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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Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Sporobolus compositus | Tall Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51433 | |||||
Grimmia brittoniae | Britton's Dry Rock Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 34388 | ||||
Ericameria discoidea var. discoidea | Sharp-scaled Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 88993 | |||||
Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85218 | |||||
Carex leporinella | Sierran Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55767 | |||||
Allium geyeri | Geyer's Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45152 | |||||
Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Yew | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53958 | |||||
Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum | Large-leaved Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90924 | |||||
Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87412 | |||||
Parnassia parviflora | Small-flower Grass-of-parnassus | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47671 | |||||
Larus argentatus | Herring Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 18996 | |||||
Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa | Diffuse Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 85877 | |||||
Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
Eriogonum nidularium | Birdnest Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43347 | |||||
Agrostis idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52198 | |||||
Carex rupestris var. rupestris | Rock Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89585 | |||||
Thelypodium laciniatum | Cut-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 50235 | |||||
Rumex paucifolius ssp. paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88077 | |||||
Chimaphila menziesii | Menzies' Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45903 | |||||
Stipa nevadensis | Nevada Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56801 | |||||
Stephanomeria virgata | Virgate Wire-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43948 | |||||
Astragalus miser var. serotinus | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91463 | |||||
Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17749 | |||||
Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
Camissonia pygmaea | Dwarf Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 39618 | |||||
Sidalcea oregana var. maxima | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90051 | |||||
Arnica cordifolia | Heart-leaved Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61374 | |||||
Lysimachia terrestris | Swamp Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48446 | |||||
Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86478 | ||||||
Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
Ligusticum verticillatum | Idaho Lovage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46510 | |||||
Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
Ranunculus gmelinii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55232 | |||||
Senecio lugens | Black-tip Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42239 | |||||
Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida | Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92027 | |||||
Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
Poa leibergii | Leiberg's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 53488 | ||||||
Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88624 | |||||||
Larus schistisagus | Slaty-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16035 | |||||
Montia fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49121 | |||||
Poa cusickii ssp. pallida | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87012 | |||||
Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
Carex pachystachya | Thick-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55905 | |||||
Gnaphalium microcephalum | White Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42895 | |||||
Camissonia claviformis ssp. integrior | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 90586 | ||||||
Astragalus adsurgens var. robustior | Rattle Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89198 | |||||
Opuntia fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60217 | |||||
Elatine californica | California Waterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47227 | |||||
Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis | Bog Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85496 | |||||
Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
Luzula divaricata | Forked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45411 | |||||
Aquilegia formosa var. formosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83874 | ||||||
Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
Bidens frondosa | Devil's Beggarticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41043 | |||||
Crepis atribarba ssp. atribarba | Slender Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91110 | |||||
Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
Rorippa curvisiliqua var. procumbens | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87651 | |||||
Poa stenantha | Narrow-flower Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60895 | |||||
Dryopteris carthusiana | Spinulose Shieldfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47880 | |||||
Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii | Two-flower Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86041 | |||||
Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
Oenothera villosa | Hairy Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43568 | |||||
Acer negundo var. interius | Box-elder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92647 | |||||
Arnica x diversifolia | Rayless Arnica | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78923 | |||||
Astragalus calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54824 | |||||
Eragrostis lutescens | Six-weeks Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41691 | |||||
Pluvialis squatarola | Black-bellied Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17343 | |||||
Eupatorium maculatum var. maculatum | Spotted Joe-pyeweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91602 |