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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrannus vociferans | Cassin's Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15771 | |||||
| Pseudognaphalium canescens | Wright's Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55078 | |||||
| Hypericum frondosum | Golden St. John's-wort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55184 | |||||
| Carex crawei | Craw Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55277 | |||||
| Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
| Potamogeton illinoensis | Illinois Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55397 | |||||
| Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 | |||||
| Equisetum scirpoides | Dwarf Scouring-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55811 | |||||
| Argemone munita | Munite Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 55898 | |||||
| Heuchera parvifolia | Littleleaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56005 | |||||
| Passerella iliaca | Fox Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17043 | |||||
| Potamogeton alpinus | Northern Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56277 | |||||
| Packera cana | Silvery Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56336 | |||||
| Atriplex patula | Halberd-leaf Saltbush | Species | Plant | SNR | 56540 | ||||||
| Hackelia hispida | Rough Stickseed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56657 | |||||
| Ameiurus natalis | Yellow Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17695 | |||||
| Viola renifolia | Kidneyleaf White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56841 | |||||
| Descurainia californica | California Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56974 | |||||
| Erigeron cronquistii | Cronquist's Daisy | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 57098 | |||||
| Erigeron caespitosus | Caespitose Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57301 | |||||
| Vireo olivaceus | Red-eyed Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 18345 | |||||
| Juncus tenuis | Slender Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57408 | |||||
| Zenaida macroura | Mourning Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18477 | |||||
| Distichlis spicata | Seashore Saltgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57545 | |||||
| Plectrophenax nivalis | Snow Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 18588 | |||||
| Astragalus agrestis | Don Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57644 | |||||
| Ixoreus naevius | Varied Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18720 | |||||
| Arceuthobium americanum | American Mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57792 | |||||
| Tyrannus verticalis | Western Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18816 | |||||
| Polygonum viviparum | Viviparous Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57930 | |||||
| Carex viridula | Little Green Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58073 | |||||
| Picoides pubescens | Downy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19049 | |||||
| Astragalus geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58173 | |||||
| Bassariscus astutus | Ringtail | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19153 | |||||
| Saxifraga foliolosa | Leafy Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58453 | |||||
| Cyprinus carpio | Common Carp | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19422 | |||||
| Polygonum lapathifolium | Dock-leaf Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58607 | |||||
| Taraxacum eriophorum | Wool-bearing Dandelion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58806 | |||||
| Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19873 | |||||
| Carex laeviconica | Smooth-cone Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58918 | |||||
| Erigeron jonesii | Jones' Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59042 | |||||
| Calidris bairdii | Baird's Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 20080 | |||||
| Castilleja rhexiifolia | Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59142 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59392 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
| Silene antirrhina | Sleepy Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59632 | |||||
| Potentilla brevifolia | Short-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59782 | |||||
| Gaultheria hispidula | Creeping Snowberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59882 | ||||
| Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
| Epilobium minutum | Small-flower Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60094 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60217 | |||||
| Selaginella wallacei | Wallace's Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60472 | |||||
| Ribes laxiflorum | Trailing Black Currant | Species | Plant | SNR | 60601 | ||||||
| Salix monochroma | One-color Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60837 | |||||
| Dryopteris filix-mas | Male Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60966 | |||||
| Corallorhiza mertensiana | Merten's Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61068 | |||||
| Allium schoenoprasum | Chives | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61151 | |||||
| Chenopodium simplex | Giant-seed Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61280 | |||||
| Campanula scabrella | Rough Bellflower | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 61400 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata | Rough Barnyard Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61465 | |||||
| Asarum caudatum | Long-tailed Wild-ginger | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61574 | |||||
| Chaetadelpha wheeleri | Wheeler's Skeleton-weed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 61881 | |||||
| Elymus wawawaiensis | Wawawai Wild Rye | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 67911 | |||||
| Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 74432 | |||||
| Leymus x multiflorus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78665 | ||||||
| Delphinium x xylorrhizum | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78996 | ||||||
| Fontinalis antipyretica var. oregonensis | Giant Fountain Moss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 82789 | |||||
| Mitella trifida var. trifida | Pacific Bishop's-cap | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83048 | |||||
| Phlox kelseyi var. kelseyi | Kelsey's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 83153 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. glabrata | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83247 | |||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| 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 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Allium aaseae | Aase's Onion | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S2 | 40250 | ||||
| Trifolium douglasii | Douglas' Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 41044 | |||
| Juncus tiehmii | Tiehm's Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 45334 | ||||
| Chaenactis cusickii | Cusick's False Yarrow | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S1S2 | 49928 | ||||
| Asio flammeus | Short-eared Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15544 | |||
| Anaxyrus woodhousii | Woodhouse's Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18129 | |||
| Oreohelix idahoensis | Costate Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1 | S2 | Tier 2 | 25168 |
