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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Egretta tricolor | Tricolored Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17080 | |||||
Hordeum brachyantherum | Meadow Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53168 | |||||
Phlox diffusa ssp. scleranthifolia | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92626 | ||||||
Astragalus toanus | Toano Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49348 | |||||
Arnica longifolia | Long-leaf Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59080 | |||||
Machaeranthera bigelovii | Bigelow's Tansy-aster | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51269 | |||||
Claytonia lanceolata var. idahoensis | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84471 | |||||
Descurainia pinnata | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47452 | |||||
Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85582 | ||||||
Pulsatilla patens | American Pasqueflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55575 | |||||
Viola nuttallii | Nuttall's Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40638 | |||||
Maianthemum stellatum | Starflower Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61546 | |||||
Scutellaria antirrhinoides | Snap-dragon Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53794 | |||||
Agrestia hispida | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3 | SNR | 37129 | |||||
Symphyotrichum ericoides var. pansum | White Heath Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91185 | |||||
Bombycilla garrulus | Bohemian Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 19371 | |||||
Anser albifrons | Greater White-fronted Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S4M | 18433 | |||||
Arabidopsis salsuginea | Saltwater Cress | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49958 | |||||
Rorippa curvipes | Rocky Mountain Yellowcress | Species | Plant | SNR | 59787 | ||||||
Thomomys idahoensis | Idaho Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4 | S4 | 16213 | |||||
Lesquerella kingii | King's Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 45688 | |||||
Eriogonum heracleoides var. leucophaeum | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 86136 | |||||
Gutierrezia microcephala | Small-head Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56175 | |||||
Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
Cirsium tioganum | Stemless Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52068 | |||||
Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91706 | |||||
Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83522 | |||||
Castilleja pallescens var. inverta | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88356 | |||||||
Ranunculus suksdorfii | Suksdorf's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54476 | |||||
Schoenoplectus acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 74311 | |||||
Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16513 | |||||
Eriogonum thymoides | Thymeleaf Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60479 | |||||
Mertensia cusickii | Toiyabe Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 52714 | |||||
Silene menziesii ssp. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90308 | ||||||
Sedum lanceolatum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48897 | |||||
Antennaria parvifolia | Nuttall's Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58659 | |||||
Carex deflexa | Short-stemmed Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56714 | |||||
Prosartes hookeri var. oregana | Hooker's Mandarin | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88913 | |||||
Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85108 | |||||
Corispermum orientale | Oriental Tick-seed | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 55085 | |||||
Trimorpha lonchophylla var. lonchophylla | Low-meadow Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 79570 | |||||
Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia | Alpine Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92235 | |||||
Penstemon perpulcher | Minidoka Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 61128 | |||||
Polygonum douglasii ssp. spergulariiforme | Fall Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90816 | |||||
Pyrrocoma hirta | Tacky Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S3 | 47011 | |||||
Strix varia | Barred Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17953 | |||||
Eriogonum inerme | Unarmed Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44599 | |||||
Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona | Field Dodder | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87297 | ||||||
Mylocheilus caurinus | Peamouth | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 15690 | |||||
Bonasa umbellus | Ruffed Grouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17268 | |||||
Carex fissuricola | Cleft Sedge | Species | Plant | SNR | 57490 | ||||||
Camissonia pusilla | Washoe Suncup | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 45177 | |||||
Atriplex gardneri | Gardner's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53401 | |||||
Potentilla rivalis var. pentandra | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85780 | ||||||
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92983 | |||||
Callirhoe involucrata | Purple Poppy-mallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49537 | |||||
Viburnum edule | Squashberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59340 | |||||
Carex praeceptorum | Teacher's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51565 | |||||
Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89462 | ||||||
Tetradymia spinosa | Short-spine Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47682 | |||||
Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83067 | |||||
Solidago multiradiata var. scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87936 | |||||
Symphyotrichum chilense | Pacific American-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40915 | |||||
Erysimum capitatum var. argillosum | Western Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91369 | |||||
Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19671 | |||||
Draba breweri | Brewer's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 50237 | |||||
Gayophytum heterozygum | San Jacinto Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60010 | |||||
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Common Poorwill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16426 | |||||
Stanleya pinnata var. pinnata | Desert Prince's-plume | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89967 | |||||
Dugaldia hoopesii | Orange-sneezeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45908 | |||||
Stanleya confertiflora | Malheur Prince's Plume | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 43416 | ||||
Prunus emarginata var. mollis | Bitter Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86373 | |||||
Grindelia howellii | Howell's Gumweed | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 56331 | ||||
Ericameria parryi var. howardii | Howard's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83650 | |||||
Balsamorhiza hookeri | Hooker's Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41486 | |||||
Zannichellia palustris | Horned Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52273 | |||||
Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84688 | |||||
Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum | Pale Alpine-forget-me-not | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91955 | |||||
Oxytropis monticola | Yellow-flower Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 48449 | |||||
Euphorbia brachycera | Horned Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60680 | |||||
Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca | Orange-flowered False-dandelion | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88532 | |||||
Vaccinium myrtillus | Whortleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44043 | |||||
Viola vallicola var. major | Upland Yellow Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 86915 | |||||
Lemmiscus curtatus | Sagebrush Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16749 | |||||
Poa leptocoma | Bog Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50987 | |||||
Picea pungens | Blue Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52936 | |||||
Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium | Hedge False Bindweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 90476 | |||||
Primula parryi | Parry's Primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58883 | |||||
Trifolium plumosum ssp. plumosum | Plumed Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90480 | |||||
Juniperus scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49128 | |||||
Symphoricarpos longiflorus | Long-flowered Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58886 | |||||
Carex praticola | Northern Meadow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42296 | |||||
Grindelia squarrosa var. quasiperennis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85349 | ||||||
Salix exigua | Narrowleaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55306 | |||||
Hydrophyllum fendleri | Fendler's Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40431 | |||||
Geum triflorum var. canescens | Prairie-smoke | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92446 | |||||
Nemacladus rigidus | Rigid Threadbush | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2 | 61381 | ||||
Senecio sphaerocephalus | Rough-head Groundsel | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53628 | |||||
Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91014 | |||||
Salix geyeriana | Geyer's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47254 |