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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carex pallescens | Pale Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52641 | |||||
| Astragalus mollissimus var. thompsoniae | Woolly Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 88688 | |||||
| Potentilla plattensis | Platte River Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 53284 | |||||
| Arnica alpina | Alpine Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42938 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. multiscapa | Yellow Spring-beauty | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 83747 | |||||
| Cornus nuttallii | Pacific Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60675 | |||||
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus | Sweet Coltsfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 90290 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Lomatogonium rotatum | Marsh Felwort | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 39309 | |||
| Ladislavella idahoensis | Shortspire Pondsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | 23097 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma liatriformis | Palouse Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 47601 | ||||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Oreohelix haydeni perplexa | A Land Snail (Lower Salmon River) | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G2G3T1T3 | S1 | 82082 | |||||
| Asplenium septentrionale | Northern Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 60443 | |||||
| Nevada holmgrenii | Nye County Smelowskia | Species | Plant | G2G3 | S1 | 54542 | |||||
| Primula incana | Jones' Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | G4G5 | S1 | 61307 | ||||
| Oreohelix jugalis | Boulder Pile Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 28287 | |||
| Geum rossii | Ross' Avens | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 61492 | |||||
| Glacicavicola bathyscioides | Blind Cave Leiodid Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 1 | 28887 | |||
| Carex incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 55430 | ||||
| Polytrichastrum longisetum | Long-stalked Haircap Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 34374 | |||||
| Phacelia scopulina var. scopulina | Prostrate Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | S1 | 90978 | |||||
| Porella navicularis | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 35786 | |||||
| Soyedina potteri | Idaho Forestfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 20470 | ||||
| Physa megalochlamys | Cloaked Physa | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | 30655 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea var. winwardii | Winward's Whitestem Goldenbush | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G4G5T1 | S1 | 93368 | ||||
| Mitella nuda | Naked Bishop's-cap | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 51762 | |||||
| Platanthera obtusata | Small Northern Bog-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 48001 | |||||
| Carex lacustris | Lake-bank Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41288 | |||||
| Lomatium swingerae | Swinger’s biscuitroot | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 1354827 | |||||
| Eriogonum novonudum | False Naked Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 52254 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Oreohelix haydeni hesperia | Western Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G2G3T1T3 | S1 | 81969 | |||||
| Argemone munita ssp. rotundata | Armed Prickly-poppy | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 89188 | |||||
| Eriogonum palmerianum | Palmer's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 43254 | ||||
| Astragalus diversifolius | Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 50095 | |||
| Bolshecapnia milami | Glacier Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S1 | 27949 | |||||
| Pinus monophylla | Singleleaf Pinyon | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55352 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Pseudobraunia californica | California Pseudobraunia Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 37860 | |||||
| Melanoplus alector | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 21382 | |||||
| Kobresia myosuroides | Bellardi's Kobresia | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39426 | |||||
| Astragalus bourgovii | Bourgeau's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 50456 | |||||
| Melanoplus obex | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 22628 | |||||
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
| Melanoplus baldi | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23239 | |||||
| Botrychium michiganense | Michigan Moonwort | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 58437 | |||||
| Hackelia cronquistii | Cronquist's Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1 | 58684 | ||||
| Ovis canadensis canadensis | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | G4T4 | S1 | 80082 | ||||
| Erigeron watsonii | Watson's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S1 | 59849 | |||||
| Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
| Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla | Short-style Tofieldia | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T4 | S1 | 89299 | ||||
| Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
| Stanleya tomentosa var. runcinata | Hairy Prince's-plume | Variety | Plant | 3 | G4T1 | S1 | 83780 | ||||
| Orthotrichum holzingeri | Holzinger's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 36085 | |||||
| Cladonia symphycarpa | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 37352 | ||||||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Antennaria arcuata | Meadow Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 39727 | |||||
| Hydroscapha redfordi | A Skiff Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473935 | ||||
| Melanoplus daemon | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23423 | |||||
| Idagona westcotti | Idaho Lava Tube Millipede | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 74307 | ||||
| Heteranthera dubia | Grassleaf Mud-plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41363 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Callophrys johnsoni | Johnson's Hairstreak | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 28023 | ||||
| Astragalus arthurii | Arthur's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 54822 | |||||
| Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
| Schistostega pennata | Luminous Moss | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S1 | 37047 | |||||
| Lobaria linita | Smeared Lungwort | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | S1 | 38200 | |||||
| Astragalus riparius | Piper's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 4 | G1G2 | S1 | 56297 | ||||
| Tharsalea phlaeas arctodon | Beartooth Copper | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G5T3T5 | S1 | Tier 3 | 82030 | ||||
| Thelypodium flexuosum | Flexible Thelypody | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54991 | ||||
| Argemone munita | Munite Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 55898 | |||||
| Buxbaumia aphylla | Leafless Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 37996 | ||||
| Spiranthes porrifolia | Western Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 56463 | |||||
| Rubus pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39898 | |||||
| Carex aboriginum | Indian Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 46793 | ||||
| Oreohelix idahoensis baileyi | A Land Snail (Hells Canyon) | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G1G2T1 | S1 | 81933 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris | Pacific Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52716 | |||||
| Sphaeromeria potentilloides | Cinquefoil Tansy | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 49054 | |||||
| Andromeda polifolia | Bog-rosemary | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53175 | |||||
| Mimulus ampliatus | Spacious Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 54233 | |||
| Porella platyphylla | Wall Scalewort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 34031 | |||||
| Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri | Joe Pye Weed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5Q | S1 | 91111 | |||||
| Juncus tiehmii | Tiehm's Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 45334 | ||||
| Manophylax annulatus | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 20360 | ||||
| Cryptomastix magnidentata | Mission Creek Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 22608 | ||||
| Trifolium douglasii | Douglas' Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 41044 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Picea glauca | White Spruce | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 42988 | ||||
| Melanoplus pyro | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 26769 | |||||
| Potentilla hookeriana | Hooker's Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 60488 | |||||
| Philocasca antennata | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 29021 | ||||
| Drosera intermedia | Spoon-leaved Sundew | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40775 | |||||
| Securicauda hermani | Rocky Mountain Axetail | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1474102 | ||||
| Botrychium paradoxum | Peculiar Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 59804 | |||
| Melanoplus xenus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 26090 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia glomerata | Marsh Muhly | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60900 | ||||
| Eremogone kingii var. glabrescens | King's Sandwort | Subspecies | Plant | GNR | S1 | 84334 | |||||
| Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 | ||||
| Parameletus columbiae | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 22759 |
