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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Boechera rollinsiorum | Rockcress | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 1372568 | |||||
Oreohelix hammeri | Seven Devils Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 27365 | ||||
Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
Sympistis utahensis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | 1474622 | |||||
Schistostega pennata | Luminous Moss | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S1 | 37047 | |||||
Lobaria linita | Smeared Lungwort | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | S1 | 38200 | |||||
Eleocharis elliptica | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60672 | |||||
Mirabilis linearis var. linearis | Narrowleaf Four-o'clock | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | S1 | 1879168 | |||||
Vertigo idahoensis | Idaho Vertigo | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1? | 29127 | |||||
Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15981 | |||||
Icterus parisorum | Scott's Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15616 | |||||
Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Calamospiza melanocorys | Lark Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18563 | |||||
Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19671 | |||||
Passerina caerulea | Blue Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18138 | |||||
Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19468 | |||||
Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 17519 | |||||
Hydroprogne caspia | Caspian Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | Tier 2 Breeding population only | 18702 | ||||
Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16214 | |||||
Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16813 | |||||
Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15646 | |||||
Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B,S4N | Tier 2 | 19287 | ||
Pluvialis squatarola | Black-bellied Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17343 | |||||
Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
Calidris alba | Sanderling | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16902 | |||||
Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19563 | |||||
Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 18611 | |||||
Anas penelope | Eurasian Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15402 | |||||
Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17284 | |||||
Calcarius lapponicus | Lapland Longspur | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15783 | |||||
Larus glaucescens | Glaucous-winged Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16368 | |||||
Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16060 | |||||
Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
Podiceps nigricollis | Eared Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S2B | 15293 | |||||
Porzana carolina | Sora | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S4B | 18239 | |||||
Prophysaon coeruleum | Blue-gray Taildropper | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1Q | Tier 1 | 29888 | ||||
Agoseris lackschewitzii | Pink Agoseris | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S1S2 | 61302 | |||
Gentianella tenella ssp. tenella | Slender Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4 | S1S2 | 90492 | |||||
Calliergonella cuspidata | Calliergonella Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 36212 | |||||
Parnassia kotzebuei var. kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1S2 | 87853 | |||||
Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
Gentianella tenella | Slender Gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1S2 | 56123 | |||||
Porella roellii | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 36627 | |||||
Eryngium alismifolium | Inland Coyote-thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 49825 | |||||
Abronia mellifera var. lanceolata | Sand Verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1481321 | |||||
Abronia mellifera var. pahoveorum | Boise sand-verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1373084 | |||||
Astragalus yoder-williamsii | Mud Flat Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1S2 | 58511 | ||||
Juncus hemiendytus var. abjectus | Dejected Rush | Variety | Plant | 2 | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91332 | ||||
Chaenactis cusickii | Cusick's False Yarrow | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S1S2 | 49928 | ||||
Ammannia robusta | Grand Redstem | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 56863 | |||||
Abronia mellifera | White Sand Verbena | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 41694 | |||||
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. crebrifolia | Compact Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1S2 | 90624 | ||||
Sedum valens | Salmon River Stonecrop | Species | Plant | 3 | G1G2 | S1S2 | 400018 | ||||
Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia | Mintleaf Bergamot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91352 | |||||
Carex podocarpa | Short-stalk Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 49502 | |||||
Downingia insignis | Harlequin Calicoflower | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1S2 | 42304 | ||||
Parnassia kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 43877 | |||||
Stephanomeria paniculata | Stiff-branch Wire-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 54395 | |||||
Abronia mellifera var. owyhensis | Sand Verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1481320 | |||||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Plantago eriopoda | Saline Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 40655 | |||||
Malenka tina | Tiny Forestfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S2 | Tier 3 | 28232 | ||||
Thamnobryum neckeroides | Necker's Thamnobryum Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 36721 | |||||
Proserpinus lucidus | Bear Sphinx Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474857 | |||||
Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
Glossosoma idaho | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2G3 | S2 | Tier 3 | 22070 | ||||
Camassia cusickii | Cusick's Camas | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | 60106 | |||
Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 16367 | |||
Bombus suckleyi | Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GU | S2 | Tier 1 | 1475541 | ||||
Erigeron engelmannii var. davisii | Davis' Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | S2 | 92655 | |||||
Abagrotis mirabilis | Black Cedar Dart | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474140 | |||||
Hemaris thetis | A Sphinx Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S2 | 1474172 | |||||
Allogona ptychophora solida | Dry Land Forestsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G5T2T3 | S2 | 81433 | |||||
Draba trichocarpa | Stanley Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 57885 | ||||
Eriogonum shockleyi var. shockleyi | Shockley's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | 4 | G5T4? | S2 | 89429 | ||||
Anthidium rodecki | A Wool Carder Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1475265 | |||||
Polyphylla devestiva | Lined June Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | Tier 2 | 1473936 | ||||
Malacothrix torreyi | Torrey's Malacothrix | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 55881 | |||||
Cryptantha breviflora | Uinta Basin Cryptantha | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 49621 | ||||
Acronicta parallela | Parallel Dagger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | S2 | 27107 | ||||||
Cistanthe rosea | Rosy Pussy-paws | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 57830 | |||||
Romanzoffia sitchensis | Sitka Mistmaiden | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 45039 | |||||
Bryoria tortuosa | Tortured Horsehair Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | S2 | 38624 | |||||
Eriogonum meledonum | Guardian Buckwheat | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 46193 | ||||
Primula alcalina | Alkali Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 40322 | |||
Potamogeton diversifolius | Water-thread Pondweed | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 48672 | ||||
Ivesia tweedyi | Tweedy's Ivesia | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 51844 | ||||
Penstemon compactus | Cache Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 44988 | |||
Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. calcareum | Calcareous Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T3 | S2 | 90066 | ||||
Acorus americanus | Sweetflag | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40027 | |||||
Peteria thompsoniae | Spine-noded Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2 | 47611 | ||||
Crepis bakeri | Baker's Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 48613 |