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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosartes hookeri | Hooker's Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39499 | |||||
| Campanula parryi var. parryi | Parry's Northern Harebell | Variety | Plant | G4?T4? | SNR | 86319 | |||||
| Corispermum americanum | American Bugseed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 39605 | |||||
| Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica | Small Pussytoes | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86398 | |||||
| Lewisia nevadensis | Nevada Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39712 | |||||
| Plectritis macrocera ssp. macrocera | White Plectritis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86509 | |||||
| Packera pauciflora | Few-flower Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39873 | |||||
| Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86595 | |||||
| Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. scoparium | Little Bluestem | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86705 | |||||
| Monotropa hypopithys | American Pinesap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40153 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. paysoniana | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86797 | |||||
| Arceuthobium cyanocarpum | Limber Pine Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40270 | |||||
| Microseris nutans ssp. nutans | Nodding Silverpuffs | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86894 | |||||
| Chenopodium humile | Marshland Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40372 | |||||
| Galium triflorum | Sweet-scent Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40474 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. rubicunda | Coil-beaked Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 87062 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40598 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana | Virginia Strawberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87158 | |||||
| Collomia debilis | Alpine Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 40690 | |||||
| Phacelia ivesiana var. ivesiana | Sticky Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87276 | |||||
| Penstemon payettensis | Payette's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40864 | |||||
| Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87384 | |||||
| Leptodactylon watsonii | Watson's Prickly-phlox | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 40981 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87467 | |||||
| Malacothrix sonchoides | Sow-thistle Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41059 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. pubens | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87608 | |||||
| Pterospora andromedea | Giant Pinedrops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41127 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii | Fringed Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87739 | |||||
| Saxifraga occidentalis | Western Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41256 | |||||
| Poa bolanderi ssp. bolanderi | Bolander's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87862 | |||||
| Allium drummondii | Drummond's Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41337 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. elongatum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87947 | |||||
| Machaeranthera grindelioides | Western Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41480 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius ssp. paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88077 | |||||
| Astragalus collinus | Rattle Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41637 | |||||
| Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora | Pale Manna Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88194 | |||||
| Carex bebbii | Bebb's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41740 | |||||
| Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
| Arabis lasiocarpa | Wasatch Range Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNA | 41878 | |||||
| Astragalus malacus | Shaggy Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42041 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88428 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys tenellus | Pacific Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42184 | |||||
| Crepis nana ssp. ramosa | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88540 | ||||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88624 | |||||||
| Iva xanthifolia | Coarse Sumpweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42365 | |||||
| Mertensia ciliata var. ciliata | Streamside Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88738 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88829 | |||||
| Angelica dawsonii | Dawson's Angelica | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42682 | |||||
| Erigeron subtrinervis var. conspicuus | Three-nerve Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88953 | |||||
| Oenothera brachycarpa | Short-fruit Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42799 | |||||
| Navarretia intertexta ssp. propinqua | Great Basin Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89047 | |||||
| Gnaphalium microcephalum | White Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42895 | |||||
| Arabis williamsii | Wind River Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 43008 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
| Douglasia montana | Mountain Douglasia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43138 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis ssp. chamissonis | Leafy Leopardbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89294 | |||||
| Pseudognaphalium canescens ssp. thermale | White Cudweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4Q | SNR | 89392 | |||||
| Eriogonum nidularium | Birdnest Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43347 | |||||
| Linanthus liniflorus ssp. pharnaceoides | Flax-flower Desert-gold | Subspecies | Plant | G3?TNR | SNR | 89536 | |||||
| Nama densum | Matted Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43472 | |||||
| Viola vallicola var. vallicola | Valley Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 89628 | |||||
| Oenothera villosa | Hairy Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43568 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 89685 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii | Nuttall's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43704 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89748 | |||||
| Gilia sinuata | Rosy Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43803 | |||||
| Juncus orthophyllus | Straightleaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43896 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89947 | |||||
| Eriogonum watsonii | Watson's Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 43993 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90034 | ||||||
| Allium acuminatum | Taper-tip Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44131 | |||||
| Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus | Northern Bugleweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90098 | |||||
| Draba oligosperma | Few-seed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44296 | |||||
| Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum | Slender Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90185 | ||||||
| Castilleja hispida ssp. hispida | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 90383 | ||||||
| Thelypodium milleflorum | Many-flower Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44679 | |||||
| Petradoria pumila ssp. pumila | Grassy Rock-goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90461 | |||||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G5T4 | TNR | 80290 | ||||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | ||||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 |
