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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antennaria luzuloides | Silvery Brown Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45699 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Loxia curvirostra | Red Crossbill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17578 | |||||
| Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
| Helianthus tuberosus | Jerusalem Artichoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46298 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Arthonia exilis | Dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | SNR | 34650 | ||||||
| Sayornis saya | Say's Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15345 | |||||
| Veratrum viride | American False Hellebore | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60017 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Lepomis gibbosus | Pumpkinseed | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19003 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Gilia lottiae | Lott's Gily-flower | Species | Plant | SNR | 60699 | ||||||
| Saxifraga cespitosa | Tufted Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47704 | |||||
| Tadarida brasiliensis | Brazilian Free-tailed Bat | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 17154 | |||||
| Collomia macrocalyx | Bristle-flowered Collomia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 56288 | |||||
| Erigeron lonchophyllus | Short-ray Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43360 | |||||
| Panicum capillare | Old Witch Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52214 | |||||
| Penstemon leonardii var. leonardii | Leonard's Penstemon | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | S3 | 89601 | |||||
| Arabis lignifera | Owens Valley Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50254 | |||||
| Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88091 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana | Virginia Strawberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45915 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84316 | |||||
| Artemisia dracunculus | Dragon Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56833 | |||||
| Thermopsis gracilis | Slender False Lupine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43968 | |||||
| Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. calcareum | Calcareous Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T3 | S2 | 90066 | ||||
| Lomatium sandbergii | Sandberg's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48480 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. 1 | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86500 | |||||
| Lonicera ciliosa | Orange Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59559 | |||||
| Eriogonum elatum | Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46530 | |||||
| Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84849 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55256 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum | Largeleaf Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92040 | |||||
| Epilobium brachycarpum | Panicled Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53540 | |||||
| Corallorhiza wisteriana | Wister Coral-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 40366 | |||||
| Archilochus alexandri | Black-chinned Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18520 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88658 | ||||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. costata | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87017 | |||||
| Astragalus atropubescens | Kelsey's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57642 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis | Stemless Mock Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44749 | |||||
| Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
| Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus | Sierran Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83289 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Carex platylepis | Broad-scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42912 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima | Scarlet Skyrocket | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90623 | |||||
| Astragalus spatulatus | Draba Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 51734 | |||||
| Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60257 | |||||
| Dracocephalum parviflorum | American Dragonhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47267 | |||||
| Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii | Large-flower Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 85510 | |||||
| Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
| Elymus multisetus | Big Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45444 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83889 | |||||
| Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
| Draba fladnizensis | Austrian Draba | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41057 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis | Slender Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91127 | |||||
| Epilobium foliosum | California Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52435 | |||||
| Erigeron austiniae | Sagebrush Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39218 | |||||
| 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 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| 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 |
