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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pterostichus lolo | Species | Invertebrate | 1913983 | ||||||||
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5? | 40550 | ||||||
| Urocitellus mollis mollis | Subspecies | Mammal | 1879738 | ||||||||
| Spongilla lacustris | A Freshwater Sponge | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | 20537 | ||||||
| Tharsalea rubidus duofascies | Two-formed Ruddy Copper | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2041758 | |||||||
| Hieracium scouleri var. albertinum | Scouler's Hawkweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | 93263 | ||||||
| Pterostichus adstrictus | Ground Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | 68936 | ||||||
| Rhynchelmis rostrata | A worm | Species | Invertebrate | 1967623 | |||||||
| Malus pumila | Apple | Species | Plant | G5 | 61138 | ||||||
| Canis familiaris | Domestic Dog | Species | Mammal | G5 | 15965 | ||||||
| Anatidae - Duck spp. | Unclassified Duck | Species | Bird | 93744 | |||||||
| Petasites frigidus var. sagittatus | arrowleaf sweet coltsfoot | Species | Plant | 2054427 | |||||||
| Lepidurus cryptus | Cryptic Tadpole Shrimp | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | 366340 | ||||||
| Felis catus | Domestic Cat | Species | Mammal | GNA | 18225 | ||||||
| Hippodamia parenthesis | Parenthesis Lady Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | 20182 | ||||||
| Salmo trutta x Salvelinus fontinalis | Tiger Trout | Hybrid | Fish | GNA | 78498 | ||||||
| Oncorhynchus kisutch x O. mykiss | Cobow - Coho Salmon x Rainbow Trout | Hybrid | Fish | 1855836 | |||||||
| Rhynchelmis gustafsoni | A worm | Species | Invertebrate | 1967620 | |||||||
| Scolopacidae - Sandpiper spp. | Unclassified Sandpiper | Species | Bird | 93736 | |||||||
| Plagodis pulveraria | Barred Umber Moth | Species | G5 | 1914400 | |||||||
| Rhynchelmis monsserratus | A worm | Species | Invertebrate | 1967624 | |||||||
| Prosopium williamsoni pop. 1 | Mountain Whitefish (Big Lost River Population) | Population | Fish | 1965486 | |||||||
| Tyrannidae - Flycatcher spp. | Unclassified Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 93745 | |||||||
| Spargania magnoliata | Double-banded Carpet | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | 71233 | ||||||
| Sander canadensis x vitreus | Saugeye | Hybrid | Fish | 1856016 | |||||||
| Rhynchelmis utahensis | A worm | Species | Invertebrate | 1967621 | |||||||
| Bombus flavidus | Fernald's Cuckoo Bumble Bee | Species | Invertebrate | 1539900 | |||||||
| Aythya - Scaup spp. | Unclassified Scaup | Species | Bird | 93737 | |||||||
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus | Brown Dog Tick | Species | Invertebrate | 1969368 | |||||||
| Rosa eglanteria | Sweetbrier | Species | Plant | GNR | 40437 | ||||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri pop. 1 | Columbia River Redband Trout (Big Wood River Population) | Population | Fish | 1965948 | |||||||
| Bucephala - Goldeneye spp. | Unclassified Goldeneye | Species | Bird | 93746 | |||||||
| Bryoria fremontii | Tree-hair Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | 36698 | ||||||
| Craspedacusta sowerbyi | Freshwater Jellyfish | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | 32571 | ||||||
| Pterostichus bousqueti | Species | Invertebrate | 1913982 | ||||||||
| Viola sororia | Woolly Blue Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | 49618 | ||||||
| Urocitellus canus vigilis | Subspecies | Mammal | 1879737 | ||||||||
| Callophrys gryneus rosneri | Rosner's Hairstreak | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G5T4 | 2041757 | ||||||
| Asclepias involucrata | Dwarf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | 55296 | ||||||
| Rhynchelmis elrodi | A worm | Species | Invertebrate | 1967622 | |||||||
| Anas - Teal spp. | Unclassified Teal | Species | Bird | 93740 | |||||||
| Iotichthys phlegethontis | Least Chub | Species | Fish | G2 | 15891 | ||||||
| Branchinecta constricta | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | 366339 | |||||||
| Argia agrioides | California Dancer | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | 26635 | ||||||
| Prosopium williamsoni pop. 2 | Mountain Whitefish (Wood River Population) | Population | Fish | 1986517 | |||||||
| Salvelinus confluentus x Salvelinus fontinalis | Bull Trout x Brook Trout | Hybrid | Fish | 78497 | |||||||
| Rhynchelmis yakimorum | A worm | Species | Invertebrate | 1967619 | |||||||
| Laridae - Tern spp. | Unclassified Tern | Species | Bird | 93748 | |||||||
| Bos taurus | Domestic Cattle | Species | Mammal | G5 | 636798 | ||||||
| Grylloblatta campodeiformis | Northern Rock Crawler | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | 23578 | ||||||
| Iris versicolor | Blueflag | Species | Plant | G5 | Exotic | 42276 | |||||
