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 |
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Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium | Swamp Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93470 | |||||
Claytonia arenicola | Sand Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51259 | |||||
Ulota curvifolia | Curve-leaved Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SU | 33541 | |||||
Silene acaulis var. exscapa | Moss Campion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89607 | |||||
Vahlodea atropurpurea | Mountain Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46850 | |||||
Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16220 | |||||
Machaeranthera canescens var. shastensis | Shasta Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 88098 | |||||
Piptatherum exiguum | Little Ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58893 | |||||
Draba praealta | Tall Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44953 | |||||
Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea | Scarlet Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84317 | |||||
Viola renifolia | Kidneyleaf White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56841 | |||||
Astragalus utahensis | Utah Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40629 | |||||
Erigeron uncialis ssp. uncialis | Limestone Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G3G4T2 | SNR | 91479 | |||||
Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 21 | Steelhead (Snake River - A Run) | Population | G5TNRQ | SNA | 80796 | ||||||
Phleum alpinum | Mountain Timothy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49399 | |||||
Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala | White Marsh-marigold | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90071 | |||||
Allium nevadense | Nevada Onion | Species | Plant | SNR | 61394 | ||||||
Gilia micromeria | Valley Gilia | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 47501 | |||||
Plectritis macrocera ssp. macrocera | White Plectritis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86509 | |||||
Geranium viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43194 | |||||
Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84854 | |||||
Penstemon ellipticus | Egg-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55257 | |||||
Carex disperma | Softleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52049 | |||||
Erigeron bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41225 | |||||
Rorippa palustris ssp. occidentalis | Bog Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92043 | |||||
Cardamine breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50003 | |||||
Eriogonum strictum ssp. strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88666 | ||||||
Astragalus agrestis | Don Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57644 | |||||
Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
Loeflingia squarrosa ssp. squarrosa | spreading pygmyleaf | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SH | 83298 | |||||
Linum lewisii | Prairie Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52699 | |||||
Idahoa scapigera | Scapose Scalepod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39492 | |||||
Castilleja angustifolia var. angustifolia | Northwestern Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92562 | |||||
Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89222 | ||||||
Thalictrum venulosum | Veined Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60266 | |||||
Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana | Golden Tickseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85511 | |||||
Agrostis variabilis | Variable Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58409 | |||||
Cryptantha affinis | Slender Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42034 | |||||
Androsace septentrionalis ssp. subumbellata | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83894 | |||||
Ionactis alpina | Lava Ankle-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54173 | |||||
Wyethia angustifolia | Narrowleaf Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50745 | |||||
Draba paysonii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40199 | |||||
Catabrosa aquatica var. aquatica | Brook Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91136 | |||||
Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
Ericameria discoidea | California Heath-Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48975 | |||||
Gayophytum diffusum ssp. diffusum | Diffuse Groundsmoke | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87686 | |||||
Cusickiella douglasii | Alkali False Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44570 | |||||
Draba crassifolia var. crassifolia | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86079 | ||||||
Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
Eleocharis acicularis | Least Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42741 | |||||
Elymus x pseudorepens | Quackgrass | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78970 | |||||
Hemizonia pungens | Common Tarweed | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 51520 | |||||
Andreaea heinemannii | Heinemann's Andreaea Moss | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34877 | |||||
Frasera albicaulis var. albicaulis | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91616 | |||||
Stylocline psilocarphoides | Malheur Stylocline | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47051 | |||||
Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
Penstemon montanus var. montanus | Cordroot Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 88292 | |||||
Senecio cymbalarioides | Cleft-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45226 | |||||
Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus | Perennial Twistflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84500 | |||||
Erigeron cronquistii | Cronquist's Daisy | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 57098 | |||||
Panicum sonorum | Sonoran Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G3Q | SNR | 40898 | |||||
Polygonum douglasii ssp. austiniae | Austin's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90228 | |||||
Spiraea splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47737 | |||||
Larus fuscus | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17192 | |||||
Arnica chamissonis var. incana | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88815 | |||||
Minuartia rossii | Ross' Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59811 | |||||
Rumex salicifolius | Willow Dock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43394 | |||||
Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85031 | |||||
Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55494 | |||||
Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
Carex xerantica | Dryland Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41453 | |||||
Eriogonum umbellatum var. deserticum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 92193 | |||||
Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
Epilobium latifolium | River Beauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53753 | |||||
Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
Carex norvegica ssp. norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90741 | |||||
Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana | Rosy Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87238 | |||||
Polygonum viviparum | Viviparous Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57930 | |||||
Veronica peregrina | Purslane Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44001 | |||||
Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85686 | |||||
Penstemon lyallii | Lyall's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52904 | |||||
Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39672 | |||||
Sparganium erectum ssp. stoloniferum | Simple-stem Bur-reed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92773 | |||||
Heterotheca villosa var. scabra | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92776 | |||||
Bubo virginianus | Great Horned Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 74430 | |||||
Mertensia ciliata | Streamside Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48518 | |||||
Eriogonum acaule | Single-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 50995 | |||||
Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens | Fineleaf Woolly-white | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89388 | |||||
Myosotis verna | Spring Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46568 | |||||
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. latifolius | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87882 | ||||||
Vaccinium caespitosum | Dwarf Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58682 | |||||
Bromus marginatus | Large Mountain Brome | Species | Plant | SNR | 42286 | ||||||
Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
Lomatium piperi | Piper's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40415 | |||||
x Elyleymus aristatus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79589 | ||||||
Penstemon albertinus | Alberta Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49169 | |||||
Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa | Black Cottonwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89872 | |||||
Allium schoenoprasum | Chives | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61151 |