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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15646 | |||||
| Piptatherum micranthum | Small-flowered Ricegrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 55028 | ||||
| Acipenser transmontanus | White Sturgeon | Species | Fish | 2 | G4 | S2 | 15794 | ||||
| Trifolium owyheense | Owyhee Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 55100 | ||||
| Rhinichthys umatilla | Umatilla Dace | Species | Fish | G4 | S4 | 15936 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55227 | |||||
| Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16055 | |||||
| Penstemon pratensis | White-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55317 | |||||
| Thomomys idahoensis | Idaho Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4 | S4 | 16213 | |||||
| Sagina procumbens | Procumbent Pearlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 55453 | |||||
| Gambelia wislizenii | Long-nosed Leopard Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16302 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum cusickii | Cusick's Aster | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55617 | |||||
| Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Common Poorwill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16426 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55761 | |||||
| Leucophaeus pipixcan | Franklin's Gull | Species | Bird | G4G5 | S3B | Tier 3 | 16522 | ||||
| Gentianella amarella | Northern Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55833 | |||||
| Neotoma cinerea | Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16619 | |||||
| Crucianella angustifolia | Narrowleaf Crucianella | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 55928 | |||||
| Sorex cinereus | Masked Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16762 | |||||
| Ceanothus sanguineus | Oregon-tea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56052 | |||||
| Butorides virescens | Green Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16901 | |||||
| Gentianella tenella | Slender Gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1S2 | 56123 | |||||
| Piranga rubra | Summer Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17083 | |||||
| Rudbeckia occidentalis | Western Coneflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56207 | |||||
| Pimephales promelas | Fathead Minnow | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17205 | |||||
| Alnus rhombifolia | White Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56291 | |||||
| Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17284 | |||||
| Polygonum phytolaccifolium | Polk Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56389 | |||||
| Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17425 | |||||
| Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian Olive | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 56487 | |||||
| Gallinago delicata | Wilson's Snipe | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N,S4B | 17532 | |||||
| Androsace filiformis | Slender Rock-jasmine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56599 | |||||
| Ammospermophilus leucurus | White-tailed Antelope Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17612 | |||||
| Cryptantha muricata | Pointed Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 56674 | |||||
| Limosa haemastica | Hudsonian Godwit | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 17742 | |||||
| Betula occidentalis | Spring Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56774 | |||||
| Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17889 | |||||
| Saussurea weberi | Weber's Saw-wort | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 56893 | |||||
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18042 | |||||
| Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dogtail Grass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57074 | |||||
| Leucosticte tephrocotis | Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18169 | |||||
| Lomatium ambiguum | Streambank Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57165 | |||||
| Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18274 | |||||
| Holodiscus discolor | Cream-bush Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57333 | |||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18395 | ||
| Capsella bursa-pastoris | Common Shepherd's Purse | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57483 | |||||
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 18505 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57596 | |||||
| Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18634 | |||||
| Cuscuta megalocarpa | Big-fruit Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57692 | |||||
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
| Viola arvensis | Small Wild Pansy | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57837 | |||||
| Anas americana | American Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18845 | |||||
| Monolepis spathulata | Prostrate Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57966 | |||||
| Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18980 | |||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58117 | |||||
| Thaumatomyia annulata | A Grass Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473790 | |||||
| Myodes gapperi | Southern Red-backed Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19078 | |||||
| Gentiana prostrata | Pygmy Gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58249 | |||||
| Trichochrous paisleyi | A Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473806 | |||||
| Troglodytes aedon | House Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19194 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
| Zelus tetracanthus | An Assassin Bug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473822 | |||||
| Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
| Vicia americana | American Purple Vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58499 | |||||
| Okanagana oregona | A Cicada | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1473838 | |||||
| Vermivora cyanoptera | Blue-winged Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19471 | |||||
| Vicia villosa | Winter Vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 58647 | |||||
| Rhopalomyia rugosa | A Gall-forming Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1473854 | |||||
| Setophaga townsendi | Townsend's Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19626 | |||||
| Isoetes melanopoda | Blackfoot Quillwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58751 | |||||
| Myrmecocystus pyramicus | An Ant | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1473870 | |||||
| Colaptes auratus | Northern Flicker | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19793 | |||||
| Symphytum officinale | Common Comfrey | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 58878 | |||||
| Optioservus seriatus | A Riffle Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473886 | |||||
| Rallus limicola | Virginia Rail | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N,S3B | 19936 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58960 | |||||
| Aulodrilus pluriseta | A Worm | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473902 | |||||
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
| Scheuchzeria palustris | Pod Grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 59065 | ||||
| Limnodrilus profundicola | A Worm | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473919 | |||||
| Helobdella stagnalis | A Leech | Species | Invertebrate | S5 | 20137 | ||||||
| Delphinium stachydeum | Spiked Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59202 | |||||
| Hydroscapha redfordi | A Skiff Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473935 | ||||
| Amara discors | A Sun Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 20304 | |||||
| Silene vulgaris | Maiden's-tears | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 59335 | |||||
| Poecilus laetulus | A Ground Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473951 | |||||
| Punctum minutissimum | Small Spot | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 20485 | |||||
| Juncus dubius | Mariposa Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59453 | |||||
| Aulodrilus americanus | A Worm | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473967 | |||||
| Malacosoma californicum | Western Tent Caterpillar Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 20682 | |||||
| Echinochloa crus-galli | Barnyard Grass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 59584 | |||||
| Aciurina idahoensis | A Fruit Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1473983 | |||||
| Schinia meadi | Mead's Flower Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 20855 | |||||
| Carex simulata | Copycat Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59697 | |||||
| Chlorosea nevadaria | A Geometer Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473999 | |||||
| Apatania barri | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | GU | SNR | Tier 3 | 21061 | ||||
| Penstemon radicosus | Mat-root Beardtongue | Species | Plant | SNR | 59823 | ||||||
| Pero occidentalis | A Geometer Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1474015 | |||||
| Pseudocloeon apache | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | SNR | 21180 |
