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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinus monophylla | Singleleaf Pinyon | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55352 | |||||
| Carex abrupta | Abrupt Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55882 | |||||
| Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
| Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum | Winter Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 87023 | |||||
| Melanoplus artemesiae | Sagebrush Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 29866 | |||||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Lobaria scrobiculata | Pored Lungwort | Species | Fungi | G4 | S1 | 34937 | |||||
| Thelypodium paniculatum | Paniculate Thelypody | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 58639 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. sterilis | Barren Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S1 | 88331 | ||||
| Cladonia bellidiflora | Cup Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36205 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Stanleya tomentosa var. runcinata | Hairy Prince's-plume | Variety | Plant | 3 | G4T1 | S1 | 83780 | ||||
| Hymenoxys cooperi | Cooper's Bitterweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 61405 | |||||
| Botrychium pedunculosum | Stalked Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 41400 | ||||
| Megascops kennicottii | Western Screech-Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 17834 | |||||
| Astragalus collinus var. collinus | Rattle Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | S1 | 86982 | ||||||
| Cyperus odoratus | Rusty Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50779 | |||||
| Argiacris amissuli | A Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 29789 | ||||
| Cryptomastix populi | Cottonwood Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 32629 | ||||
| Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
| Beckerus barri | A Click Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473938 | ||||
| Utacapnia nedia | Boise Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 24946 | ||||
| Eriogonum hookeri | Hooker's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 47614 | ||||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 19007 | ||||
| Dermatocarpon lorenzianum | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | 3 | G2 | S1 | 34274 | ||||
| Lycaena phlaeas arctodon | Beartooth Copper | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G5T3T5 | S1 | Tier 3 | 82030 | ||||
| Lomatium brunsfeldianum | Brunsfeld's lomatium | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 605773 | |||||
| Oreohelix intersum | Deep Slide Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 2 | 25169 | ||||
| Astragalus arthurii | Arthur's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 54822 | |||||
| Astragalus riparius | Piper's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G1G2 | S1 | 56297 | ||||
| Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis | Gold-back Fern | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 92353 | |||
| Oreohelix idahoensis baileyi | A Land Snail (Hells Canyon) | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G1G2T1 | S1 | 81933 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris | Pacific Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52716 | |||||
| Scapania apiculata | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G5? | S1 | 39118 | |||||
| Boechera rollinsiorum | Rockcress | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 1372568 | |||||
| Andromeda polifolia | Bog-rosemary | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 53175 | ||||
| Carex aboriginum | Indian Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 46793 | ||||
| Melanoplus phobetico | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 24773 | |||||
| Mimulus hymenophyllus | Membrane-leaved Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 4 | G2 | S1 | 41263 | ||||
| Thelypodium flexuosum | Flexible Thelypody | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54991 | ||||
| Argemone munita | Munite Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 55898 | |||||
| Spiranthes porrifolia | Western Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 56463 | |||||
| Melanoplus lemhiensis | Lemhi Short-wing Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 32723 | |||||
| Sphaerophorus globosus | Globe Ball Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | S1 | 33751 | |||||
| Juncus tiehmii | Tiehm's Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 45334 | ||||
| Mimulus ampliatus | Spacious Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 54233 | |||
| Townsendia scapigera | Scapose Townsendia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 49008 | ||||
| Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri | Joe Pye Weed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5Q | S1 | 91111 | |||||
| Planogyra clappi | Western Flat-whorl | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S1 | Tier 3 | 26915 | ||||
| Picea glauca | White Spruce | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 42988 | ||||
| Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
| Melanoplus alector | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 21382 | |||||
| Crossocalyx hellerianus | Heller's Notchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 34896 | |||||
| Orthotrichum holzingeri | Holzinger's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 36085 | |||||
| Astragalus asotinensis | Asotin Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 93763 | ||||
| Taenionema umatilla | Umatilla Willowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 25285 | ||||
| Hydroscapha redfordi | A Skiff Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473935 | ||||
| Bromus sitchensis var. aleutensis | Aleutian Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | S1 | 92608 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Boreal Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 92792 | |||||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Poa abbreviata | Northern Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53706 | |||||
| Asplenium septentrionale | Northern Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 60443 | |||||
| Cornus nuttallii | Pacific Dogwood | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60675 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma liatriformis | Palouse Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 47601 | ||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 | ||||
| Cascadoperla trictura | Cascades Stripetail | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | 32868 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum jessicae | Jessica's Aster | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 45453 | ||||
| Cladonia uncialis | Thorn Cladonia | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36769 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Poa paucispicula | Alaska Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 93485 | |||||
| Melanoplus trigeminus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 25495 | |||||
| Platanthera obtusata | Small Northern Bog-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 48001 | |||||
| Carex lacustris | Lake-bank Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41288 | |||||
| Eriogonum soliceps | Railroad Canyon Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G2 | S1 | 67682 | ||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50160 | |||||
| Astragalus bourgovii | Bourgeau's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 50456 | |||||
| Blepharidachne kingii | King's Desertgrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 43707 | ||||
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
| Mirabilis linearis var. linearis | Narrowleaf Four-o'clock | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | S1 | 1879168 | |||||
| Capnia zukeli | Idaho Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30657 | ||||
| Botrychium michiganense | Michigan Moonwort | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 58437 | |||||
| Hackelia cronquistii | Cronquist's Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1 | 58684 | ||||
| Ovis canadensis canadensis | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | G4T4 | S1 | 80082 | ||||
| Douglasia conservatorum | Bloom Peak Douglasia | Species | Plant | G2G3 | S1 | 93777 | |||||
| Capnia lineata | Straight Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 22709 | ||||
| Vallisneria americana | Tapegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46044 | |||||
| Monardella angustifolia | Leslie Gulch Monardella | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 1345281 | ||||
| Paraleptophlebia traverae | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | GH | S1 | Tier 3 | 23060 | ||||
| Erigeron watsonii | Watson's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S1 | 59849 | |||||
| Goereilla baumanni | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 23996 | ||||
| Perlomyia collaris | Black Needlefly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | 24317 | |||||
| Aliciella triodon | Coyote Gily-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 61040 | |||||
| Oreohelix waltoni | Lava Rock Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25052 | |||
| Maianthemum dilatatum | False Lily-of-the-Valley | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 56245 | |||||
| Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum | Green Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 43014 | |||||
| Vertigo idahoensis | Idaho Vertigo | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1? | 29127 | |||||
| Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16813 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 |
