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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selaginella wallacei | Wallace's Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60472 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92176 | |||||
| Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44380 | |||||
| Juniperus communis var. depressa | Dwarf Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90720 | |||||
| Cryptogramma acrostichoides | American Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54401 | |||||
| Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16060 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Polygonum punctatum var. confertiflorum | Dotted Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87204 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52667 | |||||
| Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri | Scouler's Catchfly | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85655 | |||||
| Circaea alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46884 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides | Large-flower Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48141 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Delphinium andersonii ssp. cognatum | Carson City Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89342 | |||||
| Angelica kingii | Nevada Angelica | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 55033 | ||||
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S2? | 40672 | |||||
| Lycopus uniflorus | Northern Bugleweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50686 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum | Holboell's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84041 | |||||
| Arabis hirsuta var. glabrata | Western Hairy Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91294 | |||||
| Camassia quamash | Common Camassia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48886 | |||||
| Sparganium emersum | Simplestem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57387 | |||||
| Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima | Black-eyed-Susan | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89839 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
| Festuca ovina | Ovina Fescue | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 53303 | |||||
| Carex mertensii | Merten's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41287 | |||||
| Phlox austromontana ssp. densa | Desert Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86246 | |||||
| Sporobolus compositus | Tall Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51433 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana | Hooker's Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84580 | |||||
| Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45781 | |||||
| Verbena hastata var. hastata | Blue Vervain | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91805 | |||||
| Perca flavescens | Yellow Perch | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17482 | |||||
| Catabrosa aquatica | Brook Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43874 | |||||
| Rubus spectabilis var. spectabilis | Salmonberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88427 | |||||
| Scutellaria angustifolia | Narrowleaf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53982 | |||||
| Echinocystis lobata | Wild Mock-cucumber | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39530 | |||||
| Cerastium beeringianum ssp. earlei | Earle's Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86811 | |||||
| Callirhoe involucrata | Purple Poppy-mallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49537 | |||||
| Euphorbia brachycera | Horned Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60680 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. arida | Spreading Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 90406 | |||||
| Tetradymia spinosa | Short-spine Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47682 | |||||
| Microseris nutans | Nodding Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56285 | |||||
| Erigeron strigosus | Daisy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42072 | |||||
| Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis | Flat-spine Sheepburr | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88986 | |||||
| Pseudostellaria jamesiana | Sticky False-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52205 | |||||
| Lupinus saxosus var. saxosus | Stony-ground Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85212 | |||||
| Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella | Blue Lettuce | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92362 | |||||
| Draba breweri | Brewer's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 50237 | |||||
| Phlox speciosa ssp. occidentalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83648 | ||||||
| Primula parryi | Parry's Primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58883 | |||||
| Musineon lineare | Rydberg's Musineon | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 44643 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90917 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus pungens | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56807 | |||||
| Delphinium depauperatum | Slim Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42800 | |||||
| Carex viridula ssp. viridula | Little Green Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87409 | |||||
| Bryum meesioides | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 35192 | ||||||
| Lomatium farinosum var. farinosum | Coeur d'Alene Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85875 | |||||
| Dipodomys ordii | Ord's Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17926 | |||||
| Eleocharis ovata | Ovate Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61376 | |||||
| Paxistima myrsinites | Oregon Boxleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 47122 | |||||
| Oxytropis monticola | Yellow-flower Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 48449 | |||||
| Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula | Muttongrass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 93271 | ||||||
| Marsilea oligospora | Pepperwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59540 | |||||
| Oenanthe sarmentosa | Water-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45284 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. trisectus | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 89581 | |||||
| Carex geyeri | Geyer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55241 | |||||
| Lychnis apetala | Apetalous Catchfly | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40965 | |||||
| Chondestes grammacus | Lark Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17045 | |||||
| Silene menziesii var. viscosa | Menzie's Pink | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88052 | ||||||
| Poa leptocoma | Bog Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50987 | |||||
| Brachythecium calcareum | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38523 | ||||||
| Camassia quamash ssp. utahensis | Common Camassia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84289 | |||||
| Potentilla biennis | Biennial Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43475 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. luzulina | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83278 | |||||
| Viola sempervirens | Redwoods Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 55908 | |||||
| Eleocharis quinqueflora | Few-flower Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41540 | |||||
| Viola canadensis var. rugulosa | Canada Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86471 | |||||
| Rorippa sinuata | Spreading Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51723 | |||||
| Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum | Narrow-petal Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 84786 | |||||
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canarygrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60223 | |||||
| Cirsium neomexicanum var. utahense | Utah Thistle | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92025 | |||||
| Penstemon confertus | Yellow Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49712 | |||||
| Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
| Penstemon janishiae | Janish's Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 44088 | ||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88623 | |||||
| Hackelia cusickii | Cusick's Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54160 | |||||
| Vaccinium scoparium | Grouseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39734 | |||||
| Tyto alba | Barn Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 15833 | |||||
| Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
| Cardamine bellidifolia | Alpine Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52406 | |||||
| Potentilla pectinisecta | Comb-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46606 | |||||
| Ribes inerme | White-stem Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47889 | |||||
| Eriogonum androsaceum | Rock-jasmine Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56473 | |||||
| Betula x utahensis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78931 | ||||||
| Silene parryi | Parry's Campion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54827 | |||||
| Melica fugax | Small Melic Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40449 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum var. caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85471 | |||||
| Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia | Narrowleaf Brickell-bush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83870 | |||||
| Arnica longifolia | Long-leaf Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59080 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. leucocarpa | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91108 |
