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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranunculus hebecarpus | Downy Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45099 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87824 | |||||
| Clematis ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44633 | |||||
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
| Notropis hudsonius | Spottail Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19796 | |||||
| Castilleja sulphurea | Sulphur Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | SNR | 60494 | ||||||
| Agrestia hispida | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3 | SNR | 37129 | |||||
| Ivesia gordonii | Gordon's Ivesia | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49510 | |||||
| Ageratina herbacea | Fragrant Thorough-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42796 | |||||
| Cerastium nutans var. nutans | Nodding Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91276 | |||||
| Trisetum wolfii | Beardless Oats | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54868 | |||||
| Senecio hydrophilus | Great Swamp Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58674 | |||||
| Kalmia polifolia | Pale Laurel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47637 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84316 | |||||
| Rorippa truncata | Wild Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50505 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus ssp. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89829 | ||||||
| Phlox austromontana | Desert Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40933 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. 1 | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86500 | |||||
| Montia dichotoma | Dwarf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53152 | |||||
| Erigeron acris ssp. politus | Northern Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91760 | |||||
| Mentha canadensis | Canadian Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45839 | |||||
| Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84849 | |||||
| Linum lewisii var. alpicola | Prairie Flax | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 88418 | |||||
| Osmorhiza berteroi | Chilean Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51258 | |||||
| Salix lasiolepis | Arroyo Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55529 | |||||
| Sedum borschii | Borsch's Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4? | S2 | 59347 | |||||
| Eriophorum gracile | Slender Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48362 | |||||
| Carex backii | Back's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41534 | |||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. costata | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87017 | |||||
| Ellisia nyctelea | Nyctelea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53763 | |||||
| Mertensia bella | Oregon Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 57395 | |||||
| Dryas drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46479 | |||||
| Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus | Sierran Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83289 | |||||
| Lomatium bicolor var. bicolor | Bicolor Biscuitroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 88963 | |||||
| Polygonum heterosepalum | Dwarf Desert Knotweed | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 44065 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. calcaratus | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92322 | ||||||
| Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
| Veratrum viride | American False Hellebore | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60017 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii | Large-flower Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 85510 | |||||
| Carex pellita | Woolly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52048 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83889 | |||||
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49994 | |||||
| Ulota megalospora | Large-spored Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34919 | |||||
| Eleocharis rostellata | Beaked Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42324 | |||||
| Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87681 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54442 | |||||
| Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
| Gilia lottiae | Lott's Gily-flower | Species | Plant | SNR | 60699 | ||||||
| Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum | Common Dandelion | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86076 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca | Virginia Strawberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89548 | |||||
| Potamogeton natans | Floating Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52696 | |||||
| Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17365 | |||||
| Collomia macrocalyx | Bristle-flowered Collomia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 56288 | |||||
| Pinus monticola | Western White Pine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45337 | |||||
| Arabis x divaricarpa | Hybrid Rockcress | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78968 | |||||
| Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus | Small Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88012 | |||||
| Arabis cusickii | Cusick's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43007 | |||||
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum | Scribner's Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91422 | |||||
| Cryptantha intermedia | Large-flower Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47868 | |||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | Northeastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50742 | |||||
| Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum | Rough Cocklebur | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90018 | |||||
| Artemisia dracunculus | Dragon Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56833 | |||||
| Asio otus | Long-eared Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16122 | |||||
| Cryptantha ambigua | Obscure Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41106 | |||||
| Linum kingii | Uintah Mountain Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43660 | |||||
| Castilleja oresbia | Pale Wallowa Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 53388 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta | Autumn Dwarf Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91997 | |||||
| Lonicera ciliosa | Orange Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59559 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. minor | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85029 | |||||
| Astragalus purshii var. concinnus | Pursh's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 88587 | |||||
| Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55799 | |||||
| Streptopus amplexifolius var. chalazatus | Clasping Twisted-stalk | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90546 | |||||
| Beckmannia syzigachne | American Sloughgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54019 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Astragalus atropubescens | Kelsey's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57642 | |||||
| Helianthus petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39996 | |||||
| Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum | Spreading Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83529 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85683 | |||||
| Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia | California Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89147 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Juncus phaeocephalus | Brown-head Rush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 44871 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera var. commutata | Western Paper Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92510 | |||||
| Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60257 | |||||
| Crataegus rivularis | Dotted Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49310 | |||||
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42500 | |||||
| Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91058 | |||||
| Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54656 | |||||
| Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis | Leafy Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47417 | |||||
| Eriogonum alatum var. alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84074 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50275 | |||||
| x Elyhordeum macounii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79583 | ||||||
| Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
| Luzula spicata | Spiked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52886 | |||||
| Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56477 | |||||
| Eriogonum ochrocephalum | Ocher-flowered Wild-buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 45655 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana | Mountain Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84611 | |||||
| Townsendia alpigena var. minima | Wyoming Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 88236 | |||||
| Polygonum persicaria | Lady's Thumb | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 55269 |