| Buxbaumia aphylla | Leafless Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 37996 | ||||
| Rubus pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39898 | |||||
| Carex aboriginum | Indian Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 46793 | ||||
| Hydroscapha redfordi | A Skiff Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473935 | ||||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Idagona westcotti | Idaho Lava Tube Millipede | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 74307 | ||||
| Eriogonum soliceps | Railroad Canyon Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G2 | S1 | 67682 | ||||
| Sphaeromeria potentilloides | Cinquefoil Tansy | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 49054 | |||||
| Urocitellus canus | Merriam's Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 16552 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Juncus tiehmii | Tiehm's Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 45334 | ||||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
| Melanoplus papyraedus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 20290 | |||||
| Trifolium douglasii | Douglas' Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 41044 | |||
| Speleomaster pecki | A Cave Obligate Harvestman | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 21993 | ||||
| Tharsalea phlaeas arctodon | Beartooth Copper | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G5T3T5 | S1 | Tier 3 | 82030 | ||||
| Picea glauca | White Spruce | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 42988 | ||||
| Thelypteris nevadensis | Sierra Wood-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 56620 | ||||
| Petasites frigidus | Arctic Butter-bur | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50663 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Porella platyphylla | Wall Scalewort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 34031 | |||||
| Cryptogramma stelleri | Fragile Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58859 | |||||
| Drosera intermedia | Spoon-leaved Sundew | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40775 | |||||
| Cleomella plocasperma | Alkali Cleomella | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 54884 | ||||
| Oreohelix idahoensis baileyi | A Land Snail (Hells Canyon) | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G1G2T1 | S1 | 81933 | |||||
| Entosphenus tridentatus | Pacific Lamprey | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17473 | ||
| Pogogyne floribunda | Profuseflower Mesamint | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 51891 | |||||
| Thelypodium paniculatum | Paniculate Thelypody | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 58639 | |||||
| Botrychium lunaria | Common Moonwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52107 | |||||
| Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri | Joe Pye Weed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5Q | S1 | 91111 | |||||
| Kobresia simpliciuscula | Simple Kobresia | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54396 | ||||
| Capnia zukeli | Idaho Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30657 | ||||
| Astragalus arrectus | Palouse Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G2G4 | S1 | 55264 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Grindelia howellii | Howell's Gumweed | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 56331 | ||||
| Cyperus odoratus | Rusty Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50779 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum jessicae | Jessica's Aster | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 45453 | ||||
| Polytrichastrum formosum | Bank Haircap Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 36923 | |||||
| Lepidium paysonii | Payson's Pepperwort | Species | Plant | G3? | S1 | 53001 | |||||
| Agrimonia striata | Woodland Agrimony | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53676 | |||||
| Viola selkirkii | Great-spurred Violet | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5? | S1 | 40639 | ||||
| Piptatherum micranthum | Small-flowered Ricegrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 55028 | ||||
| Solanum heterodoxum | Different-glory Nightshade | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 48828 | |||||
| Securicauda hermani | Rocky Mountain Axetail | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1474102 | ||||
| Grimmia brittoniae | Britton's Dry Rock Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 34388 | ||||
| Calypogeia integristipula | Meylan's Pouchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 35589 | |||||
| Scapania apiculata | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G5? | S1 | 39118 | |||||
| Vallisneria americana | Tapegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46044 | |||||
| Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 |
