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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51169 | |||||
| Viola palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59064 | |||||
| Salix lemmonii | Lemmon's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46646 | |||||
| Lemna turionifera | Turion Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48127 | |||||
| Bazzania ambigua | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 33747 | ||||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Hordeum pusillum | Little Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57084 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius | Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86056 | |||||
| Sturnella neglecta | Western Meadowlark | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19075 | |||||
| Arnica x diversifolia | Rayless Arnica | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78923 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43194 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia | Giant Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50676 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
| Orobanche ludoviciana | Louisiana Broomrape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48865 | |||||
| Tetraneuris grandiflora | Old-Man-of-the-Mountain | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41104 | |||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. setosum | Bristly Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84476 | |||||
| Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91147 | |||||
| Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
| Elymus scribneri | Scribner's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51899 | |||||
| Ranunculus oresterus | Blue Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45621 | |||||
| Astragalus canadensis var. mortonii | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86669 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Senecio triangularis | Arrow-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54379 | |||||
| Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61466 | |||||
| Ambrosia coronopifolia | Western Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52618 | |||||
| Carex prairea | Prairie Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59698 | |||||
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed-Susan | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39525 | |||||
| Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale | Western Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88309 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia andina | Foxtail Muhly | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46189 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. trifoliata | Laceflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88316 | |||||
| Eriogonum pyrolifolium | Pyrola-leaved Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46191 | |||||
| Parnassia parviflora | Small-flower Grass-of-parnassus | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47671 | |||||
| Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum | Spreading Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83529 | |||||
| Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91840 | |||||
| Corallorhiza maculata | Spotted Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44578 | |||||
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18721 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 74311 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90242 | |||||
| Cryptantha interrupta | Interrupted Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42747 | |||||
| Thelypodium laciniatum | Cut-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 50235 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. trifida | Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88833 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Angelica kingii | Nevada Angelica | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 55033 | ||||
| Eriogonum alatum var. alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84074 | |||||
| Aquilegia flavescens | Yellow Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53283 | |||||
| Hordeum jubatum | Foxtail Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60426 | |||||
| Tyto alba | Barn Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 15833 | |||||
| Smelowskia calycina var. americana | Alpine Smelowskia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90782 | |||||
| Lysimachia terrestris | Swamp Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48446 | |||||
| Dryas drummondii var. drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87254 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
| Sparganium emersum | Simplestem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57387 | |||||
| Trifolium microcephalum | Small-head Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45066 | |||||
| Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
| Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana | Mountain Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84611 | |||||
| Piperia unalascensis | Alaska Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43402 | |||||
| Allium fibrillum | Blue Mountain Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53923 | |||||
| Mertensia longiflora | Long-flower Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61075 | |||||
| Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
| Grindelia squarrosa var. squarrosa | Broadleaf Gumweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89394 | |||||
| Montia fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49121 | |||||
| Brachythecium calcareum | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38523 | ||||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 | |||||
| Carex leporinella | Sierran Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55767 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83081 | |||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii | Humboldt Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 91336 | |||||
| Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
| Trifolium parryi ssp. montanense | Parry's Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89913 | |||||
| Ericameria nana | Dwarf Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58134 | |||||
| Gallinago delicata | Wilson's Snipe | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N,S4B | 17532 | |||||
| Sphenosciadium capitellatum | Swamp Whiteheads | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42067 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria | Small Skeletonplant | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85222 | |||||
| Polygonum hydropiper | Marshpepper Smartweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 54631 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61750 | |||||
| Erigeron linearis | Linearleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40229 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
| Lupinus aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52841 | |||||
| Juncus acuminatus | Sharp-fruit Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59942 | |||||
| Sayornis saya | Say's Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15345 | |||||
| Vaccinium scoparium | Grouseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39734 | |||||
| Carex deweyana var. deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88473 | |||||
| Equisetum pratense | Meadow Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46450 | |||||
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Spinulose Shieldfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47880 | |||||
| Juncus tenuis var. tenuis | Slender Rush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86864 | ||||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum | Largeleaf Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92040 | |||||
| Stipa nevadensis | Nevada Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56801 | |||||
| Boykinia major | Mountain Brookfoam | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44791 | |||||
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
| Lesquerella kingii var. cobrensis | King's Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | S3 | 90442 | |||||
| Juncus interior | Inland Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42958 | |||||
| Mitella stauropetala var. stenopetala | Side-flower Bishop's-cap | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89048 | |||||
| Mentha arvensis | Wild Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48640 | |||||
| Phlox austromontana | Desert Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40933 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55232 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84316 | |||||
| Falco sparverius | American Kestrel | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16091 |
