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 brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5?Q | SNR | 86599 | |||||
| Lycopodium dendroideum | Groundpine | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59685 | ||||
| Cryptantha pterocarya | Wingnut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40378 | |||||
| Silene uralensis ssp. attenuata | Apetalous Catchfly | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4? | SNR | 84959 | |||||
| Allium madidum | Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 49159 | ||||
| Chionophila tweedyi | Tweedy's Snowlover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55367 | |||||
| Dicranum scoparium | Broom Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 33595 | |||||
| Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92125 | |||||
| Piranga ludoviciana | Western Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19527 | |||||
| Pedicularis parryi | Parry's Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53664 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus var. cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90678 | |||||
| Artemisia sp. 1 | Bruneau big sagebrush | Species | Plant | GNR | S2 | 68127 | |||||
| Arnica alpina | Alpine Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42938 | |||||
| Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87109 | |||||
| Stanleya tomentosa | Hairy Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51739 | |||||
| Monolepis pusilla | Red Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57796 | |||||
| Buteo platypterus | Broad-winged Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15876 | |||||
| Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea | Stinging Nettle | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83439 | |||||
| Viola sheltonii | Shelton's Violet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49736 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. pumilum | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92659 | |||||
| Sedum lanceolatum ssp. subalpinum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89284 | |||||
| Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
| Lomatium orientale | Oriental Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60412 | |||||
| Erigeron annuus | White-top Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52444 | |||||
| Sanguisorba canadensis | Canada Burnet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58523 | |||||
| Crepis nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39242 | |||||
| Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata | Sitka Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84003 | |||||
| Polystichum lonchitis | Northern Holly Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47908 | |||||
| Atriplex subspicata | Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54296 | |||||
| Stellaria crassifolia var. crassifolia | Fleshy Stitchwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91252 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza sagittata | Arrow-leaf Balsam-root | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46066 | |||||
| Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus | Green-band Mariposa Lily | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T2 | S2 | 89792 | ||||
| Corallorhiza mertensiana | Merten's Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61068 | |||||
| Caulanthus crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 41707 | |||||
| Plantago elongata ssp. elongata | Slender Plantain | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86204 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 50491 | |||||
| Cardamine breweri var. leibergii | Colorado Bitter-cress | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 84544 | |||||
| Leymus salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48681 | |||||
| Packera werneriifolia | Rock Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54977 | |||||
| Luzula multiflora ssp. frigida | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91749 | ||||||
| Hedysarum sulphurescens | Yellow Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44290 | |||||
| Xiphophorus hellerii | Green Swordtail | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19024 | |||||
| Hordeum pusillum ssp. pusillum | Little Barley | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88393 | |||||
| Bromus carinatus | California Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53139 | |||||
| Frangula purshiana | Cascara False Buckthorn | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59217 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39957 | |||||
| Viola macloskeyi | Smooth White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42401 | |||||
| Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii | Patterson's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86776 | |||||
| Danthonia intermedia | Vasey Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51249 | |||||
| Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57302 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus | Common Snowberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83010 | |||||
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Bearberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46772 | |||||
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior | Annual Ragweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90331 | |||||
| Argemone polyanthemos | White Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44940 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla | Bessey's Locoweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88952 | |||||
| Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17216 | |||||
| Allium parvum | Dwarf Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59914 | |||||
| Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 40600 | ||||
| Erigeron strigosus var. beyrichii | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85156 | ||||||
| Danthonia spicata | Poverty Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49371 | |||||
| Salix amygdaloides | Peach-leaved Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55663 | |||||
| Eritrichium nanum var. aretioides | Pale Alpine Forget-me-not | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92297 | |||||
| Triodanis perfoliata var. perfoliata | Claspingleaf Venus'-looking-glass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83610 | |||||
| Lewisia rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47478 | |||||
| Aythya americana | Redhead | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19837 | |||||
| Juncus saximontanus | Rocky Mountain Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53877 | |||||
| Melampyrum lineare var. lineare | American Cow-wheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90845 | |||||
| Festuca campestris | Big Rough Fescue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 43176 | |||||
| Branta hutchinsii | Cackling Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | SNR | 17868 | |||||
| Dodecatheon hendersonii | Henderson's Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52009 | |||||
| Polystichum andersonii | Anderson Holly-fern | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58076 | |||||
| Asio otus | Long-eared Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16122 |
