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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Arabis williamsii | Wind River Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 43008 | |||||
Astragalus gilviflorus var. gilviflorus | Threeleaf Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92637 | |||||
Triteleia hyacinthina | White Triteleia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51807 | |||||
Thelomma ocellatum | Soot Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | S3 | 36242 | |||||
Erigeron evermannii | Evermann's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49801 | |||||
Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora | Slender 8-flowered Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85588 | |||||
Vicia americana | American Purple Vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58499 | |||||
Plagiobothrys scouleri var. hispidulus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83976 | ||||||
Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41110 | |||||
Lotus denticulatus | Meadow Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43676 | |||||
Lupinus arbustus var. montanus | Long-spur Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91186 | |||||
Phacelia lyallii | Lyall's Phacelia | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 52527 | |||||
Amelanchier alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39332 | |||||
Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89772 | |||||
Calochortus bruneaunis | Bruneau Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61035 | |||||
Eriophorum angustifolium | Narrowleaf Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48008 | |||||
Arenaria interpres | Ruddy Turnstone | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17449 | |||||
Cardamine cordifolia var. cordifolia | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86141 | ||||||
Lysimachia hybrida | Lance-leaf Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56566 | |||||
Gutierrezia sarothrae | Broom Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46137 | |||||
Spiraea x pyramidata | Pyramidal Spiraea | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79312 | |||||
Brickellia grandiflora | Tassel Flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54899 | |||||
Hieracium umbellatum | Umbellate Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41819 | |||||
Marmota monax | Woodchuck | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 20065 | |||||
Eriogonum flavum var. piperi | Yellow Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91710 | |||||
Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18395 | ||
Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae | Tobias' Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 85362 | ||||
Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
Botrychium simplex | Least Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 58763 | |||
Camassia cusickii | Cusick's Camas | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | 60106 | |||
Rubus bartonianus | Bartonberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 39742 | ||||
Bryum calobryoides | Beautiful Bryum | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | SH | 36269 | ||||
Phacelia minutissima | Least Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 46154 | |||
Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80060 | ||
Physaria carinata ssp. paysonii | Payson's Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 49688 | |||
Astragalus diversifolius | Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 50095 | |||
Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
Douglasia idahoensis | Idaho Dwarf-primrose | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 48318 | |||
Lewisia sacajaweana | Sacajawea's bitterroot | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 93764 | ||||
Thlaspi idahoense | Idaho Pennycress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | SNR | 40276 | ||||
Eriogonum capistratum var. welshii | Welsh's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2Q | S2 | 83441 | |||
Ovis canadensis californiana | California Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S3 | 80168 | |||
Eriogonum meledonum | Guardian Buckwheat | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 46193 | ||||
Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
Cymopterus douglassii | Douglass' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 39564 | ||||
Agoseris lackschewitzii | Pink Agoseris | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S1S2 | 61302 | |||
Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla | Short-style Tofieldia | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T4 | S1 | 89299 | ||||
Calamagrostis tweedyi | Cascade Reedgrass | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 59466 | |||
Astragalus amnis-amissi | Lost River Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41636 | |||
Thelypodium repandum | Wavy-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56624 | |||
Oncorhynchus clarkii utah | Bonneville Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80327 | |||
Primula alcalina | Alkali Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 40322 | |||
Allium tolmiei var. persimile | Sevendevils Onion | Variety | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4G5T3 | S3 | 86958 | |||
Carex incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 55430 | ||||
Halimolobos perplexa var. perplexa | Puzzling Halimolobos | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4T3 | S3 | 88025 | |||
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
Penstemon lemhiensis | Lemhi Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53948 | |||
Poa abbreviata ssp. marshii | Marsh's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S1 | 91461 | ||||
Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
Oxytropis besseyi var. salmonensis | Challis Crazyweed | Variety | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5T3 | S3 | 87009 | |||
Draba trichocarpa | Stanley Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 57885 | ||||
Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S4 | 15570 | |||
Psiloscops flammeolus | Flammulated Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3B | 18963 | ||
Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
Prosopium williamsoni | Mountain Whitefish | Species | Fish | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18744 | ||||
Pyrrocoma radiata | Snake River Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56113 | |||
Botrychium lineare | Linear-Leaved Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G2G3 | SH | 57635 | |||
Physaria didymocarpa var. lyrata | Salmon Twin Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 92188 | |||
Allotropa virgata | Candystick | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 45693 | |||
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Botrychium paradoxum | Peculiar Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 59804 | |||
Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
Leptodactylon pungens ssp. hazeliae | Hazel's Prickly Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5T2Q | S2 | 89037 | |||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Astragalus aquilonius | Lemhi Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 42258 | |||
Castilleja christii | Christ's Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
Lepidomeda copei | Northern Leatherside Chub | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 74379 | ||
Strix nebulosa | Great Gray Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15848 | |||
Allium madidum | Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 49159 | ||||
Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
Pyrrocoma insecticruris | Bugleg Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 55520 | |||
Draba globosa | Pointed Draba | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 44554 | |||
Ovis canadensis | Bighorn Sheep | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 17176 | |
Centrocercus urophasianus | Greater Sage-Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 1 | 19187 | ||
Picoides dorsalis | American Three-Toed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 20015 | ||||
Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
Astragalus anserinus | Goose Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 51746 | |||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Eriogonum crosbyae | Crosby's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3Q | S2 | 47509 | ||||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Picoides albolarvatus | White-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 15618 | |
Cymopterus davisii | Davis' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 51551 | ||||
Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 19007 |