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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| 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 |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| 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 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Malacothrix sonchoides | Sow-thistle Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41059 | |||||
| Epilobium leptocarpum | Slender-fruited Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46986 | |||||
| Ionactis alpina | Lava Ankle-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54173 | |||||
| Lycopodiella inundata | Northern Bog Clubmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 45135 | ||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. nitida | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 86512 | |||||
| Saxifraga cernua | Nodding Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51285 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salmonis | Salmon Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92092 | |||||
| Carex concinnoides | Northwestern Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52443 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. latifolia | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88730 | |||||
| Equisetum x mackaii | Species | Plant | SNR | 78801 | |||||||
| Calamovilfa longifolia | Sand Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43421 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57596 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis | Purple Green-gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 49429 | |||||
| Chimaphila umbellata | Common Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60741 | |||||
| Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus | Fringed Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93217 | |||||
| Moehringia lateriflora | Grove Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44045 | |||||
| Passerina cyanea | Indigo Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17727 | |||||
| Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19468 | |||||
| Physaria acutifolia | Sharpleaf Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52085 | |||||
| Proboscidea louisianica | Louisiana Unicorn-plant | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 53138 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85529 | |||||
| Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii | White-margin Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 91182 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83899 | |||||
| Prenanthes alata | Western Rattlesnake-root | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48441 | |||||
| Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus | Straightbeak Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89769 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40598 | |||||
| Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55494 | |||||
| Eriogonum desertorum | Desert Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G3Q | SNA | 46497 | ||||
| Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61412 | |||||
| Epilobium latifolium | River Beauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53753 | |||||
| Trifolium cyathiferum | Bowl Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56446 | |||||
| Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae | Small-flower Nemophila | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86089 | |||||
| Penstemon gairdneri var. oreganus | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83483 | ||||||
| Ribes velutinum var. 1 | Desert Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | S3 | 91705 | |||||
| Euphorbia dentata | Toothed Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44806 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88343 | |||||
| Impatiens capensis | Orange Jewelweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41197 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42983 | |||||
| Erigeron jonesii | Jones' Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59042 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum occidentale | California Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 50789 | |||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. flabellifolia | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84504 | |||||
| Galium trifidum | Small Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49043 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. intermedia | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90300 | |||||
| Hordeum depressum | Dwarf Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47197 | |||||
| Draba platycarpa | Broad-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | SNR | 54421 | ||||||
| Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43618 | |||||
| Canis latrans | Coyote | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17263 | |||||
| Viola canadensis var. canadensis | Canada Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92233 | |||||
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60361 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85045 | |||||
| Sturnus vulgaris | European Starling | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18168 | |||||
| Lupinus holosericeus | Nuttall's Silky Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47875 | |||||
| Monotropa hypopithys | American Pinesap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40153 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. stellatum | Starry Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87245 | |||||
| Carex nova | New Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49666 | |||||
| Ribes niveum | Snow Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 61019 | |||||
| Absconditella lignicola | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93773 | |||||||
| Rosa acicularis | Prickly Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56071 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 85706 | |||||
| Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis | Kentucky Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89459 | |||||
| Mitella trifida var. trifida | Pacific Bishop's-cap | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83048 | |||||
| Gentianopsis thermalis | Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 44359 | |||||
| Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata | Self-heal | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87934 | |||||
| Stercorarius pomarinus | Pomarine Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19792 | |||||
| Agrostis diegoensis | Leafy Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53343 | |||||
| Sanguisorba annua | Prairie Burnet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42461 | |||||
| Polygonum lapathifolium | Dock-leaf Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58607 | |||||
| Sparganium fluctuans | Floating Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39401 | |||||
| Arnica angustifolia ssp. tomentosa | Alpine Arnica | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91368 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84107 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. intermedium | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89958 |
