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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urocitellus endemicus | Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G2T1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80667 | |||
| Beckerus barri | A Click Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473938 | ||||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Aculepeira packardi | Northern Orb Weaver | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 26849 | |||||
| Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula | Sideoats Grama | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92195 | |||||
| Lonicera conjugialis | Double Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44553 | |||||
| Saxifraga bronchialis | Matte Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42820 | |||||
| Xeris spectrum | A Horntail | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1476688 | |||||
| Lonicera ciliosa | Orange Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59559 | |||||
| Clostera brucei | Bruce's Chocolate-tip Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 30777 | |||||
| Alnus viridis | Green Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53358 | |||||
| Zigadenus elegans ssp. elegans | Mountain Deathcamas | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90744 | |||||
| Tuckermannopsis sepincola | Chestnut Wrinkle Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S2 | 35326 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55256 | |||||
| Taxigramma heteroneura | A Flesh Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473787 | |||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius | Spiny Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87239 | |||||
| Paronychia sessiliflora | Low Nailwort | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 51509 | ||||
| Bembidion nitidum | A Ground Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | SNR | 71859 | ||||||
| Philoctetes plicatus | A Cuckoo Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1472910 | |||||
| Epilobium brachycarpum | Panicled Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53540 | |||||
| Solanum triflorum | Cutleaf Nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47027 | |||||
| Pulex irritans | Human Flea | Species | Invertebrate | SNA | 22148 | ||||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. davisii | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 85693 | |||||
| Ischnura cervula | Pacific Forktail | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 22069 | |||||
| Psychoglypha subborealis | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 67702 | |||||
| Oxybelomorpha steckii | A Crabronid Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475393 | |||||
| Carex rupestris | Rock Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40980 | |||||
| Lupinus parviflorus | Lodgepole Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45200 | |||||
| Saldula opiparia | A Shore Bug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476263 | |||||
| Astragalus atropubescens | Kelsey's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57642 | |||||
| Abagrotis apposita | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1474133 | |||||
| Pyrgulopsis intermedia | Crooked Creek Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | SNA | 28257 | |||||
| Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens | Fineleaf Woolly-white | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89388 | |||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Paroxyna steyskali | A Fruit Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473288 | |||||
| Euaresta tapetis | A Fruit Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475741 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Trichodezia albovittata | White-striped Black | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 24154 | |||||
| Gypsophila paniculata | Tall Baby's-breath | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 49548 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. latifolius | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87882 | ||||||
| Tinodes provo | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | SNR | 74241 | |||||
| Trachyrachys kiowa | Ash-brown Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1473036 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43488 | |||||
| Mentzelia albicaulis | White-stem Stickleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47716 | |||||
| Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60257 | |||||
| Pseudanarta flava | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474880 | |||||
| Allogona ptychophora | Idaho Forestsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 32094 | |||||
| Puccinellia distans ssp. distans | Spreading Alkali Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNA | 91323 | |||||
| x Elyleymus aristatus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79589 | ||||||
| Carex occidentalis | Western Sedge | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 41572 | ||||
| Pogonomyrmex occidentalis | Western Harvester Ant | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1476529 | |||||
| Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
| Cucullia eulepis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474389 | |||||
| Eremophila alpestris | Horned Lark | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19323 | |||||
| Catocala californica | An Underwing Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S3 | 29086 | |||||
| Carex interrupta | Green-fruited Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52221 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa | Black Cottonwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89872 | |||||
| Stercorarius longicaudus | Long-tailed Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15304 | |||||
| Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
| Phyllopidea hirta | A Leaf Bug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473379 | |||||
| Potentilla diversifolia var. perdissecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86326 | |||||
| Heliotropium curassavicum | Seaside Heliotrope | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50262 | |||||
| Polia nimbosa | Stormy Arches Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 69762 | |||||
| Campiglossa clathrata | A Fruit Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475564 | |||||
| Abutilon theophrasti | Velvet-leaf | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 45936 | |||||
| Conyza canadensis var. glabrata | Canada Horseweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84617 | |||||
| Microtus montanus | Montane Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18453 | |||||
| Formica hewitti | An Ant | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1476874 | |||||
| Festuca pratensis | Meadow Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 60937 | |||||
| Amara confusa | A Sun Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475062 | |||||
| Frisonia picticeps | Painted Springfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | SNR | 26156 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata | Threeleaf Foamflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91849 | |||||
| Puccinellia lemmonii | Lemmon's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39750 | |||||
| Angelica arguta | Lyall's Angelica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43982 | |||||
| Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56477 | |||||
| Polycelis coronata | A Planarid Worm | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473974 | |||||
| Thereva clamonae | A Stiletto Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476623 | |||||
| Dissosteira carolina | Carolina Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 25222 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88459 | |||||
| Festuca idahoensis | Idaho Fescue | Species | Plant | SNR | 52883 | ||||||
| Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
| Melanoplus zeus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 33139 | |||||
| Arabis x divaricarpa | Hybrid Rockcress | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78968 | |||||
| Calladonus montanus | A Leafhopper | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473132 | |||||
| Townsendia mensana | Western Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 54847 | |||||
| Rileya cecidomyiae | A Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473721 | |||||
| Mertensia campanulata | Bell-flowered Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48496 | |||||
| Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86861 | |||||
| Lithophane amanda | Amanda's Pinion Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 70950 | |||||
| Tyrannidae - Flycatcher spp. | Unclassified Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 93745 | |||||||
| Potentilla argentea var. argentea | Silvery Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | GNRTNR | SNA | 83089 | |||||
| Festuca saximontana | Rocky Mountain Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42341 | |||||
| Salix melanopsis | Dusky Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46535 | |||||
| Heptagenia adaequata | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 21365 | |||||
| Glyptopleura marginata | White-margined Wax Plant | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 59094 | ||||
| Euxoa scotogrammoides | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 1474569 | |||||
| Aeronautes saxatalis | White-throated Swift | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20101 | |||||
| Bombus frigidus | Frigid Bumble Bee | Species | Invertebrate | G4? | S3 | 30144 |
