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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87681 | |||||
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47892 | |||||
| Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum | Common Dandelion | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86076 | |||||
| Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56477 | |||||
| Vallisneria americana | Tapegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46044 | |||||
| Arabis x divaricarpa | Hybrid Rockcress | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78968 | |||||
| Townsendia mensana | Western Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 54847 | |||||
| Viola orbiculata | Western Rough-leaved Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41696 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. nevadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91615 | ||||||
| Mertensia paniculata | Tall Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50483 | |||||
| Arenaria congesta var. cephaloidea | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88284 | |||||
| Glyptopleura marginata | White-margined Wax Plant | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 59094 | ||||
| Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18980 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Myriophyllum verticillatum | Whorled Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53132 | |||||
| Mertensia platyphylla | Broad-leaf Bluebells | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39921 | |||||
| Alopecurus saccatus | Pacific Foxtail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42393 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula var. flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90227 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum | Leafy-bract Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88811 | |||||
| Chaenactis leucopsis | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 59805 | ||||||
| Deschampsia elongata | Slender Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46759 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. minor | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85029 | |||||
| Eriogonum alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55480 | |||||
| Minuartia elegans | Ross' Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44914 | |||||
| Limosa haemastica | Hudsonian Godwit | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 17742 | |||||
| Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92191 | ||||||
| Penstemon aridus | Stiff-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53748 | |||||
| Tachycineta thalassina | Violet-green Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15632 | |||||
| Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17284 | |||||
| Abies concolor var. concolor | White Fir | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90740 | |||||
| Madia minima | Small-head Tarweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57924 | |||||
| Atriplex patula ssp. patula | Halberd-leaf Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47454 | |||||
| Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum | Spreading Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83529 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85683 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56122 | |||||
| Calystegia sepium | Hedge False Bindweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43169 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. laciniata | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92769 | |||||
| Ribes viscosissimum | Sticky Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41178 | |||||
| Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum | White Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89370 | |||||
| Castilleja sulphurea | Sulphur Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | SNR | 60494 | ||||||
| Spartina pectinata | Fresh Water Cordgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49978 | |||||
| Caulanthus crassicaulis var. crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87872 | ||||||
| Senecio hydrophilus | Great Swamp Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58674 | |||||
| Antennaria luzuloides | Silvery Brown Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45699 | |||||
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 18505 | |||||
| Eriogonum alatum var. alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84074 | |||||
| Poa nemoralis | Woods Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 54413 | ||||||
| Pyrola asarifolia | Pink Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43780 | |||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91313 | |||||
| x Elyhordeum macounii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79583 | ||||||
| Epilobium glaberrimum | Glaucous Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52683 | |||||
| Delphinium burkei | Meadow Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39454 | |||||
| Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum | Ponderosa Pine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89854 | ||||||
| Symphyotrichum campestre | Western Meadow-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48171 | |||||
| Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
| Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem Artichoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46298 | |||||
| Calypte costae | Costa's Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19136 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana | Mountain Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84611 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41982 | |||||
| Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91840 | |||||
| Lygodesmia juncea | Rush Skeleton-plant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50728 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40136 | |||||
| Calamagrostis canadensis var. macouniana | Blue-joint Reedgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88443 | |||||
| Sedum borschii | Borsch's Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4? | S2 | 59347 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. hispidulosa | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86850 | |||||
| Mertensia bella | Oregon Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 57395 | |||||
| Aquilegia caerulea | Colorado Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44535 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83081 | |||||
| Physocarpus malvaceus | Mallow-leaf Ninebark | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42707 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90420 | |||||
| Botrychium pinnatum | Northern Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4? | S2 | 51467 | ||||
| Veratrum viride | American False Hellebore | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60017 | |||||
| Ictalurus punctatus | Channel Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19986 | |||||
| Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria | Small Skeletonplant | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85222 | |||||
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Bog Buckbean | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55774 | |||||
| Woodsia oregana | Western Cliff Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45195 | |||||
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18042 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
| Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53993 | |||||
| Gavia pacifica | Pacific Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15897 | |||||
| Gallinago delicata | Wilson's Snipe | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N,S4B | 17532 | |||||
| Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
| Eriastrum sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum | Few-flower Eriastrum | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90941 | |||||
| Melampyrum lineare | American Cow-wheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49540 | |||||
| Atrichum selwynii | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38069 | ||||||
| Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87428 | |||||
| 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 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 |
