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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisyrinchium halophilum | Western Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56003 | |||||
| Catostomus ardens | Utah Sucker | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 17665 | |||||
| Viola palustris var. brevipes | Alpine Marsh Violet | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92153 | ||||||
| Dodecatheon conjugens | Bonneville Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48334 | |||||
| Lychnis apetala | Apetalous Catchfly | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40965 | |||||
| Arabis suffrutescens var. suffrutescens | Woody Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 90713 | |||||
| Carex arcta | Northern Clustered Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60365 | |||||
| Equisetum pratense | Meadow Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46450 | |||||
| Brachythecium calcareum | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38523 | ||||||
| Ipomopsis congesta ssp. palmifrons | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87160 | |||||
| Allium douglasii | Dougla's Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58477 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa | Crimson Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50913 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. depressum | Cushion Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83471 | |||||
| Musineon divaricatum var. hookeri | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92708 | ||||||
| Amorpha fruticosa | False Indigobush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49075 | |||||
| Arceuthobium tsugense | Hemlock Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52509 | |||||
| Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89318 | |||||
| Oenothera caespitosa | Tufted Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44680 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61024 | |||||
| Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea | Canadian Single-spike Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87843 | |||||
| Viola utahensis | Utah Violet | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 56538 | |||||
| Scutellaria nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51660 | |||||
| Oxytropis lagopus var. lagopus | Hare's-foot Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 84033 | |||||
| Melica bulbosa | Western Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54890 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. effusus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91290 | |||||
| Leymus flavescens | Sand Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47145 | |||||
| Vaccinium scoparium | Grouseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39734 | |||||
| Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89832 | |||||
| Lygodesmia grandiflora | Large-flower Skeleton-plant | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59172 | |||||
| Phacelia scopulina | Prostrate Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45320 | |||||
| Carex incurviformis var. incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5Q | SNR | 86234 | |||||
| Microtus montanus | Montane Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18453 | |||||
| Dulichium arundinaceum | Threeway Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49696 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. viridis | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84559 | |||||
| Arnica amplexicaulis | Stream-bank Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53187 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus | Dwarf Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S2 | 91781 | |||||
| Saxifraga subapetala | Yellowstone Saxifrage | Species | Plant | SNR | 61666 | ||||||
| Melica fugax | Small Melic Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40449 | |||||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Salix lasiolepis var. bigelovii | Arroyo Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3Q | SNR | 88422 | |||||
| Townsendia florifera | Showy Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43518 | |||||
| Erigeron radicatus | Taprooted Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 59850 | |||||
| Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata | Purple Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86798 | |||||
| Eriogonum prociduum | Prostrate Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 55592 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum | Western Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41605 | |||||
| Poa alpina | Alpine Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50413 | |||||
| Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum | Nevada Greasebush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83047 | |||||
| Potentilla gracilis | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53797 | |||||
| Najas guadalupensis ssp. guadalupensis | Southern Naiad | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90374 | |||||
| Minuartia rubella | Boreal Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46017 | |||||
| Festuca minutiflora | Small-flower Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48572 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. laetiflorus | Gay-flowered Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88968 | |||||
| Cymopterus glaucus | Grayish Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57993 | |||||
| Cryptantha fendleri | Fendler's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44140 | |||||
| Ranunculus sceleratus | Cursed Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56180 | |||||
| Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum | Whortleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92329 | |||||
| Cardamine pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41116 | |||||
| Lanius excubitor | Northern Shrike | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 16436 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus | Chufa Flatsedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83630 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta | Holboell's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90880 | |||||
| Ribes hudsonianum | Northern Black Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60593 | |||||
| Rhamnus alnifolia | Alderleaf Buckthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46650 | |||||
| Arabis cobrensis | Masonic Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39342 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. leiosperma | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87394 | |||||
| Corydalis caseana | Sierra Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 42349 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58732 | |||||
| Zigadenus venenosus | Meadow Deathcamas | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44843 | |||||
| Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85840 | |||||||
| Poa bolanderi | Bolander's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54487 | |||||
| Veronica wormskjoldii var. wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 93216 | |||||
| Polemonium californicum | California Polemonium | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49274 | |||||
| Anemone multifida | Hudson Bay Anemone | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52729 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89554 | |||||
| Crepis modocensis | Siskiyou Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61229 | |||||
| Cryptantha echinella | Prickly Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47395 | |||||
| Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88022 | ||||||
| Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56735 | |||||
| Hesperostipa comata | Needle-and-Thread | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43084 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55099 | |||||
| Descurainia incana ssp. incisa | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91433 | |||||
| Hackelia patens | Johnston's Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49845 | |||||
| Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
| Polygonum polygaloides ssp. polygaloides | White-margin Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 90032 | |||||
| Scutellaria lateriflora | Mad-dog Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45630 | |||||
| Biatora subduplex | Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | SNR | 61902 | |||||
| Viola beckwithii ssp. beckwithii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86461 | ||||||
| Chamaechaenactis scaposa | Fullstem | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57505 | |||||
| Blepharidachne kingii | King's Desertgrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 43707 | ||||
| Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84775 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium | Water Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53410 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92012 | |||||
| Dicentra uniflora | One-flower Bleedinghearts | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 48075 | |||||
| Najas guadalupensis | Southern Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40682 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. latifolia | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92021 | |||||
| Corydalis aurea | Golden Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48081 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus | Foreign Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40684 | |||||
| Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88614 | ||||||
| Ranunculus populago | Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60082 | |||||
| Biatora flavopunctata | Lichen | Species | Fungi | SNR | 37531 | ||||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86981 |
