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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scirpus pallidus | Pale Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44096 | |||||
| Nemophila breviflora | Great Basin Nemophila | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53479 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88623 | |||||
| Puccinellia lemmonii | Lemmon's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39750 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92012 | |||||
| Paspalum vaginatum | Seashore Paspalum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57613 | |||||
| Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18634 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. flavovirens | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83258 | |||||
| Festuca saximontana | Rocky Mountain Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42341 | |||||
| Pectocarya penicillata | Short-leaf Combseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51710 | |||||
| Machaeranthera laetevirens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40463 | ||||||
| Silene drummondii var. striata | Drummond's Campion | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90558 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum var. caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85471 | |||||
| Descurainia incana | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49242 | |||||
| Hesperochiron californicus | California Hesperochiron | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58366 | |||||
| Loxia leucoptera | White-winged Crossbill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19302 | |||||
| Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia | Narrowleaf Brickell-bush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83870 | |||||
| Potamogeton foliosus | Leafy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54139 | |||||
| Eleocharis obtusa | Blunt Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43036 | |||||
| Wyethia amplexicaulis | Northern Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52386 | |||||
| Polygonum ramosissimum var. ramosissimum | Bushy Knotweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92542 | |||||
| Allium geyeri var. tenerum | Geyer's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 87649 | |||||
| Lesquerella multiceps | Manyhead Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 60882 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa | European Red Elder | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91077 | |||||
| Stipa nelsonii ssp. nelsonii | Nelson's Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86039 | |||||
| Phyllodoce x intermedia | Hybrid Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78908 | |||||
| Corylus cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45606 | |||||
| Rhinanthus minor ssp. minor | Little Yellow-rattle | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89721 | |||||
| Penstemon gairdneri | Gairdner's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50471 | |||||
| Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43686 | |||||
| Pertusaria diluta | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93772 | |||||||
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus | San Pitch Valley Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4Q | SNR | 88260 | |||||
| Viola palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59064 | |||||
| Leymus ambiguus | Rocky Mountain Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39350 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens | Carpet Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84462 | ||||||
| Hymenoxys cooperi var. cooperi | Cooper's Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 91573 | |||||
| Oxytropis nana | Wyoming Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 48033 | |||||
| Hordeum pusillum | Little Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57084 | |||||
| Petradoria pumila | Grassy Rock-goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53101 | |||||
| Viola beckwithii | Beckwith's Violet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41832 | |||||
| Rorippa alpina | Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 51190 | |||||
| Allium cernuum var. cernuum | Nodding Onion | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86659 | ||||||
| Celtis occidentalis var. occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88802 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex var. leptophyllum | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90184 | |||||
| Sagittaria latifolia var. latifolia | Broadleaf Arrowhead | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85008 | |||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Lomatium nudicaule | Naked-stem Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48797 | |||||
| Eriogonum compositum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44407 | |||||
| Thysanocarpus curvipes | Fringepod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53716 | |||||
| Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16289 | |||||
| Carex elynoides | Blackroot Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42569 | |||||
| Viola palustris var. brevipes | Alpine Marsh Violet | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92153 | ||||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pauciflorum | Dark-throat Shooting-star | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87219 | |||||
| Anas americana | American Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18845 | |||||
| Potentilla gracilis var. brunnescens | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83512 | |||||
| Arabis suffrutescens var. suffrutescens | Woody Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 90713 | |||||
| Carex nardina var. hepburnii | Nard Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85656 | |||||
| Lithospermum ruderale | Western Gromwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46900 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides | Canada Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45046 | |||||
| Pheucticus ludovicianus | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16932 | |||||
| Galium mexicanum ssp. asperrimum | Mexican Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89343 | |||||
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora | Water Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40685 | |||||
| Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
| Musineon divaricatum var. hookeri | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92708 | ||||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. foeniculacea | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87860 | |||||
| Peraphyllum ramosissimum | Wild Crab Apple | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 49451 | ||||
| Rhytidiopsis robusta | Pipecleaner Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 37548 | |||||
| Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19563 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. militaris | Taper-leaved Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84049 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. effusus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91290 | |||||
| Stephanomeria minor var. minor | Narrowleaf Skeletonplant | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86293 | |||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus | Brewer's Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56664 | |||||
| Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89832 | |||||
| Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum | Glaucous Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84588 | |||||
| Agropyron cristatum | Crested Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 55032 | |||||
| Catostomus ardens | Utah Sucker | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 17665 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia | Giant Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50676 | |||||
| Leptarrhena pyrolifolia | Leather-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43884 | |||||
| Rubus spectabilis var. spectabilis | Salmonberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88427 | |||||
| Epilobium anagallidifolium | Alpine Willow-herb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39538 | |||||
| Astragalus inflexus | Bent Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39543 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. pinetorum | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91786 | |||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii | Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86820 | ||||||
| Sparganium emersum | Simplestem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57387 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
| Festuca ovina | Ovina Fescue | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 53303 | |||||
| Agrostis scabra | Rough Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42106 | |||||
| Sporobolus compositus | Tall Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51433 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea var. discoidea | Sharp-scaled Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 88993 | |||||
| Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
| Arceuthobium cyanocarpum | Limber Pine Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40270 | |||||
| Castilleja hispida ssp. hispida | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 90383 | ||||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85218 | |||||
| Carex leporinella | Sierran Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55767 | |||||
| Picoides pubescens | Downy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19049 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
| Draba reptans | Carolina Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44664 | |||||
| Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Yew | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53958 |
