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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Stipa nevadensis | Nevada Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56801 | |||||
| Strix varia | Barred Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17953 | |||||
| Astragalus shultziorum | Shultz's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3Q | S1 | 56931 | |||||
| Erigeron glabellus | Smooth Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57088 | |||||
| Cynanthus latirostris | Broad-billed Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18235 | |||||
| Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
| Sparganium emersum | Simplestem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57387 | |||||
| Anser albifrons | Greater White-fronted Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S4M | 18433 | |||||
| Claytonia exigua | Serpentine Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57512 | |||||
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
| Amsinckia intermedia | Rancher's Fiddleneck | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57756 | |||||
| Erigeron tweedyi | Tweedy's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57892 | |||||
| Noturus gyrinus | Tadpole Madtom | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18906 | |||||
| Ericameria greenei | Greene's Goldenweed | Species | Plant | SNR | 58042 | ||||||
| Ericameria nana | Dwarf Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58134 | |||||
| Aythya valisineria | Canvasback | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 19131 | |||||
| Spizella arborea | American Tree Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 19294 | |||||
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eastern Towhee | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19397 | |||||
| Carex vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58530 | |||||
| Egretta caerulea | Little Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19700 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58776 | |||||
| Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | Species | Bird | G4G5 | SNA | 19842 | |||||
| Ranunculus flabellaris | Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58899 | |||||
| Rhinichthys falcatus | Leopard Dace | Species | Fish | G4 | S3 | 19980 | |||||
| Festuca kingii | Spike Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58991 | |||||
| Hylocichla mustelina | Wood Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20053 | |||||
| Salsola caroliniana | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 59102 | ||||||
| Agoseris heterophylla | Annual False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59365 | |||||
| Larix lyallii | Subalpine Larch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59484 | |||||
| Trifolium haydenii | Hayden's Clover | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59752 | |||||
| Astragalus curvicarpus | American Sickle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60192 | |||||
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60361 | |||||
| Ligusticum tenuifolium | Slender-leaf Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60682 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum | Tapered Rosette Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60816 | |||||
| Penstemon perpulcher | Minidoka Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 61128 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea munroana | White-stem Globemallow | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 61259 | |||||
| Eleocharis ovata | Ovate Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61376 | |||||
| Selaginella douglasii | Douglas Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 61451 | |||||
| Maianthemum stellatum | Starflower Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61546 | |||||
| Crataegus columbiana | A Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61864 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 62096 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Mountain Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67749 | |||||
| Crataegus castlegarensis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 77457 | ||||||
| Geum x pulchrum | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78549 | ||||||
| Elymus x hansenii | Species | Plant | SNR | 78951 | |||||||
| Lupinus x alpestris | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79324 | ||||||
| Eragrostis mexicana ssp. virescens | Mexican Lovegrass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83231 | ||||||
| Hieracium gracile var. gracile | Alpine Hawkweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83328 | |||||
| Montia fontana ssp. fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83455 | |||||
| Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii | Douglas-fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83584 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83645 | |||||
| Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla | Shortleaf Fescue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83741 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. neolaxiflorus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83951 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum | Holboell's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84041 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84288 | |||||
| Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora | Twinflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84460 | |||||
| Lesquerella carinata var. carinata | Variety | Plant | G3G4T3T4 | SNR | 84614 | ||||||
| Synthyris pinnatifida var. canescens | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84706 | |||||
| Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84854 | |||||
| Arabis glabra var. glabra | Tower-mustard | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84951 | |||||
| Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85031 | |||||
| Grimmia brittoniae | Britton's Dry Rock Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 34388 | ||||
| Hypericum scouleri ssp. scouleri | Western St. John's-wort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85138 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85225 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. nelsonii | Nelson's Western Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85368 | |||||
| Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana | Golden Tickseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85511 | |||||
| Tetraphis pellucida | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 36924 | ||||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. jessiae | Thistle Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S3 | 85619 | |||||
| Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii | Rocky Mountain Rockrose | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85747 | |||||
| Pohlia drummondii | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38092 | ||||||
| Senecio fremontii var. fremontii | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85838 | ||||||
| Mitella stauropetala var. stauropetala | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85952 | ||||||
| Allium simillimum | Simil Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39258 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis var. rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86006 | |||||
| Saxifraga mertensiana | Mertens' Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39371 | |||||
| Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus | Thimbleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86119 | |||||
| Listera caurina | Western Twayblade | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39485 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. canbyi | Leafy-bracted Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86232 | |||||
| Lathyrus polyphyllus | Many-leaf Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 39562 | |||||
| Eriogonum elatum var. villosum | Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86346 | |||||
| Townsendia spathulata | Sword Townsendia | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 39668 | |||||
| Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora | Common Woodrush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86457 | ||||||
| Menziesia ferruginea | Mock-azalea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39784 | |||||
| Carex bigelowii | Bigelow's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39972 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. hoodii | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86626 | |||||
| Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40104 | |||||
| Amelanchier utahensis var. utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86743 | |||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii | Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86820 | ||||||
| Chenopodium salinum | Rocky Mountain Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40338 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. septentrionalis | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86918 | |||||
| Carex nudata | Torrent Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40436 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. pallida | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87012 | |||||
| Saxifraga hirculus | Yellow Marsh Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40569 | |||||
| Salix brachycarpa ssp. brachycarpa | Short-fruit Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87084 | |||||
| Cymopterus acaulis | Plains Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40645 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea var. lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 87223 | |||||
| Impatiens ecalcarata | Spurless Touch-me-not | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 40788 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87318 | |||||
| Carex luzulina | A Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40921 |
