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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola orbiculata | Western Rough-leaved Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41696 | |||||
| Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum | Glaucous Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84588 | |||||
| Hulsea nana | Dwarf Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55183 | |||||
| Chlorocrambe hastata | Spearhead | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39493 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum | Hairy Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92102 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa | Crimson Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50913 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90665 | |||||
| Townsendia hookeri | Hooker's Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57584 | |||||
| Alopecurus saccatus | Pacific Foxtail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42393 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus var. medius | Donner Lake Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83061 | |||||
| Cirsium subniveum | Western Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55858 | |||||
| Lathyrus ochroleucus | Pale Vetchling Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40202 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus var. callianthemus | Subalpine Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92640 | |||||
| Scutellaria nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51660 | |||||
| Deschampsia elongata | Slender Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46759 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala var. angustifolia | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89276 | ||||||
| Thlaspi parviflorum | Small-flowered Pennycress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 60008 | |||||
| Lemmiscus curtatus | Sagebrush Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16749 | |||||
| Piranga ludoviciana | Western Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19527 | |||||
| Minuartia elegans | Ross' Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44914 | |||||
| Lupinus saxosus var. saxosus | Stony-ground Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85212 | |||||
| Phlox speciosa ssp. occidentalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83648 | ||||||
| Ranunculus acris | Tall Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54106 | |||||
| Lactuca canadensis var. latifolia | Canada Lettuce | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 91197 | |||||
| Eleocharis bella | Delicate Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52321 | |||||
| Atriplex patula ssp. patula | Halberd-leaf Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47454 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. capitata | Globe Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 89776 | |||||
| Eleocharis elliptica | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60672 | |||||
| Calystegia sepium | Hedge False Bindweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43169 | |||||
| Pinguicula vulgaris | Common Butterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56406 | |||||
| Frasera speciosa | Showy Green-gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56412 | |||||
| Trisetum spicatum | Narrow False Oats | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40902 | |||||
| Impatiens capensis | Orange Jewelweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41197 | |||||
| Plectrophenax nivalis | Snow Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 18588 | |||||
| Thamnolia vermicularis | Alpine Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | SNR | 38238 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum | Western Bog Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91714 | |||||
| Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 17519 | |||||
| Gaultheria ovatifolia | Slender Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50414 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45723 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88371 | |||||
| Polygonum ramosissimum | Bushy Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43782 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. arbustus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86750 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Vaccinium deliciosum | Rainier Blueberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53065 | |||||
| Allium brevistylum | Short-stem Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48177 | |||||
| Arnica cordifolia | Heart-leaved Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61374 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum boreale | Rush Aster | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 51123 | |||
| Eriogonum diatomaceum | Churchill Narrows Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46309 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88938 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Potamogeton illinoensis | Illinois Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55397 | |||||
| Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana | Pacific Northwest Starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92256 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48917 | |||||
| Lomatium farinosum | Coeur d'Alene Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44537 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. vallicola | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87324 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. neglecta | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85784 | |||||
| Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
| Lomatium grayi | Mountain Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40416 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51884 | |||||
| Castilleja glandulifera | Sticky Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47023 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89481 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60217 | |||||
| Certhia americana | Brown Creeper | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17082 | |||||
| Pomoxis annularis | White Crappie | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19841 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii | Cusick's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 49851 | |||||
| Trifolium longipes | Long-stalk Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 45199 | |||||
| Potentilla ovina var. ovina | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 87965 | ||||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis | Bog Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85496 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
| Aquilegia formosa var. formosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83874 | ||||||
| Camissonia parvula | Lewis' River Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54330 | |||||
| Ericameria suffruticosa | Single-head Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49541 | |||||
| Orthotrichum holzingeri | Holzinger's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 36085 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis | False Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91384 | |||||
| Suaeda calceoliformis | American Sea-blite | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47711 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. trifidum | Small Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89970 | |||||
| Poa stenantha | Narrow-flower Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60895 | |||||
| Eleocharis quadrangulata | Squarestem Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56612 | |||||
| Wolffia borealis | Dotted Watermeal | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41081 | |||||
| Arnica x diversifolia | Rayless Arnica | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78923 | |||||
| Tyrannus verticalis | Western Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18816 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus | Whitney's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91968 | |||||
| Malacothrix californica | California Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50638 | |||||
| Polygonum polygaloides | White-margin Knotweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45932 | |||||
| Parietaria pensylvanica var. pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88545 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. flava | Yellow Spring Beauty | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86927 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum ssp. sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84464 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza incana | Hoary Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53236 | |||||
| Mertensia alpina | Alpine Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 48488 | |||||
| Anemone drummondii ssp. drummondii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90500 | ||||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Microseris lindleyi | Lindley's Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51360 | |||||
| Clintonia uniflora | Single-flowered Clintonia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46532 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. glabratus | Stemless Mock Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89117 | |||||
| Potentilla brevifolia | Short-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59782 | |||||
| Salix cascadensis | Cascade Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42262 | |||||
| Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 |
