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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula | Sideoats Grama | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92195 | |||||
| Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15981 | |||||
| Zigadenus elegans ssp. elegans | Mountain Deathcamas | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90744 | |||||
| Cryptantha spiculifera | Snake River Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 50418 | |||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius | Spiny Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87239 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus | Northern Green Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46022 | |||||
| Eragrostis pilosa | Indian Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48587 | |||||
| Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. davisii | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 85693 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. scabra | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92776 | |||||
| Pyrola minor | Lesser Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53085 | |||||
| Bubo virginianus | Great Horned Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 74430 | |||||
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
| Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens | Fineleaf Woolly-white | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89388 | |||||
| Carex jonesii | Jones' Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51128 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. latifolius | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87882 | ||||||
| Pyrola elliptica | Shinleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46682 | |||||
| Vaccinium caespitosum | Dwarf Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58682 | |||||
| Lewisia kelloggii | Idaho Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 55413 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Arnica parryi | Nodding Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42358 | |||||
| Tripleurospermum maritima | False Chamomile | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53693 | |||||
| x Elyleymus aristatus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79589 | ||||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras | Humboldt Milkweed | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 40549 | |||||
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19419 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa | Black Cottonwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89872 | |||||
| Allium schoenoprasum | Chives | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61151 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium dryopteris | Northern Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57833 | |||||
| Potentilla diversifolia var. perdissecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86326 | |||||
| Panicum hirticaule | Mexican Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 47410 | |||||
| Geum aleppicum | Yellow Avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56068 | |||||
| Conyza canadensis var. glabrata | Canada Horseweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84617 | |||||
| Astragalus sinuatus | Whited's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 43091 | |||||
| Ulota megalospora | Large-spored Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34919 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata | Threeleaf Foamflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91849 | |||||
| Lupinus burkei | Burke's Lupine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51886 | |||||
| Botrychium matricariifolium | Chamomile Grape-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41125 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88459 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum | Woolly-head Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59354 | |||||
| Philadelphus oreganus | Oregon Woods Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49871 | |||||
| Artemisia packardiae | Packard's Mugwort | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 61848 | |||||
| Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86861 | |||||
| Elymus glaucus | Smooth Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45638 | |||||
| Eriogonum spergulinum | Spurry Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43728 | |||||
| Arabis hirsuta var. pycnocarpa | Western Hairy Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90434 | |||||
| Perideridia bolanderi | Bolander's Yampah | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52614 | |||||
| Navarretia intertexta ssp. propinqua | Great Basin Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89047 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis | Lowly Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60033 | |||||
| Piperia elegans ssp. elegans | Dense-flower Reinorchid | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85259 | |||||
| Phacelia rattanii | Rattan's Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46204 | |||||
| Ericameria nana | Dwarf Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58134 | |||||
| Lepidium ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum | Bourgeau's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92404 | |||||
| Mimulus moschatus | Muskflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55009 | |||||
| Corylus cornuta var. californica | Pacific Beaked Hazelnut | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83676 | |||||
| Arabis lasiocarpa | Wasatch Range Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNA | 41878 | |||||
| Carex capitata ssp. capitata | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90957 | ||||||
| Angelica pinnata | Small-leaf Angelica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50647 | |||||
| Orobanche californica | California Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40083 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. emersum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87444 | |||||
| Holodiscus discolor | Cream-bush Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57333 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis | Wyoming Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85918 | |||||
| Larus argentatus | Herring Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 18996 | |||||
| Sorbus sitchensis | Sitka Mountain-ash | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42656 | |||||
| Viola vallicola var. vallicola | Valley Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 89628 | |||||
| Astragalus argophyllus | Silverleaf Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51409 | |||||
| Salix glauca var. villosa | Gray Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88139 | |||||
| Psoralidium lanceolatum | Lance-leaf Scurfpea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46956 | |||||
| Ranunculus flabellaris | Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58899 | |||||
| Elymus trachycaulus | Slender Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55731 | |||||
| Prunus emarginata var. emarginata | Bitter Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84327 | |||||
| Ranunculus hebecarpus | Downy Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45099 | |||||
| Erigeron compositus var. discoideus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91481 | ||||||
| Castilleja tenuis | Hairy Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53909 | |||||
| Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90085 | |||||
| Osmorhiza purpurea | Purple Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49507 | |||||
| Mahonia nervosa | Long-leaf Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61401 | |||||
| Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17749 | |||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58117 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. nitida | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 86512 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 47615 | |||||
| Pedicularis groenlandica | Bull Elephant's-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56241 | |||||
| Castilleja angustifolia | Northwestern Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 43296 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. idahoensis | Idaho Frasera | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | S3 | 92056 | |||||
| Phlox missoulensis | Missoula Phlox | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 52134 | |||||
| Allium drummondii | Drummond's Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41337 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88683 | |||||
| Aythya collaris | Ring-necked Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 15746 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50160 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45829 | |||||
| Betula occidentalis | Spring Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56774 | |||||
| Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83308 | ||||||
| Trifolium longipes ssp. longipes | Long-stalk Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92573 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Softstem Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52812 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48361 | |||||
| Eriogonum vimineum | Wicker-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60293 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85529 | |||||
| Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 46470 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83899 |
