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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clematis hirsutissima | Clustered Leather-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55778 | |||||
| Cardamine cordifolia | Heartleaf Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58127 | |||||
| Gaura mollis | Velvet-leaved Gaura | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46081 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. lindleyi | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92398 | |||||
| Ranunculus hyperboreus var. hyperboreus | Arctic Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83665 | |||||
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
| Cirsium tioganum var. tioganum | Stemless Thistle | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5Q | SNR | 90943 | |||||
| Carex stenophylla | Narrow-leaved Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 50508 | |||||
| Carex rupestris var. drummondiana | Rock Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87434 | |||||
| Astragalus australis | Indian Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60700 | |||||
| Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85912 | ||||||
| Alnus rhombifolia | White Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56291 | |||||
| Phacelia leptosepala | Narrow-sepal Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44308 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium | Swamp Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93470 | |||||
| Silene acaulis var. exscapa | Moss Campion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89607 | |||||
| Claytonia arenicola | Sand Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51259 | |||||
| Ulota curvifolia | Curve-leaved Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SU | 33541 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. shastensis | Shasta Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 88098 | |||||
| Tyto alba | Barn Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 15833 | |||||
| Piptatherum exiguum | Little Ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58893 | |||||
| Vahlodea atropurpurea | Mountain Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46850 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea coccinea ssp. coccinea | Scarlet Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84317 | |||||
| Viola renifolia | Kidneyleaf White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56841 | |||||
| Draba praealta | Tall Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44953 | |||||
| Erigeron uncialis ssp. uncialis | Limestone Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G3G4T2 | SNR | 91479 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 21 | Steelhead (Snake River - A Run) | Population | G5TNRQ | SNA | 80796 | ||||||
| Draba aurea | Golden Draba | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53765 | |||||
| Astragalus utahensis | Utah Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40629 | |||||
| Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala | White Marsh-marigold | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90071 | |||||
| Allium nevadense | Nevada Onion | Species | Plant | SNR | 61394 | ||||||
| Phleum alpinum | Mountain Timothy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49399 | |||||
| Plectritis macrocera ssp. macrocera | White Plectritis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86509 | |||||
| Gilia micromeria | Valley Gilia | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 47501 | |||||
| Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84854 | |||||
| Penstemon ellipticus | Egg-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55257 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43194 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris ssp. occidentalis | Bog Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92043 | |||||
| Carex disperma | Softleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52049 | |||||
| Erigeron bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41225 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum ssp. strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88666 | ||||||
| Cardamine breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50003 | |||||
| Astragalus agrestis | Don Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57644 | |||||
| Loeflingia squarrosa ssp. squarrosa | spreading pygmyleaf | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SH | 83298 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos mollis | Soft-haired Snowberry | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 54458 | |||||
| Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
| Castilleja angustifolia var. angustifolia | Northwestern Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92562 | |||||
| Linum lewisii | Prairie Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52699 | |||||
| Idahoa scapigera | Scapose Scalepod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39492 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Sayornis saya | Say's Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15345 | |||||
| Agrostis variabilis | Variable Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58409 | |||||
| Androsace septentrionalis ssp. subumbellata | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83894 | |||||
| Cryptantha affinis | Slender Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42034 | |||||
| Catabrosa aquatica var. aquatica | Brook Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91136 | |||||
| Wyethia angustifolia | Narrowleaf Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50745 | |||||
| Draba paysonii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40199 | |||||
| Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
| Gayophytum diffusum ssp. diffusum | Diffuse Groundsmoke | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87686 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea | California Heath-Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48975 | |||||
| Draba crassifolia var. crassifolia | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86079 | ||||||
| Cusickiella douglasii | Alkali False Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44570 | |||||
| Elymus x pseudorepens | Quackgrass | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78970 | |||||
| Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
| Eleocharis acicularis | Least Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42741 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. albicaulis | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91616 | |||||
| Hemizonia pungens | Common Tarweed | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 51520 | |||||
| Andreaea heinemannii | Heinemann's Andreaea Moss | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34877 | |||||
| Penstemon montanus var. montanus | Cordroot Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 88292 | |||||
| Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16060 | |||||
| Stylocline psilocarphoides | Malheur Stylocline | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47051 | |||||
| Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus | Perennial Twistflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84500 | |||||
| Erigeron cronquistii | Cronquist's Daisy | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 57098 | |||||
| Senecio cymbalarioides | Cleft-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45226 | |||||
| Luzula wahlenbergii | Wahlenberg's Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54024 | |||||
| Panicum sonorum | Sonoran Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G3Q | SNR | 40898 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. austiniae | Austin's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90228 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. incana | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88815 | |||||
| Minuartia rossii | Ross' Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59811 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47737 | |||||
| Larus fuscus | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17192 | |||||
| Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85031 | |||||
| Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55494 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius | Willow Dock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43394 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. deserticum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 92193 | |||||
| Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
| Carex xerantica | Dryland Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41453 | |||||
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
| Carex norvegica ssp. norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90741 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius | Spiny Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87239 | |||||
| Ionactis stenomeres | Rocky Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57936 | |||||
| Gentiana parryi | Parry's Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45969 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. davisii | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 85693 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. scabra | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92776 | |||||
| Bubo virginianus | Great Horned Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 74430 | |||||
| Penstemon subglaber | Smooth Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 52933 |
