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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum | Slender Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90185 | ||||||
| Carex infirminervia | Species | Plant | SNR | 62033 | |||||||
| Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu | Brittle Spineflower | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83141 | ||||||
| Castilleja sulphurea | Sulphur Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | SNR | 60494 | ||||||
| Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Stitchwort | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92602 | ||||||
| Ericameria greenei | Greene's Goldenweed | Species | Plant | SNR | 58042 | ||||||
| Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorum | Small-flower Woodland-star | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84125 | ||||||
| Astragalus purshii var. glareosus | Pursh's Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92172 | ||||||
| Eriogonum compositum var. leianthum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92299 | ||||||
| Absconditella lignicola | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93773 | |||||||
| Elymus glaucus ssp. jepsonii | Blue Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88556 | ||||||
| Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia | Roundleaf Sundew | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88966 | ||||||
| Downingia elegans var. elegans | Common Downingia | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89150 | ||||||
| Saxifraga subapetala | Yellowstone Saxifrage | Species | Plant | SNR | 61666 | ||||||
| Juncus tenuis var. tenuis | Slender Rush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86864 | ||||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88940 | |||||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ochroleucum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89120 | ||||||
| Camissonia scapoidea ssp. scapoidea | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84406 | |||||||
| Lesquerella occidentalis ssp. occidentalis | Western Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90697 | ||||||
| Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora | Common Woodrush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86457 | ||||||
| Atriplex patula | Halberd-leaf Saltbush | Species | Plant | SNR | 56540 | ||||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii | Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86820 | ||||||
| Elymus x hansenii | Species | Plant | SNR | 78951 | |||||||
| Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum | Field Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88471 | ||||||
| Silene menziesii var. viscosa | Menzie's Pink | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88052 | ||||||
| Arthonia exilis | Dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | SNR | 34650 | ||||||
| Hydrophyllum fendleri var. fendleri | Fendler's Waterleaf | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90422 | ||||||
| Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides | American Hop | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 91504 | ||||||
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii | Douglas Maple | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87523 | ||||||
| Potentilla fissa | Big-flower Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | SNR | 59424 | ||||||
| Cryptomastix sanburni | Kingston Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S3 | Tier 1 | 29908 | ||||
| Cryptomastix magnidentata | Mission Creek Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 22608 | ||||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Phlox idahonis | Clearwater Phlox | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 41410 | |||||
| Castilleja christii | Christ's Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
| Driloleirus americanus | Giant Palouse Earthworm | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S2 | Tier 2 | 23240 | ||||
| Sphaerocarpos hians | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 33639 | |||||
| Lupinus cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 57200 | |||||
| Lomatium swingerae | Swinger’s biscuitroot | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 1354827 | |||||
| Oreohelix idahoensis | Costate Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1 | S2 | Tier 2 | 25168 | |||
| Taylorconcha insperata | Unexpected Pebblesnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | SNR | 77284 | |||||
| Oreohelix hammeri | Seven Devils Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 27365 | ||||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Astragalus sinuatus | Whited's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 43091 | |||||
| Eriogonum diatomaceum | Churchill Narrows Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46309 | |||||
| Helisoma newberryi | Great Basin Rams-horn | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | SX | 20139 | |||||
| Cicindela waynei | Bruneau Dune Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 22295 | |||
| Lomatium brunsfeldianum | Brunsfeld's lomatium | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 605773 | |||||
| Boechera rollinsiorum | Rockcress | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 1372568 | |||||
| Oreohelix intersum | Deep Slide Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 2 | 25169 | ||||
| Branchinecta raptor | Raptor Fairy Shrimp | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 3 | 78116 | ||||
| Potentilla maryae | Mary’s cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 2053342 | |||||
| Monardella angustifolia | Leslie Gulch Monardella | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 1345281 | ||||
| Cladonia andereggii | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G1 | S1 | 33967 | |||||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Ogaridiscus subrupicola | Southern Tightcoil | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S2 | Tier 3 | 28458 | ||||
| Prosopium abyssicola | Bear Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G1 | S1 | Tier 2 | 17770 | ||||
| Ladislavella idahoensis | Shortspire Pondsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | 23097 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Agrostis rossiae | Ross' Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46628 | |||||
| Polemonium elusum | Elusive Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | 3 | G1 | S1 | 400009 | ||||
| Capnura anas | Duckhead Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | SNR | Tier 3 | 28124 | ||||
| Discus marmorensis | Marbled Disc | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 20244 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Townsendia lemhiensis | Lemhi Valley Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 2053356 | |||||
| Anguispira nimapuna | Nimapuna Disc | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S3 | Tier 3 | 26056 | ||||
| Carex aboriginum | Indian Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 46793 | ||||
| Heterotheca barbata | Bearded Golden Aster | Species | Plant | G1? | SH | 54772 | |||||
| Erigeron katiae | Katie's Daisy | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 1854561 | |||||
| Lomatium bentonitum | Succor Creek lomatium | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 628549 | |||||
| Melanoplus pyro | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 26769 | |||||
| Catinella gabbii | Riblet Ambersnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | SNR | 32017 | |||||
| Stygobromus idahoensis | Idaho Amphipod | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 68090 | ||||
| Melanoplus lolo | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 32060 | |||||
| Speleomaster lexi | A Cave Obligate Harvestman | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 23320 | ||||
| Melanoplus papoosense | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 24715 | |||||
| Oreohelix vortex | Whorled Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25048 | |||
| Melanoplus tincupense | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 25695 | |||||
| Pyrgulopsis intermedia | Crooked Creek Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | SNA | 28257 | |||||
| Melanoplus aix | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 20739 | |||||
| Paraleptophlebia falcula | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | SNR | Tier 3 | 23468 | ||||
| Sedum valens | Salmon River Stonecrop | Species | Plant | 3 | G1G2 | S1S2 | 400018 | ||||
| Cicindela arenicola | Idaho Dune Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S2 | Tier 2 | 25224 | |||
| Melanoplus sol | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | SNR | 28347 | |||||
| Melanoplus lemhiensis | Lemhi Short-wing Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 32723 | |||||
| Idagona westcotti | Idaho Lava Tube Millipede | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 74307 | ||||
| Melanoplus papyraedus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 20290 | |||||
| Astragalus riparius | Piper's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G1G2 | S1 | 56297 | ||||
| Speleomaster pecki | A Cave Obligate Harvestman | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 21993 | ||||
| Melanoplus zeus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 33139 | |||||
| Vertigo idahoensis | Idaho Vertigo | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1? | 29127 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia norchlorochroa | Xanthoparmelia Lichen | Species | Fungi | G1G2 | S2 | 38270 | |||||
| Ameletus tolae | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S2 | Tier 3 | 32607 | ||||
| Allogona lombardii | Selway Forestsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S3 | Tier 1 | 30695 | ||||
| Melanoplus lemurus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 33162 | |||||
| Melanoplus phobetico | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 24773 | |||||
| Pseudostellaria oxyphylla | Robust Starwort | Species | Plant | G1G2 | SNR | 54113 | |||||
| Melanoplus trigeminus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 25495 | |||||
| Oreohelix waltoni | Lava Rock Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25052 |
