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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paspalum vaginatum | Seashore Paspalum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57613 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. flavovirens | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83258 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52710 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina | Alpine Pincushion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84918 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. sublineare | Dougla's Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92078 | |||||
| Sisymbrium altissimum | Tall Hedge-mustard | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 48247 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. spatulata | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88723 | |||||
| Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides | Wall-flower Phoenicaulis | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46337 | |||||
| Atrichum selwynii | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38069 | ||||||
| Hesperochiron californicus | California Hesperochiron | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58366 | |||||
| Sedum stenopetalum | Narrow-petal Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50747 | |||||
| Erigeron lonchophyllus | Short-ray Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43360 | |||||
| Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17284 | |||||
| Centaurium exaltatum | Tall Centaury | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49003 | |||||
| Corallorhiza maculata | Spotted Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44578 | |||||
| Lesquerella multiceps | Manyhead Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 60882 | |||||
| Phyllodoce x intermedia | Hybrid Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78908 | |||||
| Arenaria aculeata | Spiny Sandwort | Species | Plant | SNR | 51548 | ||||||
| Chenopodium fremontii var. fremontii | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91180 | ||||||
| Symphyotrichum eatonii | Eaton's Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47056 | |||||
| Viola palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59064 | |||||
| Packera pseudaurea | Western Golden Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45229 | |||||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Gnaphalium uliginosum | Low Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54025 | |||||
| Woodsia scopulina ssp. scopulina | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86133 | |||||
| Hordeum pusillum | Little Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57084 | |||||
| Castilleja miniata | Greater Red Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49607 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus | Poverty Dropseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91696 | |||||
| Corallorhiza wisteriana | Wister Coral-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40366 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88336 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Carex platylepis | Broad-scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42912 | |||||
| Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis | Lamoille Canyon Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 90294 | |||||
| Gentiana parryi | Parry's Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45969 | |||||
| Lanius excubitor | Northern Shrike | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 16436 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88880 | |||||
| Potentilla gracilis var. brunnescens | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83512 | |||||
| Penstemon subglaber | Smooth Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 52933 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85087 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Phacelia hastata var. hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92223 | |||||
| Mertensia ciliata | Streamside Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48518 | |||||
| Draba fladnizensis | Austrian Draba | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41057 | |||||
| Eriogonum acaule | Single-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 50995 | |||||
| Arabis lyallii var. nubigena | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83573 | ||||||
| Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis | Gairdner's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90812 | |||||
| Myosotis verna | Spring Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46568 | |||||
| Erigeron austiniae | Sagebrush Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39218 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87287 | ||||||
| Nuphar lutea | Yellow Pond-lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53605 | |||||
| Dodecatheon conjugens var. conjugens | Bonneville Shootingstar | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85776 | |||||
| Gallinago delicata | Wilson's Snipe | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N,S4B | 17532 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Boreal Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 92792 | |||||
| Penstemon albertinus | Alberta Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49169 | |||||
| Viola orbiculata | Western Rough-leaved Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41696 | |||||
| Nama densum var. parviflorum | Compact Fiddleleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89438 | |||||
| Boykinia major | Mountain Brookfoam | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44791 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87933 | |||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus | Brewer's Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56664 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84146 | ||||||
| Agropyron cristatum | Crested Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 55032 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius var. bufonius | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91357 | |||||
| Mertensia platyphylla | Broad-leaf Bluebells | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39921 | |||||
| Allium nevii | Nevius' Garlic | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 49755 | |||||
| Alopecurus saccatus | Pacific Foxtail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42393 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Currant | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89950 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea | White Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45509 | |||||
| Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. iodanthus | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86360 | |||||
| Veronica scutellata | Marsh-speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57386 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus var. medius | Donner Lake Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83061 | |||||
| Rorippa teres | Marsh Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52480 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84673 | |||||
| Machaeranthera grindelioides var. grindelioides | Rayless Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91950 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
| Thlaspi parviflorum | Small-flowered Pennycress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 60008 | |||||
| Lotus unifoliolatus | American Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46083 | |||||
| Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
| Bidens tenuisecta | Slim-lobe Beggar-ticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55762 | |||||
| Abies lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50509 | |||||
| Calystegia sepium | Hedge False Bindweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43169 | |||||
| Piranga rubra | Summer Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17083 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. andina | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90470 | |||||
| Cryptogramma cascadensis | Cascade Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48731 | |||||
| Ribes viscosissimum | Sticky Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41178 | |||||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 |
