85798 | |||||
| Carex crawfordii | Crawford's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51048 | |||||
| Oxytropis parryi | Parry's Crazyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61208 | |||||
| Stylocline psilocarphoides | Malheur Stylocline | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47051 | |||||
| Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 21 | Steelhead (Snake River - A Run) | Population | G5TNRQ | SNA | 80796 | ||||||
| Carex tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60359 | |||||
| Senecio cymbalarioides | Cleft-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45226 | |||||
| Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora | Pale Manna Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88194 | |||||
| Penstemon triphyllus | Whorled Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42264 | |||||
| Menziesia ferruginea | Mock-azalea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39784 | |||||
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18721 |
