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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxytropis besseyi | Bessey's Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61420 | |||||
| Crepis nana ssp. nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91541 | |||||
| Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44380 | |||||
| Chamaesyce ocellata | Valley Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59621 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. weberi | Weber's Scarlet Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 90129 | |||||
| Selaginella densa var. densa | Dense Spike-moss | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84919 | ||||||
| Trifolium latifolium | Twin Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52843 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Astragalus geyeri var. geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86572 | |||||
| Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
| Prenanthes alata | Western Rattlesnake-root | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48441 | |||||
| Dasiphora fruticosa | Golden-Hardhack | Species | Plant | SNR | 67953 | ||||||
| Eriogonum desertorum | Desert Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G3Q | SNA | 46497 | ||||
| Pedicularis contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55227 | |||||
| Alyssum desertorum | Desert Alyssum | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57712 | |||||
| Pinicola enucleator | Pine Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18911 | |||||
| Lupinus cusickii ssp. cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G1T1 | SNR | 90666 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. virginiana | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83410 | |||||
| Spirodela polyrrhiza | Common Water-flaxseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50960 | |||||
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S2? | 40672 | |||||
| Ruppia maritima | Ditch-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53463 | |||||
| Heuchera parvifolia | Littleleaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56005 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii var. purshii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87096 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49108 | |||||
| Certhia americana | Brown Creeper | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17082 | |||||
| Carex canescens | Hoary Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60367 | |||||
| Acer negundo var. interius | Box-elder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92647 | |||||
| Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85580 | ||||||
| Allium textile | White Wild Onion | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 58479 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. neolaxiflorus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83951 | |||||
| Elodea bifoliata | Two-leaf Water-weed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51707 | |||||
| Carex mertensii | Merten's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41287 | |||||
| Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa | Shore Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87778 | |||||
| Hordeum depressum | Dwarf Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47197 | |||||
| Saxifraga integrifolia | Northwestern Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49699 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45781 | |||||
| Agrostis thurberiana | Thurber's Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61026 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. nuttallii | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91201 | |||||
| Silene douglasii | Dougla's Campion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54129 | |||||
| Atriplex patula | Halberd-leaf Saltbush | Species | Plant | SNR | 56540 | ||||||
| Danthonia californica | California Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43873 | |||||
| Sturnella neglecta | Western Meadowlark | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19075 | |||||
| Artemisia biennis var. biennis | Biennial Wormwood | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89777 | |||||
| Elymus x saundersii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79272 | ||||||
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed-Susan | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39525 | |||||
| Artemisia cana | Hoary Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52355 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. spathulatus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86170 | ||||||
| Lupinus holosericeus | Nuttall's Silky Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47875 | |||||
| Lotus nevadensis | Nevada Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59179 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum | Western Bog Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91714 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis | Slender Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54815 | |||||
| Lupinus cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 57200 | |||||
| Melospiza melodia | Song Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18444 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88371 | |||||
| Penstemon cyaneus | Dark-blue Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50470 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. arbustus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86750 | |||||
| Alnus incana | Speckled Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61682 | |||||
| Eriogonum cernuum | Nodding Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48625 | |||||
| Triglochin maritima | Common Bog Arrow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44638 | |||||
| Erigeron acris | Bitter Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59851 | |||||
| Mniotilta varia | Black-and-white Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19904 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. globosa | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85102 | ||||||
| Oenothera brachycarpa | Short-fruit Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42799 | |||||
| Larus schistisagus | Slaty-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16035 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88938 | |||||
| Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii | Douglas-fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83584 | |||||
| Salix lucida | Shining Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51179 | |||||
| Phacelia hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46742 | |||||
| Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana | Pacific Northwest Starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92256 | |||||
| Asclepias subverticillata | Bedstraw Milkweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58013 | |||||
| Gaultheria humifusa | Alpine Spicy Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45283 | |||||
| Lomatium nuttallii | Nuttall's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 40936 | |||||
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis | Panamint Sunray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53712 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. vallicola | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87324 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. neglecta | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85784 | |||||
| Ribes sanguineum | Red-flowered Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60594 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93017 | |||||
| Potentilla biennis | Biennial Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43475 | |||||
| Acer negundo | Box-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58750 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca | Tufted Hairgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89500 | |||||
| Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora | Nevada Showy False Goldeneye | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84159 | |||||
| Eleocharis quinqueflora | Few-flower Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41540 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum var. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 87966 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi | Lahontan Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | G4T3 | SNA | 79970 | |||||
| Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
| Carex scoparia var. scoparia | Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91386 | |||||
| Penstemon janishiae | Janish's Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 44088 | ||||
| Valeriana dioica | Wood Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59388 | |||||
| Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89976 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84688 | |||||
| Vaccinium scoparium | Grouseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39734 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. americana | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86394 | |||||
| Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S4 | 15570 | |||
| Lemna turionifera | Turion Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48127 | |||||
| Carex infirminervia | Species | Plant | SNR | 62033 | |||||||
| Plectritis ciliosa | Long-spur Plectritis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46263 | |||||
| Draba paysonii var. treleasii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91971 | |||||
| Agropyron cristatum | Crested Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 55032 | |||||
| Hackelia micrantha | Blue Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57511 |
