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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eudocimus albus | White Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15305 | |||||
| Bolandra oregana | Oregon Bolandra | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 54659 | |||||
| Tachycineta thalassina | Violet-green Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15632 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum | Leafy-bracted Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55000 | |||||
| Alopecurus carolinianus | Tufted Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55079 | |||||
| Erysimum occidentale | Western Wallflower | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 55188 | |||||
| Regulus satrapa | Golden-crowned Kinglet | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16028 | |||||
| Juncus longistylis | Long-styled Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55288 | |||||
| Lewisia kelloggii | Idaho Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 55413 | |||||
| Alosa sapidissima | American Shad | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16293 | |||||
| Monardella odoratissima | Mountain Wildmint | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55555 | |||||
| Stachys pilosa | Hairy Hedge-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55713 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55813 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56009 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Ranunculus gelidus | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 56184 | |||||
| Larus fuscus | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17192 | |||||
| Canis latrans | Coyote | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17263 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56337 | |||||
| Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17490 | |||||
| Sorbus scopulina | Greene's Mountain-ash | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56565 | |||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus | Brewer's Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56664 | |||||
| Passerina cyanea | Indigo Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17727 | |||||
| Sium suave | Hemlock Water-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56847 | |||||
| Streptanthella longirostris | Long-beak Streptauthella | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56975 | |||||
| Zigadenus paniculatus | Foothill Deathcamas | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57099 | |||||
| Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57302 | |||||
| Onychomys leucogaster | Northern Grasshopper Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18361 | |||||
| Silene drummondii | Drummond's Campion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57415 | |||||
| Larus marinus | Great Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18489 | |||||
| Cyperus schweinitzii | Schweinitz's Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57560 | |||||
| Selasphorus platycercus | Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18597 | |||||
| Pica hudsonia | Black-billed Magpie | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18735 | |||||
| Monolepis pusilla | Red Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57796 | |||||
| Ionactis stenomeres | Rocky Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57936 | |||||
| Polystichum andersonii | Anderson Holly-fern | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58076 | |||||
| Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
| Pylodictis olivaris | Flathead Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19177 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa | Mada Stick-leaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58351 | |||||
| Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19320 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58456 | |||||
| Myiarchus cinerascens | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19453 | |||||
| Polygonum punctatum | Dotted Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58608 | |||||
| Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19786 | |||||
| Cleome lutea | Yellow Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58820 | |||||
| Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19895 | |||||
| Iris missouriensis | Western Blue Iris | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58922 | |||||
| Sorex merriami | Merriam's Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19993 | |||||
| Potentilla multisecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 59053 | |||||
| Callipepla gambelii | Gambel's Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20097 | |||||
| Cercocarpus ledifolius | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59289 | |||||
| Physaria didymocarpa | Double Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 59413 | |||||
| Marsilea oligospora | Pepperwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59540 | |||||
| Lesquerella montana | Mountain Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59650 | |||||
| Rorippa curvipes | Rocky Mountain Yellowcress | Species | Plant | SNR | 59787 | ||||||
| Astragalus sheldonii | Sheldon's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59884 | |||||
| Gayophytum heterozygum | San Jacinto Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60010 | |||||
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canarygrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60223 | |||||
| Ranunculus abortivus | Kidneyleaf Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60384 | |||||
| Eriogonum thymoides | Thymeleaf Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60479 | |||||
| Sparganium erectum | Simple-stem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60608 | |||||
| Penstemon davidsonii | Creeping Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60722 | |||||
| Perideridia gairdneri | Gairdner's Yampah | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60978 | |||||
| Chenopodium incanum | Mealy Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61156 | |||||
| Callirhoe alcaeoides | Clustered Poppy-mallow | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61283 | |||||
| Mahonia nervosa | Long-leaf Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61401 | |||||
| Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61466 | |||||
| Impatiens aurella | Pale-yellow Jewel-weed | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61591 | |||||
| Claytonia perfoliata | Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | SNR | 61713 | ||||||
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa | Flat-spine Bursage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61883 | |||||
| Lepidium ramosissimum | Branched Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62108 | |||||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G5T4 | TNR | 80290 | ||||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Rana luteiventris pop. 3 | Columbia Spotted Frog (Great Basin DPS) | Population | Amphibian | 2 | G4T2T4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80518 | |||
| Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
| Penstemon compactus | Cache Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 44988 | |||
| Pyrrocoma liatriformis | Palouse Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 47601 | ||||
| Castilleja peckiana | Peck's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3G4 | S2 | 49314 | ||||
| Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15639 |
