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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calamagrostis montanensis | Plains Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54105 | |||||
| Rubus pedatus | Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40986 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4Q | SNR | 91042 | |||||
| Calamagrostis canadensis | Blue-joint Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49695 | |||||
| Hackelia ophiobia | Rattlesnake Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S2 | 52317 | ||||
| Plagiochila asplenioides | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38740 | ||||||
| Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus | Blue Wildrye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87555 | |||||
| Salix monochroma | One-color Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60837 | |||||
| Camissonia claviformis | Brown-eye Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47833 | |||||
| Zapus princeps | Western Jumping Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17406 | |||||
| Salix glauca ssp. glauca | Gray Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85991 | |||||
| Viola canadensis | Canada Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56402 | |||||
| Leymus x multiflorus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78665 | ||||||
| Saxifraga rhomboidea | Diamondleaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54760 | |||||
| Veronica serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaf Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41603 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 89685 | |||||
| Draba maguirei | Maguire's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 50395 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina var. alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88223 | |||||
| Festuca kingii | Spike Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58991 | |||||
| Streptanthus cordatus | Perennial Twistflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46015 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys scouleri | Meadow Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48561 | |||||
| Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea | Blue Elderberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84407 | |||||
| Castilleja cervina | Deer Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57005 | |||||
| Allium acuminatum | Taper-tip Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44131 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53052 | |||||
| Dodecatheon hendersonii ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90151 | |||||
| Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61466 | |||||
| Delphinium diversifolium | Wand Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51102 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba | Alkali Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86600 | |||||
| Carex simulata | Copycat Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59697 | |||||
| Salix lemmonii | Lemmon's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46646 | |||||
| Ribes aureum var. aureum | Golden Currant | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84967 | ||||||
| Sisyrinchium septentrionale | Northern Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 55378 | |||||
| Montia chamissoi | Chamisso's Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42347 | |||||
| Scheuchzeria palustris ssp. americana | American Scheuchzeria | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92129 | |||||
| Silene oregana | Oregon Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53667 | |||||
| Ivesia baileyi | Bailey's Ivesia | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 40521 | |||||
| Carex vallicola var. vallicola | Valley Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88775 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90679 | |||||
| Antennaria anaphaloides | Handsome Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49261 | |||||
| Lupinus wyethii ssp. wyethii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87127 | ||||||
| Plantago pusilla | Dwarf Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57802 | |||||
| Huperzia selago | Fir Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47394 | |||||
| Hackelia ciliata | Okanogan Stickseed | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43062 | |||||
| Silene scouleri var. scouleri | Scouler's Catchfly | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92660 | |||||
| Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis | White-dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36512 | |||||
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis ssp. chamissonis | Leafy Leopardbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89294 | |||||
| Lomatium foeniculaceum | Carrotleaf Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60413 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus | Bent-flower Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49828 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa var. glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85634 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius var. occidentalis | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87818 | |||||
| Carex vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58530 | |||||
| Ranunculus oresterus | Blue Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45621 | |||||
| Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus | Streamside Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84005 | |||||
| Senecio serra | Tall Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54304 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii | Nuttall's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43704 | |||||
| Erigeron concinnus var. concinnus | Brandegee's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 91259 | |||||
| Lepidium davisii | Davis' Peppergrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S3 | 52549 | ||||
| Symphoricarpos hesperius | Spreading Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39358 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. puberulus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89793 | |||||
| Salvelinus namaycush | Lake Trout | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17608 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala ssp. octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86205 | |||||
| Grayia spinosa | Spiny Hop-sage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56605 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia andina | Foxtail Muhly | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46189 | |||||
| Rubus pubescens var. pubescens | Dwarf Red Raspberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84545 | |||||
| Senecio integerrimus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54979 | |||||
| Carex atherodes | Awned Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41841 | |||||
| Erigeron simplex | One-stem Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50626 | |||||
| Vireo plumbeus | Plumbeous Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 15754 | |||||
| Poecilia reticulata | Guppy | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18334 | |||||
| Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88397 | |||||
| Solanum heterodoxum | Different-glory Nightshade | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 48828 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. canbyi | Towering Lousewort | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86777 | ||||||
| Chaenactis douglasii | Hoary Pincushion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57304 | |||||
| Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. inyoense | Inyo Lomatium | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 83015 | |||||
| Astragalus vallaris | Snake Canyon Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 53234 | |||||
| Carex douglasii | Douglas' Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42619 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. praeteritus | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 90350 | |||||
| Claytonia perfoliata | Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | SNR | 61713 | ||||||
| Orthotrichum rivulare | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 34049 | ||||||
| Erigeron subtrinervis var. conspicuus | Three-nerve Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88953 | |||||
| Kelseya uniflora | One-flower Kelseya | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59919 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera | Balsam Poplar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46922 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| 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 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 |
