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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
| Poa leibergii | Leiberg's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 53488 | ||||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88624 | |||||||
| Montia fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49121 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. pallida | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87012 | |||||
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
| Sander vitreus | Walleye | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16548 | |||||
| Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
| Carex pachystachya | Thick-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55905 | |||||
| Gnaphalium microcephalum | White Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42895 | |||||
| Camissonia claviformis ssp. integrior | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 90586 | ||||||
| Polioptila caerulea | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19135 | |||||
| Astragalus adsurgens var. robustior | Rattle Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89198 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60217 | |||||
| Elatine californica | California Waterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47227 | |||||
| Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis | Bog Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85496 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
| Luzula divaricata | Forked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45411 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa var. formosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83874 | ||||||
| Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
| Bidens frondosa | Devil's Beggarticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41043 | |||||
| Crepis atribarba ssp. atribarba | Slender Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91110 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. procumbens | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87651 | |||||
| Poa stenantha | Narrow-flower Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60895 | |||||
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Spinulose Shieldfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47880 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii | Two-flower Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86041 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
| Oenothera villosa | Hairy Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43568 | |||||
| Coturnicops noveboracensis | Yellow Rail | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15452 | |||||
| Arnica x diversifolia | Rayless Arnica | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78923 | |||||
| Astragalus calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54824 | |||||
| Eragrostis lutescens | Six-weeks Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41691 | |||||
| Eupatorium maculatum var. maculatum | Spotted Joe-pyeweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91602 | |||||
| Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18039 | |||||
| Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
| Mentha arvensis | Wild Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48640 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum ssp. sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84464 | |||||
| Erigeron glabellus | Smooth Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57088 | |||||
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Bristly Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53109 | |||||
| Penstemon montanus | Cordroot Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39878 | |||||
| Proboscidea louisianica ssp. louisianica | Subspecies | Plant | GUTU | SNR | 90210 | ||||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 51217 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. cusickii | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 88803 | |||||
| Potentilla brevifolia | Short-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59782 | |||||
| Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46748 | |||||
| Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
| Apocynum cannabinum | Clasping-leaf Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55464 | |||||
| Alnus rubra | Red Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44885 | |||||
| Solanum carolinense var. carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92186 | |||||
| Chamaebatiaria millefolium | Desert-sweet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40576 | |||||
| Arabis microphylla var. microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90728 | |||||
| Erysimum cheiranthoides | Wormseed Wallflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49335 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea var. lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 87223 | |||||
| Erigeron tweedyi | Tweedy's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57892 | |||||
| Stipa lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47444 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83516 | |||||
| Oxytropis campestris var. cusickii | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85659 | ||||||
| Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56108 | |||||
| Douglasia montana | Mountain Douglasia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43138 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. hudsoniana | Hudson Bay Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92754 | |||||
| Cyperus filiculmis | Slender Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51944 | |||||
| Myosotis asiatica | Asian Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41156 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89354 | |||||
| Selaginella wallacei | Wallace's Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60472 | |||||
| Poa bolanderi ssp. bolanderi | Bolander's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87862 | |||||
| Pinus ponderosa | Ponderosa Pine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45683 | |||||
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis | Stinging Nettle | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84056 | |||||
| Cryptogramma acrostichoides | American Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54401 | |||||
| Penstemon whippleanus | Whipple's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43759 |
