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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88683 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Mountain Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67749 | |||||
| Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Phlox pulvinata | Cushion Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57674 | |||||
| Grindelia columbiana | Columbian Gumweed | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44780 | |||||
| Calidris bairdii | Baird's Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 20080 | |||||
| Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83308 | ||||||
| Juncus confusus | Colorado Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42957 | |||||
| Trifolium longipes ssp. longipes | Long-stalk Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92573 | |||||
| Lepomis cyanellus | Green Sunfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18179 | |||||
| Physcia magnussonii | Species | Fungi | G3G4 | SNR | 35967 | ||||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
| Helianthella uniflora | Rocky Mountain Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60322 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85529 | |||||
| Elymus alaskanus | Alaska Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45495 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83899 | |||||
| Listera cordata | Heartleaf Twayblade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54218 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi | Whitney's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41072 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91147 | |||||
| Arabis lemmonii | Lemmon's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52448 | |||||
| Waldsteinia idahoensis | Idaho Strawberry | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 39273 | |||
| Carex preslii | Presl's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60990 | |||||
| Gymnosteris parvula | Small-flowered Gymnosteris | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 47923 | |||||
| Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae | Small-flower Nemophila | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86089 | |||||
| Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56501 | |||||
| Chenopodium fremontii | Fremont's Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43650 | |||||
| Gaura mollis | Velvet-leaved Gaura | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46081 | |||||
| Dumetella carolinensis | Gray Catbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18849 | |||||
| Delphinium x xylorrhizum | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78996 | ||||||
| Alosa sapidissima | American Shad | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16293 | |||||
| Rorippa truncata | Wild Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50505 | |||||
| Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale | Western Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88309 | |||||
| Iva axillaris | Small-flowered Marsh-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48706 | |||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. flabellifolia | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84504 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57146 | |||||
| Phacelia leptosepala | Narrow-sepal Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44308 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi var. sonneanus | Northern Whitney's Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90239 | ||||||
| Castilleja exserta | Red Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61598 | |||||
| Osmorhiza berteroi | Chilean Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51258 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88829 | |||||
| Cirsium pulcherrimum | Wyoming Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59833 | |||||
| Vahlodea atropurpurea | Mountain Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46850 | |||||
| Sander canadensis | Sauger | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16776 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85045 | |||||
| Salix pseudomonticola | False Mountain Willow | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 55530 | ||||
| Draba praealta | Tall Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44953 | |||||
| Astragalus ceramicus var. apus | Painted Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | S3 | 92198 | |||||
| Draba aurea | Golden Draba | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53765 | |||||
| Astragalus utahensis | Utah Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40629 | |||||
| Lomatium cous | Cous-root Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49380 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. stellatum | Starry Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87245 | |||||
| Chenopodium rubrum | Coast-blite Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57954 | |||||
| Cornus sericea | Red-osier Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47490 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 85706 | |||||
| Geranium bicknellii | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56156 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43194 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. minor | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92777 | |||||
| Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 74432 | |||||
| Carex pellita | Woolly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52048 | |||||
| Erigeron bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41225 | |||||
| Pseudognaphalium canescens ssp. thermale | White Cudweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4Q | SNR | 89392 | |||||
| Populus angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60526 | |||||
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49994 | |||||
| Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus | Entireleaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87884 | |||||
| Geranium carolinianum | Carolina Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58699 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84107 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos mollis | Soft-haired Snowberry | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 54458 | |||||
| Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
| Picoides pubescens | Downy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19049 | |||||
| x Pseudelymus saxicola | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79597 | ||||||
| Potamogeton natans | Floating Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52696 | |||||
| Idahoa scapigera | Scapose Scalepod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39492 | |||||
| Carex scirpoidea ssp. pseudoscirpoidea | Western Single-spike Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89912 | |||||
| Salix eastwoodiae | Eastwood's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61161 | |||||
| Trisetum canescens | Nodding Trisetum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48239 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. viscidula | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86327 | |||||
| Downingia bacigalupii | Bacigalupi's Downingia | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2 | 56699 | ||||
| Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae | Norton's St. John's-wort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84621 | |||||
| Pseudognaphalium canescens | Wright's Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55078 | |||||
| Cryptantha affinis | Slender Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42034 | |||||
| Trifolium andersonii ssp. andersonii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 91853 | ||||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | Northeastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50742 | |||||
| Draba paysonii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40199 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum | Field Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88471 | ||||||
| Galium mexicanum | Mexican Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59386 | |||||
| Crataegus columbiana | A Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61864 | |||||
| Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
| Ceanothus prostratus | Mahala-mat Ceanothus | Species | Plant | 3 | G5? | S1 | 57476 | ||||
| Cusickiella douglasii | Alkali False Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44570 | |||||
| Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19873 | |||||
| Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
| Eleocharis acicularis | Least Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42741 | |||||
| Arabis hirsuta var. pycnocarpa | Western Hairy Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90434 | |||||
| Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Red-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17890 | |||||
| Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
| Hypogymnia apinnata | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 34821 | |||||
| Navarretia intertexta ssp. propinqua | Great Basin Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89047 | |||||
| Stylocline psilocarphoides | Malheur Stylocline | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47051 | |||||
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17088 |
