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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penstemon aridus | Stiff-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53748 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
| Lobaria linita | Smeared Lungwort | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | S1 | 38200 | |||||
| Madia minima | Small-head Tarweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57924 | |||||
| Atriplex patula ssp. patula | Halberd-leaf Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47454 | |||||
| Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum | Spreading Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83529 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85683 | |||||
| Piperia unalascensis | Alaska Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43402 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56122 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. andina | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90470 | |||||
| Phlox viscida | Sticky Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41454 | |||||
| Notropis hudsonius | Spottail Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19796 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum var. grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89081 | |||||
| Castilleja sulphurea | Sulphur Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | SNR | 60494 | ||||||
| Spartina pectinata | Fresh Water Cordgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49978 | |||||
| Gentiana parryi | Parry's Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45969 | |||||
| Senecio hydrophilus | Great Swamp Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58674 | |||||
| Cardamine breweri var. breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92427 | |||||
| Eriogonum alatum var. alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84074 | |||||
| Poa nemoralis | Woods Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 54413 | ||||||
| x Elyhordeum macounii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79583 | ||||||
| Epilobium glaberrimum | Glaucous Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52683 | |||||
| Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri | Fendler's Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87484 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum campestre | Western Meadow-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48171 | |||||
| Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
| Myosotis verna | Spring Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46568 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana | Mountain Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84611 | |||||
| Bromus marginatus | Large Mountain Brome | Species | Plant | SNR | 42286 | ||||||
| Helianthella uniflora var. uniflora | Rocky Mountain Rockrose | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89653 | ||||||
| Lygodesmia juncea | Rush Skeleton-plant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50728 | |||||
| Gavia pacifica | Pacific Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15897 | |||||
| Lomatium piperi | Piper's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40415 | |||||
| Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88167 | |||||
| Sedum borschii | Borsch's Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4? | S2 | 59347 | |||||
| Boykinia major | Mountain Brookfoam | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44791 | |||||
| Mertensia bella | Oregon Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 57395 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83081 | |||||
| Juncus interior | Inland Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42958 | |||||
| Veratrum californicum var. caudatum | California False Helleborne | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90104 | ||||||
| Tomentypnum falcifolium | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 36042 | ||||||
| Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
| Veratrum viride | American False Hellebore | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60017 | |||||
| Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria | Small Skeletonplant | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85222 | |||||
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Bog Buckbean | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55774 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea | White Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45509 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. sublineare | Dougla's Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92078 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41074 | |||||
| Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53993 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. spatulata | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88723 | |||||
| Melampyrum lineare | American Cow-wheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49540 | |||||
| Gilia lottiae | Lott's Gily-flower | Species | Plant | SNR | 60699 | ||||||
| Saxifraga cespitosa | Tufted Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47704 | |||||
| Collomia macrocalyx | Bristle-flowered Collomia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 56288 | |||||
| Lotus unifoliolatus | American Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46083 | |||||
| Panicum capillare | Old Witch Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52214 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis | Water Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41739 | |||||
| Arabis lignifera | Owens Valley Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50254 | |||||
| Coturnicops noveboracensis | Yellow Rail | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15452 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84316 | |||||
| Adiantum pedatum | Northern Maidenhair Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44323 | |||||
| Artemisia dracunculus | Dragon Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56833 | |||||
| Chenopodium fremontii var. fremontii | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91180 | ||||||
| Cryptantha flavoculata | Rough-seed Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42423 | |||||
| Lomatium sandbergii | Sandberg's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48480 | |||||
| Dicranum scoparium | Broom Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 33595 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. 1 | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86500 | |||||
| Toxicodendron pubescens | Eastern Poison-oak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46864 | |||||
| Lonicera ciliosa | Orange Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59559 | |||||
| Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84849 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55256 | |||||
| Veronica americana | American Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44969 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus | Poverty Dropseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91696 | |||||
| Tachycineta bicolor | Tree Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16161 | |||||
| Astragalus salmonis | Trout Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 40631 | |||||
| Epilobium brachycarpum | Panicled Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53540 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88336 | |||||
| Schistostega pennata | Luminous Moss | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S1 | 37047 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
| Astragalus atropubescens | Kelsey's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57642 | |||||
| Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus | Sierran Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83289 | |||||
| Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17607 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis | Lamoille Canyon Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 90294 | |||||
| Astragalus spatulatus | Draba Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 51734 | |||||
| Danthonia unispicata | Few-flowered Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41250 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88880 | |||||
| Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60257 | |||||
| Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii | Large-flower Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 85510 | |||||
| Lycopodium obscurum | Tree Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45743 | |||||
| Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
| Phacelia hastata var. hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92223 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83889 | |||||
| Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
| Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis | Gairdner's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90812 | |||||
| Chlorocrambe hastata | Spearhead | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39493 | |||||
| Epilobium foliosum | California Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52435 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87287 | ||||||
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47892 |
