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 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Luzula wahlenbergii | Wahlenberg's Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54024 | |||||
| Panicum sonorum | Sonoran Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G3Q | SNR | 40898 | |||||
| Viburnum opulus var. americanum | Highbush Cranberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SX | 90968 | |||||
| Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87464 | |||||
| Penstemon glandulosus | Glandular Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60723 | |||||
| Prunella montanella | Siberian Accentor | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18273 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47737 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. curvisiliqua | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85943 | |||||
| Juncus regelii | Regel's Rush | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 56310 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius | Willow Dock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43394 | |||||
| Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
| Downingia laeta | Great Basin Downingia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54658 | |||||
| Carex xerantica | Dryland Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41453 | |||||
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
| Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia | Nettleleaf Giant-hyssop | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89630 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens var. rosea | Rose Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 88143 | |||||
| Solanum douglasii | Douglas' Horse-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58911 | |||||
| Poa fendleriana ssp. fendleriana | Muttongrass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84329 | ||||||
| Carex echinata | Little Prickly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56865 | |||||
| Veronica peregrina | Purslane Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44001 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. stenophyllus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91497 | |||||
| Penstemon lyallii | Lyall's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52904 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera | Paper Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39672 | |||||
| Zizania aquatica var. aquatica | Indian Wild Rice | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90089 | |||||
| Drosera anglica | English Sundew | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61403 | |||||
| Lithophragma tenellum | Slender Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48511 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86533 | |||||
| Gilia modocensis | Measure Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59595 | |||||
| Alisma gramineum | Narrow-leaf Water-plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46566 | |||||
| Peromyscus crinitus | Canyon Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17131 | |||||
| Carex crawei | Craw Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55277 | |||||
| Goodyera oblongifolia | Giant Rattlesnake-plantain | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 42281 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 92063 | |||||
| Saxifraga odontoloma | Streambank Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40405 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88689 | |||||
| Carex michauxiana | Michaux's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49166 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis var. millegrana | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87046 | ||||||
| Phlox pulvinata | Cushion Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57674 | |||||
| Grindelia columbiana | Columbian Gumweed | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44780 | |||||
| Hieracium gracile var. gracile | Alpine Hawkweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83328 | |||||
| Juncus confusus | Colorado Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42957 | |||||
| Mentzelia torreyi var. torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90647 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. helleri | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92592 | |||||
| Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51759 | |||||
| Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19196 | |||||
| Astragalus newberryi var. newberryi | Newberry's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89232 | |||||
| Helianthella uniflora | Rocky Mountain Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60322 | |||||
| Tonestus lyallii | Lyall's Haplopappus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49754 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris ssp. fernaldiana | Marsh Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85548 | |||||
| Elymus alaskanus | Alaska Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45495 | |||||
| Ambrosia trifida var. trifida | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83905 | |||||||
| Listera cordata | Heartleaf Twayblade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54218 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi | Whitney's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41072 | |||||
| Oxytropis deflexa var. foliolosa | Pendent-pod Crazyweed | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91153 | |||||
| Synthyris pinnatifida | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52479 | |||||
| Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata | Spotted Coralroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89724 | |||||
| Carex preslii | Presl's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60990 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47929 | |||||
| Astragalus argophyllus var. argophyllus | Silverleaf Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86116 | |||||
| Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56501 | |||||
| Gaura mollis | Velvet-leaved Gaura | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46081 | |||||
| Salix x rubens | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79028 | ||||||
| Sander vitreus | Walleye | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16548 | |||||
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
| Polygonum lapathifolium var. lapathifolium | Hedge Cornbind | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91646 | |||||
| Carex stenophylla | Narrow-leaved Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 50508 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88318 | |||||
| Campanula parryi var. idahoensis | Parry's Northern Harebell | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84515 | ||||||
| Astragalus canadensis var. mortonii | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86669 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57146 |
