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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89462 | ||||||
| Salvelinus fontinalis | Brook Trout | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18219 | |||||
| Chenopodium atrovirens | Dark Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60600 | |||||
| Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
| Solidago multiradiata var. scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87936 | |||||
| Acer negundo | Box-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58750 | |||||
| Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
| Spartina gracilis | Alkali Cordgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45776 | |||||
| Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora | Nevada Showy False Goldeneye | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84159 | |||||
| Piperia elongata | Dense-flower Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 54499 | |||||
| Langloisia setosissima | Bristly Langloisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43862 | |||||
| Erysimum capitatum var. argillosum | Western Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91369 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi | Lahontan Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | G4T3 | SNA | 79970 | |||||
| Ribes aureum | Golden Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52745 | |||||
| Comarum palustre | Marsh Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39514 | |||||
| Stanleya pinnata var. pinnata | Desert Prince's-plume | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89967 | |||||
| Claytonia megarhiza | Alpine Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48290 | |||||
| Prunus emarginata var. mollis | Bitter Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86373 | |||||
| Valeriana dioica | Wood Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59388 | |||||
| Urtica dioica | Stinging Nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46400 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84688 | |||||
| Shepherdia canadensis | Canada Buffaloberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55106 | |||||
| Sphenosciadium capitellatum | Swamp Whiteheads | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42067 | |||||
| Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum | Pale Alpine-forget-me-not | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91955 | |||||
| Penstemon diphyllus | Two-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50804 | |||||
| Erigeron linearis | Linearleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40229 | |||||
| Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca | Orange-flowered False-dandelion | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88532 | |||||
| Carex infirminervia | Species | Plant | SNR | 62033 | |||||||
| Chaenactis stevioides | Desert Pincushion | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S2 | 49045 | ||||
| Viola vallicola var. major | Upland Yellow Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 86915 | |||||
| Hackelia micrantha | Blue Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57511 | |||||
| Stercorarius parasiticus | Parasitic Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15492 | |||||
| Helianthus maximiliani | Maximillian Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44636 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. glauca | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83186 | ||||||
| Tetradymia glabrata | Littleleaf Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53414 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55813 | |||||
| Ageratina herbacea | Fragrant Thorough-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42796 | |||||
| Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium | Hedge False Bindweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 90476 | |||||
| Thymallus arcticus | Arctic Grayling | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19610 | |||||
| Lewisia triphylla | Three-leaf Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 51587 | |||||
| Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis | Norwegian Cinquefoil | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89088 | |||||
| Hymenoxys richardsonii | Richardson's Bitterweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60091 | |||||
| Mimulus nanus | Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47100 | |||||
| Carex atratiformis | Black Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58243 | |||||
| Artemisia biennis | Biennial Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45280 | |||||
| Juncus nodosus | Knotted Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54064 | |||||
| Phlox austromontana | Desert Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40933 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. fuscescens | Northern Green Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 90999 | |||||
| Carex misandra | Few-flowered Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 49670 | |||||
| Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma | Few-seed Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87499 | |||||
| Cinclus mexicanus | American Dipper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16187 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus americanus | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60802 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa | Red Elderberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47777 | |||||
| Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla | Five-leaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85962 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56337 | |||||
| Carex backii | Back's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41534 | |||||
| Grindelia nana | Idaho Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50334 | |||||
| Woodsia scopulina ssp. laurentiana | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88193 | |||||
| Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
| Potamogeton zosteriformis | Flatstem Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45995 | |||||
| Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea | Western Lovegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84368 | |||||
| Calochortus eurycarpus | Big-pod Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56923 | |||||
| Polygonum heterosepalum | Dwarf Desert Knotweed | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 44065 | |||||
| Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. chrysandrum | White Glacierlily | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91532 | |||||
| Najas flexilis | Slender Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52959 | |||||
| Linnaea borealis ssp. americana | Twinflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90118 | |||||
| Calidris acuminata | Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19074 | |||||
| Elatine triandra | Longstem Water-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61426 | |||||
| Rorippa tenerrima | Modoc County Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51051 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea var. sericea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86560 | ||||||
| Lupinus caespitosus var. utahensis | Stemless-dwarf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84934 | |||||
| Juniperus communis | Ground Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55328 |
