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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Sisyrinchium sarmentosum | Pale Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 55142 | |||||
Nucifraga columbiana | Clark's Nutcracker | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 16032 | ||||
Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
Heterocodon rariflorum | Western Pearl-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52354 | |||||
Bromus ciliatus var. richardsonii | Fringed Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93218 | |||||
Taraxacum officinale | Common Dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44653 | |||||
Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum | Few-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85798 | |||||
Phlox variabilis | Variegated Phlox | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 50529 | |||||
Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu | Brittle Spineflower | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83141 | ||||||
Fontinalis antipyretica | Aquatic Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 37855 | |||||
Saxifraga bronchialis | Matte Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42820 | |||||
Cirsium canovirens | Gray Green Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57542 | |||||
Atriplex confertifolia | Shadscale | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60532 | |||||
Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48774 | |||||
Erigeron asperugineus | Idaho Fleabane | Species | Plant | SNR | 55831 | ||||||
Rorippa palustris | Bog Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58701 | |||||
Erigeron peregrinus var. scaposus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87994 | ||||||
Clematis hirsutissima var. hirsutissima | Clustered Leather-flower | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85303 | ||||||
Arceuthobium campylopodum | Western Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46958 | |||||
Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis | Sierran Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90036 | |||||
Scutellaria angustifolia ssp. angustifolia | Narrowleaf Skullcap | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83720 | |||||
Phacelia lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 53096 | |||||
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. 2 | Longleaf Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5Q | SNR | 86400 | |||||
Cuscuta pentagona | Field Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51173 | |||||
Silene menziesii var. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92023 | |||||
Amaranthus powellii | Green Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39600 | |||||
Pseudoroegneria spicata | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43488 | |||||
Penstemon venustus | Lovely Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56378 | |||||
Elymus albicans | Montana Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47539 | |||||
Cerastium alpinum ssp. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 88558 | |||||
Poa abbreviata | Northern Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53706 | |||||
Hymenopappus filifolius | Fineleaf Woollywhite | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 54738 | |||||
Lepus townsendii | White-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15559 | |||||
Penstemon procerus var. formosus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86946 | |||||
Corispermum americanum var. americanum | American Bugseed | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 90583 | |||||
Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. crenulata | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 84354 | ||||||
Cerastium arvense | Mouse-ear Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44100 | |||||
Senecio megacephalus | Nuttall's Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45857 | |||||
Dumetella carolinensis | Gray Catbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18849 | |||||
Procyon lotor | Northern Raccoon | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 77652 | |||||
Descurainia californica | California Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56974 | |||||
Astragalus lentiginosus | Mottled Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40918 | |||||
Astragalus geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58173 | |||||
Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84916 | |||||
Coreopsis tinctoria | Golden Tickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46484 | |||||
Penstemon elegantulus | Lovely Penstemon | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 48280 | |||||
Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus | Blue Wildrye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87555 | |||||
Phlox diffusa | Spreading Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41506 | |||||
Lactuca canadensis | Canada Lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52643 | |||||
Chaenothecopsis nigra | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93776 | |||||||
Salix glauca ssp. glauca | Gray Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85991 | |||||
Hydrophyllum occidentale | California Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 50789 | |||||
Platismatia herrei | Herre's Ragged Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | S2 | 39012 | |||||
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii | Longleaf Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43056 | |||||
Arceuthobium americanum | American Mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57792 | |||||
Galium trifidum | Small Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49043 | |||||
Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 89685 | |||||
Charadrius vociferus | Killdeer | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 16540 | |||||
Ceanothus sanguineus | Oregon-tea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56052 | |||||
Carex laeviconica | Smooth-cone Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58918 | |||||
Lesquerella alpina var. alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88223 | |||||
Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis | Variety | Plant | G5 | SNR | 85563 | ||||||
Lepidium ramosissimum | Branched Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62108 | |||||
Rigiopappus leptocladus | Bristle-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47177 | |||||
Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90205 | |||||
Thalictrum sparsiflorum | Few-flower Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43689 | |||||
Scirpus rollandii | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3Q | SNR | 61408 | ||||
Carex praticola | Northern Meadow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42296 | |||||
Salix barclayi | Barclay's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59607 | |||||
Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba | Alkali Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86600 | |||||
Hydrophyllum fendleri | Fendler's Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40431 | |||||
Orthocarpus tenuifolius | Goldtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51425 | |||||
Crepis runcinata ssp. runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92176 | |||||
Packera pauciflora | Few-flower Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39873 | |||||
Carex nova | New Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49666 | |||||
Juniperus communis var. depressa | Dwarf Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90720 | |||||
Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
Androsace filiformis | Slender Rock-jasmine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56599 | |||||
Downingia bicornuta | Double-horn Downingia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47776 | |||||
Penstemon lemhiensis | Lemhi Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53948 | |||
Cuscuta cephalanthi | Button-bush Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54953 | |||||
Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
Lupinus wyethii ssp. wyethii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87127 | ||||||
Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi | Bolander's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84532 | |||||
Fontinalis antipyretica var. oregonensis | Giant Fountain Moss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 82789 | |||||
Calypso bulbosa | Fairy Slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42578 | |||||
Equisetum x mackaii | Species | Plant | SNR | 78801 | |||||||
Erigeron caespitosus | Caespitose Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57301 | |||||
Astragalus newberryi | Newberry's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41091 | |||||
Arnica chamissonis ssp. chamissonis | Leafy Leopardbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89294 | |||||
Achnatherum hymenoides | Indian Mountain-ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52179 | |||||
Saxifraga foliolosa | Leafy Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58453 | |||||
Juncus bufonius var. occidentalis | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87818 | |||||
Arabis hirsuta var. glabrata | Western Hairy Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91294 | |||||
Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85085 | |||||
Senecio rapifolius | Idaho Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 46716 | |||||
Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima | Black-eyed-Susan | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89839 | |||||
Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83572 | |||||
Cirsium edule | Edible Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55659 |