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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delphinium nuttallianum | Nuttall's Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42212 | |||||
| Silene menziesii var. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92023 | |||||
| Eragrostis pectinacea | Purple Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50955 | |||||
| Cerastium beeringianum | Bering Sea Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53460 | |||||
| Chenopodium salinum | Rocky Mountain Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40338 | |||||
| Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 18488 | |||||
| Callitriche heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Northern Water-starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88616 | |||||
| Delphinium wootonii | Organ Mountain Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49104 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57601 | |||||
| Eriogonum pusillum | Low Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44709 | |||||
| Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 16536 | |||||
| Phacelia ivesiana var. glandulifera | Sticky Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83252 | |||||
| Festuca rubra | Red Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55897 | |||||
| Carex hallii | Hall's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 42889 | |||||
| Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum | Carolina Cranesbill | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90572 | |||||
| Eleocharis tenuis | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 51698 | |||||
| Haematomma ochroleucum | Yellow Bloodstain Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 35660 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii var. limosus | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89163 | |||||
| Stanleya viridiflora | Green Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60194 | |||||
| Eragrostis pilosa var. pilosa | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85444 | |||||||
| Platanthera orbiculata | Round-leaved Rein-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58363 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83855 | |||||
| Lupinus prunophilus | Hairy Big-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41038 | |||||
| Vaccinium caespitosum var. caespitosum | Dwarf Huckleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91100 | |||||
| Heterocodon rariflorum | Western Pearl-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52354 | |||||
| Carex breweri var. paddoensis | Brewer's Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87640 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus | Donner Lake Lupine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47874 | |||||
| Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17301 | |||||
| Polygonum polygaloides ssp. confertiflorum | Dense-flower Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 86035 | |||||
| Eriastrum wilcoxii | Wilcox's Eriastrum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56458 | |||||
| Camissonia pubens | Hairy Suncup | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43547 | |||||
| Buellia chloroleuca | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93775 | |||||||
| Populus x acuminata | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78814 | |||||
| Psilostrophe bakeri | Baker's Paper-flower | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 54805 | |||||
| Anemone lithophila | Little Belt Mountain Thimble-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41653 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana ssp. oregana | Oregon Checker-mallow | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89710 | ||||||
| Galium serpenticum ssp. serpenticum | Intermountain Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 91581 | |||||
| Castilleja pulchella | Beautiful Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 50466 | |||||
| Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17975 | |||||
| Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare | Western Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88248 | |||||
| Oxalis stricta | Common Yellow Wood Sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59061 | |||||
| Crepis bakeri | Baker's Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 48613 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84450 | |||||
| Carex nebrascensis | Nebraska Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57081 | |||||
| Ammannia coccinea | Scarlet Ammannia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44228 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 53096 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata var. muricata | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90191 | |||||
| Cuscuta pentagona | Field Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51173 | |||||
| Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86646 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. medium | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88784 | |||||
| Phacelia linearis | Linearleaf Phacelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46740 | |||||
| Podiceps grisegena | Red-necked Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16128 | |||||
| Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85001 | |||||
| Eriogonum shockleyi | Shockley's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 44877 | |||||
| Astragalus purshii var. glareosus | Pursh's Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92172 | ||||||
| Poa abbreviata | Northern Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53706 | |||||
| Saxifraga hirculus | Yellow Marsh Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40569 | |||||
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18721 | |||||
| Glyceria striata var. stricta | Fowl Mannagrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90717 | |||||
| Erigeron nanus | Dwarf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49315 | |||||
| Geum triflorum var. ciliatum | Prairie-smoke | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87188 | |||||
| Antennaria rosea | Rosy Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47431 | |||||
| Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea | Bristly-stalk Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83485 | |||||
| Gayophytum ramosissimum | Much-branch Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43123 | |||||
| Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. grandiflorum | White Glacierlily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92715 | |||||
| Sphaeromeria argentea | Nuttall's False Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 41138 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89331 | |||||
| Rubus discolor | Himalaya-berry | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 49912 | |||||
| Erigeron aphanactis var. aphanactis | Rayless Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87848 | |||||
| Ledum groenlandicum | Common Labrador Tea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45669 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84040 | |||||
| Ranunculus verecundus | Timberline Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54393 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43739 | |||||
| Piperia elegans | Hillside Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39419 | |||||
| Ranunculus macounii | Macoun's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61121 | |||||
| Sylvilagus nuttallii | Mountain Cottontail | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17537 | |||||
| Ribes cereum var. pedicellare | Wax Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86237 | |||||
| Orobanche corymbosa | Flat-top Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46237 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84579 | |||||
| Cryptantha humilis | Round-spike Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41932 | |||||
| Veratrum californicum var. californicum | California False Helleborne | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91795 | |||||
| Veronica cusickii | Cusick's Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50666 | |||||
| Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40104 | |||||
| Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
| Arceuthobium douglasii | Douglas-fir Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59320 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata var. orchidacea | Spiked Standing-cypress | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 86806 | |||||
| Aristida oligantha | Prairie Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57360 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
