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 |
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Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora | Small Six-weeks Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88195 | |||||
Coptis occidentalis | Western Goldthread | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59999 | |||||
Townsendia florifera | Showy Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43518 | |||||
Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata | Greater Red Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85206 | |||||
Alopecurus aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55758 | |||||
Symphyotrichum spathulatum | Western Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41605 | |||||
Arenaria congesta var. lithophila | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83641 | ||||||
Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90127 | |||||
Minuartia rubella | Boreal Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46017 | |||||
Chen rossii | Ross's Goose | Species | Bird | G4 | S3M | 18289 | |||||
Festuca minutiflora | Small-flower Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48572 | |||||
Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17425 | |||||
Erysimum capitatum var. perenne | Sierra Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87406 | |||||
Elaeagnus commutata | American Silverberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58124 | |||||
Bromus sitchensis | Alaska Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60659 | |||||
Cryptantha fendleri | Fendler's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44140 | |||||
Melica subulata var. subulata | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85861 | ||||||
Cymopterus nivalis | Snow Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56270 | |||||
Menziesia ferruginea | Mock-azalea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39784 | |||||
Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum | Hairy Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92102 | |||||
Polemonium acutiflorum | Tall Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52168 | |||||
Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90665 | |||||
Rhamnus alnifolia | Alderleaf Buckthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46650 | |||||
Carex scirpoidea | Bulrush Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50194 | |||||
Poa curta | Short-leaved Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58833 | |||||
Corydalis caseana | Sierra Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 42349 | |||||
Zigadenus venenosus | Meadow Deathcamas | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44843 | |||||
Erigeron poliospermus var. poliospermus | Hairy-seed Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84279 | ||||||
Erigeron peregrinus var. callianthemus | Subalpine Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92640 | |||||
Polemonium californicum | California Polemonium | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49274 | |||||
Lupinus aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52841 | |||||
Dryas octopetala var. angustifolia | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89276 | ||||||
Antennaria alpina | Alpine Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61359 | |||||
Cryptantha echinella | Prickly Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47395 | |||||
Delphinium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86463 | ||||||
Atriplex prostrata | Creeping Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59487 | |||||
Hesperostipa comata | Needle-and-Thread | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43084 | |||||
Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84781 | |||||
Salix nivalis | Snow Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55217 | |||||
Cladonia verruculosa | Warty Reindeer Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36532 | |||||
Lactuca canadensis var. latifolia | Canada Lettuce | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 91197 | |||||
Aechmophorus occidentalis | Western Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19787 | ||||
Eragrostis pectinacea | Purple Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50955 | |||||
Cerastium beeringianum | Bering Sea Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53460 | |||||
Ipomopsis spicata ssp. capitata | Globe Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 89776 | |||||
Scutellaria lateriflora | Mad-dog Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45630 | |||||
Butorides virescens | Green Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16901 | |||||
Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57601 | |||||
Blepharidachne kingii | King's Desertgrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 43707 | ||||
Phacelia ivesiana var. glandulifera | Sticky Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83252 | |||||
Festuca rubra | Red Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55897 | |||||
Saxifraga mertensiana | Mertens' Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39371 | |||||
Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91713 | |||||
Dicentra uniflora | One-flower Bleedinghearts | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 48075 | |||||
Eleocharis tenuis | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 51698 | |||||
Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88367 | ||||||
Stanleya viridiflora | Green Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60194 | |||||
Eriogonum pyrolifolium | Pyrola-leaved Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46191 | |||||
Eragrostis pilosa var. pilosa | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85444 | |||||||
Platanthera orbiculata | Round-leaved Rein-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58363 | |||||
Packera indecora | Plains Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41843 | |||||
Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83855 | |||||
Schoenoplectus heterochaetus | Slender Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40053 | |||||
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90315 | |||||
Corallorhiza striata | Striped Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48833 | |||||
Heterocodon rariflorum | Western Pearl-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52354 | |||||
Ammospermophilus leucurus | White-tailed Antelope Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17612 | |||||
Carex breweri var. paddoensis | Brewer's Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87640 | |||||
Asclepias asperula ssp. asperula | Spider Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88937 | |||||
Minuartia nuttallii | Nuttall's Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44425 | |||||
Thryomanes bewickii | Bewick's Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 15745 | |||||
Polygonum polygaloides ssp. confertiflorum | Dense-flower Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 86035 | |||||
Eriastrum wilcoxii | Wilcox's Eriastrum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56458 | |||||
Phlox hoodii | Hood's Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42626 | |||||
Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92253 | |||||
Populus x acuminata | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78814 | |||||
Psilostrophe bakeri | Baker's Paper-flower | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 54805 | |||||
Reithrodontomys megalotis | Western Harvest Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19182 | |||||
Castilleja pulchella | Beautiful Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 50466 | |||||
Oxalis stricta | Common Yellow Wood Sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59061 | |||||
Trifolium microcephalum | Small-head Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45066 | |||||
Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84450 | |||||
Carex nebrascensis | Nebraska Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57081 | |||||
Cirsium undulatum | Nodding Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40725 | |||||
Phacelia lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 53096 | |||||
Trillium ovatum ssp. ovatum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89473 | ||||||
Peteria thompsoniae | Spine-noded Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2 | 47611 | ||||
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
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 |