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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Rubus idaeus ssp. idaeus | European Red Raspberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89161 | |||||
| Astragalus curvicarpus | American Sickle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60192 | |||||
| Rigiopappus leptocladus | Bristle-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47177 | |||||
| Mimulus ringens var. ringens | Monkey Flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85437 | |||||
| Eucephalus elegans | Elegant Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58354 | |||||
| Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 92550 | |||||
| Ribes hudsonianum var. hudsonianum | Northern Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83848 | |||||
| Centaurium muehlenbergii | Monterey Centaury | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54121 | |||||
| Trifolium microdon | Valparaiso Clover | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 41037 | |||||
| Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum | Fern-leaf Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 91083 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. devestivum | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 87630 | ||||||
| Plectritis macrocera | White Plectritis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60873 | |||||
| Cryptantha thompsonii | Thompson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 47869 | |||||
| Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86023 | |||||
| Vaccinium membranaceum | Square-twigged Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56452 | |||||
| Mentzelia veatchiana | Veatch's Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43537 | |||||
| Absconditella lignicola | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93773 | |||||||
| Equisetum x mackaii | Species | Plant | SNR | 78801 | |||||||
| Prosartes trachycarpa | Rough-fruited Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54799 | |||||
| Silene scouleri | Scouler's Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41647 | |||||
| Calidris fuscicollis | White-rumped Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19971 | |||||
| Carex vulpinoidea var. vulpinoidea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89703 | ||||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. occidentalis | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91576 | |||||
| Luzula parviflora ssp. parviflora | Small-flower Woodrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88246 | |||||
| Halogeton glomeratus | Halogeton | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 59059 | |||||
| Woodsia scopulina | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48611 | |||||
| Cyanocitta stelleri | Steller's Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 15519 | |||||
| Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus | Glandular Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84444 | |||||
| Carex piperi | Piper's Sedge | Species | Plant | GUQ | SNR | 57077 | |||||
| Betula nana | Swamp Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44185 | |||||
| Phacelia sericea | Silky Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53095 | |||||
| Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum | Slender Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90185 | ||||||
| Sagina saginoides | Arctic Pearlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61503 | |||||
| Scutellaria siphocamyploides | Gray-leaf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51172 | |||||
| Stipa comata var. intermedia | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86641 | |||||
| Carex vallicola var. vallicola | Valley Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88775 | |||||
| Trifolium haydenii | Hayden's Clover | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59752 | |||||
| Senecio rapifolius | Idaho Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 46716 | |||||
| Grindelia squarrosa var. serrulata | Tar Weed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84986 | |||||
| Athyrium filix-femina | Subarctic Ladyfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55434 | |||||
| Mitella caulescens | Creeping Bishop's-cap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44876 | |||||
| Rubus ursinus ssp. macropetalus | California Blackberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92171 | |||||
| Luzula congesta | Heath Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 40561 | |||||
| Ixoreus naevius | Varied Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18720 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum | Variety | Plant | G4?T4? | SNR | 90716 | ||||||
| Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16220 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum var. thermale | Geysers Panic Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87167 | |||||
| Carex spectabilis | Northwestern Showy Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57861 | |||||
| Minuartia austromontana | Columbian Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47420 | |||||
| Sander canadensis | Sauger | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16776 | |||||
| Penstemon gairdneri var. oreganus | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83483 | ||||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii | Nevada Peavine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43113 | |||||
| Viola renifolia var. brainerdii | Kidney-leaved White Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92713 | |||||
| Delphinium glareosum | Rockslide Larkspur | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 51911 | |||||
| Madia exigua | Little Tarweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41133 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata | Basin Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89325 | |||||
| Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus | White Camass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87845 | ||||||
| Sparganium angustifolium | Narrow-leaf Burreed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58624 | |||||
| Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata | Tall Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84036 | |||||
| Lonicera utahensis | Utah Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43735 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. albiflora | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91292 | ||||||
| Iliamna rivularis | Streambank Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52632 | |||||
| Sparganium fluctuans | Floating Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39401 | |||||
| Viburnum opulus | Guelder-rose Viburnum | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 61114 | |||||
| Corallorhiza trifida | Early Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48117 | |||||
| Ribes inerme var. inerme | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86235 | ||||||
| Rosa woodsii | Woods' Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46230 | |||||
| Juncus nodosus var. meridianus | Knotted Rush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84577 | ||||||
| Euthamia occidentalis | Western Fragrant Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55015 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. pinetorum | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91786 | |||||
| Filago arizonica | Arizona Filago | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50664 | |||||
| Astragalus eucosmus | Elegant Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 40089 |
