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 |
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Mertensia oblongifolia | Sagebrush Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52515 | |||||
Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus | Poverty Dropseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91696 | |||||
Festuca occidentalis | Western Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43638 | |||||
Pedicularis contorta var. contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88336 | |||||
Eleocharis uniglumis | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5?Q | SNR | 39319 | |||||
Sorbus scopulina | Greene's Mountain-ash | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56565 | |||||
Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
Potamogeton x spathuliformis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79289 | ||||||
Arnica sororia | Twin Arnica | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54897 | |||||
Gavia adamsii | Yellow-billed Loon | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15363 | |||||
Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis | Lamoille Canyon Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 90294 | |||||
Symphyotrichum ascendens | Western Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41798 | |||||
Ranunculus cymbalaria | Seaside Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59184 | |||||
Mentzelia torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 48783 | |||||
Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88880 | |||||
Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85087 | |||||
Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. cusickii | Few-flower Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82985 | |||||
Anas americana | American Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18845 | |||||
Osmorhiza occidentalis | Western Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53206 | |||||
Phacelia hastata var. hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92223 | |||||
Saussurea americana | American Saw-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44362 | |||||
Stellaria nitens | Shiny Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61684 | |||||
Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis | Gairdner's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90812 | |||||
Carex aperta | Columbian Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42473 | |||||
Pheucticus ludovicianus | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16932 | |||||
Drosera rotundifolia | Roundleaf Sundew | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59862 | |||||
Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87287 | ||||||
Symphyotrichum praealtum | Willow Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55618 | |||||
Eriogonum heracleoides | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55621 | |||||
Limnodromus griseus | Short-billed Dowitcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16093 | |||||
Pinguicula macroceras | California Butterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46878 | |||||
Astragalus argophyllus var. martinii | Silverleaf Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85778 | |||||
Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. neomexicana | Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 83586 | |||||
Oenothera flava | Long-tubed Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53809 | |||||
Lepidium ramosissimum var. ramosissimum | Branched Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92799 | |||||
Carex petasata | Liddon Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45014 | |||||
Bidens vulgata | Tall Bur-marigold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49434 | |||||
Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis | Kentucky Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89459 | |||||
Ribes howellii | Howell's Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 40649 | |||||
Ericameria greenei | Greene's Goldenweed | Species | Plant | SNR | 58042 | ||||||
Canadanthus modestus | Great Northern Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47556 | |||||
Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata | Self-heal | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87934 | |||||
Bryum violaceum | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 37178 | ||||||
Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52093 | |||||
Arnica angustifolia ssp. tomentosa | Alpine Arnica | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91368 | |||||
Lomatium juniperinum | Juniper Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 43219 | |||||
Mustela erminea | Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17667 | |||||
Ribes laxiflorum | Trailing Black Currant | Species | Plant | SNR | 60601 | ||||||
Townsendia leptotes | Common Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50075 | |||||
Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. intermedium | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89958 | |||||
Plantago aristata | Large-bract Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41283 | |||||
Isoetes melanopoda | Blackfoot Quillwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58751 | |||||
Juncus balticus var. balticus | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86364 | |||||
Carex echinata ssp. echinata | Little Prickly Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84163 | |||||
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia | Currantleaf Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54507 | |||||
Psilocarphus oregonus | Oregon Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 45775 | |||||
Rosa gymnocarpa | Wood Rose | Species | Plant | SNR | 52755 | ||||||
Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91954 | |||||
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43860 | |||||
Berula erecta | Wild Parsnip | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48295 | |||||
Polyctenium fremontii var. fremontii | Desert Combleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88522 | |||||
Prosartes hookeri | Hooker's Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39499 | |||||
Lepidium montanum | Mountain Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5? | S4 | 56746 | |||||
Trifolium gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59392 | |||||
Astragalus lentiginosus var. salinus | Sodaville Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86914 | |||||
Lathyrus bijugatus | Latah Tule-pea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55119 | |||||
Ranunculus adoneus | Western Wild Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50806 | |||||
Picoides pubescens | Downy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19049 | |||||
Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90475 | |||||
Arabis hirsuta | Western Hairy Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42060 | |||||
Eatonella nivea | White Eatonella | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 49050 | ||||
Pinus contorta var. latifolia | Lodgepole Pine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89084 | |||||
Claytonia exigua | Serpentine Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57512 | |||||
Castilleja pallescens var. pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85317 | |||||
Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima | Hooker's Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83188 | |||||
Lomatium suksdorfii | Suksdorf's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 53431 | |||||
Oxytropis campestris | Northern Yellow Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55822 | |||||
Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92429 | |||||
Clematis ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44633 | |||||
Cyperus acuminatus | Short-point Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51596 | |||||
Astragalus iodanthus var. diaphanoides | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90993 | |||||
Trichophorum caespitosum | Tufted Clubrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42793 | |||||
Epilobium minutum | Small-flower Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60094 | |||||
Machaeranthera pinnatifida ssp. pinnatifida | Lacy Tansy-aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87495 | |||||
Claytonia rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47099 | |||||
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia ssp. grossulariifolia | Currantleaf Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85961 | |||||
Salvia dorrii var. incana | Fleshy Sage | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83749 | |||||
Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19873 | |||||
Oenothera elata | Hooker's Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54069 | |||||
Epilobium halleanum | Glandular Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45272 | |||||
Rubus leucodermis | White-stemmed Raspberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49676 | |||||
Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Red-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17890 | |||||
Lomatium simplex var. simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89654 | |||||
Carex phaeocephala | Mountain Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40923 | |||||
Minuartia pusilla | Dwarf Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47784 | |||||
Plagiobothrys scouleri var. cusickii | Meadow Popcorn-flower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88191 | |||||
Caloplaca sorocarpa | Orange Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | SNR | 38295 | |||||
Cirsium brevistylum | Short-style Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56338 | |||||
Salvia dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54707 | |||||
Cinna latifolia | Slender Wood Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43458 |