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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
| Brachyactis frondosa | Alkali Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47210 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. hololeuca | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92466 | |||||
| Arnica mollis | Hairy Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47386 | |||||
| Astragalus atratus var. owyheensis | Owyhee Mourning Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3 | S3 | 92599 | |||||
| Lewisia rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47478 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. pubecarpum | Prairie Peppergrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92691 | |||||
| Solidago simplex var. simplex | Sticky Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92783 | |||||
| Mentzelia albicaulis | White-stem Stickleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47716 | |||||
| Carex laeviculmis | Smooth-stem Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47816 | |||||
| Polystichum lonchitis | Northern Holly Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47908 | |||||
| Lecidea albohyalina | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93771 | |||||||
| Mimulus lewisii | Lewi's Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48198 | |||||
| Chamaesyce glyptosperma | Corrugate-seed Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48752 | |||||
| Gentiana fremontii | Moss Gentian | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48849 | |||||
| Gratiola ebracteata | Bractless Hedge-hyssop | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49012 | |||||
| Lycopus americanus | American Bugleweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49087 | |||||
| Psilocarphus elatior | Tall Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 49288 | |||||
| Osmorhiza purpurea | Purple Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49507 | |||||
| Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
| Erigeron evermannii | Evermann's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49801 | |||||
| Townsendia leptotes | Common Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50075 | |||||
| Lonicera caerulea | Western Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50234 | |||||
| Grindelia nana | Idaho Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50334 | |||||
| Penstemon cyaneus | Dark-blue Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50470 | |||||
| Physalis heterophylla | Clammy Ground-cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50536 | |||||
| Phegopteris connectilis | Northern Beechfern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 50669 | ||||
| Hydrophyllum occidentale | California Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 50789 | |||||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | Fish | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| Physa natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G4T2Q | SNA | 80290 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Bitterroot Ecosystem DPS) | Population | Mammal | 1 | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867142 | |||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 15570 | |||
| Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
| Myotis ciliolabrum | Western Small-footed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17751 | |||
| Cicindela waynei | Bruneau Dune Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 22295 | |||
| Scirpus rollandii | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3Q | SNR | 61408 | ||||
| Oreohelix idahoensis idahoensis | Costate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2T1T2 | S1 | 81909 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma liatriformis | Palouse Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 47601 | ||||
| Ribes wolfii | Wolf's Currant | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 54427 | ||||
| Spizella breweri | Brewer's Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 15831 | ||||
| Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
| Buteo regalis | Ferruginous Hawk | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3B | Tier 2 | 17654 | |||
| Cottus greenei | Shoshone Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G2 | S2 | 17754 | ||||
| Allium aaseae | Aase's Onion | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S2 | 40250 | ||||
| Prenanthella exigua | Desert Prenanthella | Species | Plant | 2 | G5? | S1 | 45664 | ||||
| Castilleja peckiana | Peck's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3G4 | S2 | 49314 | ||||
| Myotis yumanensis | Yuma Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 16074 | ||||
| Corynorhinus townsendii | Townsend's Big-eared Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17659 | |
| Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
| Juncus bryoides | Moss Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 58646 | ||||
| Ovis canadensis californiana | California Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S3 | 80168 | |||
| Texosporium sancti-jacobi | Wovenspore Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | G3 | S2 | 38928 | ||||
| Psilocarphus tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 40871 | ||||
| Mimulus patulus | Stalk-leaved Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S1 | 42907 | ||||
| Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
| Phacelia minutissima | Least Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 46154 | |||
| Plethodon idahoensis | Coeur d'Alene Salamander | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G4 | S3 | 15699 | ||||
| Trifolium owyheense | Owyhee Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 55100 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Chinook Salmon | Species | Fish | 2 | G5 | SNA | 17129 | ||||
| Crotaphytus bicinctores | Great Basin Collared Lizard | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 18788 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Eriogonum capistratum var. welshii | Welsh's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2Q | S2 | 83441 | |||
| Calochortus nitidus | Broad-fruit Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 43237 | |||
| Trifolium longipes var. multipedunculatum | Many-stalked Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1 | 90460 | ||||
| Eriogonum hookeri | Hooker's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 47614 | ||||
| Aquila chrysaetos | Golden Eagle | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 15974 | |||
| Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | 16243 | ||||
| Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
| Contopus cooperi | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3B | Tier 3 | 16929 | |||
| Oreothlypis virginiae | Virginia's Warbler | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | 18792 | ||||
| Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B,S4N | Tier 2 | 19287 | ||
| Acrolophitus pulchellus | Idaho Point-headed Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 28349 | |||
| Cicindela columbica | Columbia River Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30014 | |||
| Pyrrocoma scaberula | Rough Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | GNR | S2 | 1563942 | ||||
| Monardella angustifolia | Leslie Gulch Monardella | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 1345281 | ||||
| Trichophorum pumilum | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 50584 | ||||
| Lomatium salmoniflorum | Salmon-flower Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53603 | |||
| Myotis thysanodes | Fringed Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 15598 | |||
| Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Pinyon Jay | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16247 |
