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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claytonia lanceolata var. idahoensis | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84471 | |||||
| Botrychium pinnatum | Northern Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4? | S2 | 51467 | ||||
| Eriogonum inerme | Unarmed Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44599 | |||||
| Veratrum viride | American False Hellebore | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60017 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum ssp. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90215 | |||||
| Maianthemum stellatum | Starflower Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61546 | |||||
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Bog Buckbean | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55774 | |||||
| Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita | Threetip Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86667 | |||||
| Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua | Small Skeletonplant | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88804 | |||||
| Ulota megalospora | Large-spored Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34919 | |||||
| Solanum carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53993 | |||||
| Chenopodium overi | Over's Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47072 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. dives | Sitka Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85018 | |||||
| Melampyrum lineare | American Cow-wheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49540 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45239 | |||||
| Saxifraga cespitosa | Tufted Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47704 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum chilense | Pacific American-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40915 | |||||
| Collomia macrocalyx | Bristle-flowered Collomia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 56288 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87227 | |||||
| Panicum capillare | Old Witch Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52214 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83522 | |||||
| Arabis lignifera | Owens Valley Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50254 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa | European Red Elder | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92758 | |||||
| Stanleya confertiflora | Malheur Prince's Plume | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 43416 | ||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 74311 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii | Northern Sagewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 89361 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri | Hooker's Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41486 | |||||
| Artemisia dracunculus | Dragon Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56833 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala | Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87870 | |||||
| Gayophytum racemosum | Racemed Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45979 | |||||
| Lomatium sandbergii | Sandberg's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48480 | |||||
| Antennaria rosea ssp. arida | Rosy Pussytoes | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91301 | |||||
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Whortleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44043 | |||||
| Trimorpha lonchophylla var. lonchophylla | Low-meadow Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 79570 | |||||
| Lonicera ciliosa | Orange Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59559 | |||||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea | Silky Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89849 | |||||
| Penstemon perpulcher | Minidoka Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 61128 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55256 | |||||
| Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides | Primrose Monkeyflower | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86302 | |||||
| Epilobium brachycarpum | Panicled Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53540 | |||||
| Leymus triticoides | Beardless Lyme Grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46577 | |||||
| Mertensia paniculata var. borealis | Tall Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 84599 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum subspicatum var. subspicatum | Dougla's Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91822 | |||||
| Verbena bracteata | Large-bract Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42290 | |||||
| Astragalus atropubescens | Kelsey's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57642 | |||||
| Poa alpina ssp. alpina | Alpine Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88434 | |||||
| Cinna arundinacea | Stout Wood Reed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40429 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Thermopsis montana var. montana | Montane Golden-banner | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86832 | |||||
| Astragalus spatulatus | Draba Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 51734 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83067 | |||||
| Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60257 | |||||
| Lanius excubitor | Northern Shrike | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 16436 | |||||
| Potamogeton filiformis var. alpinus | Northern Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90413 | |||||
| Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
| Galium watsonii | Watson's Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42978 | |||||
| Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
| Antennaria rosea ssp. pulvinata | Rosy Pussytoes | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89022 | |||||
| Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. aggregatus | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85219 | ||||||
| Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum | Field Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 92372 | |||||
| Epilobium foliosum | California Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52435 | |||||
| Deschampsia danthonioides | Annual Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45532 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. howardii | Howard's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83650 | |||||
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47892 | |||||
| Eriogonum effusum var. effusum | Spreading Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4Q | SNR | 90929 | |||||
| Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
| Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56477 | |||||
| Pinus contorta var. murrayana | Murray's Lodgepole Pine | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87421 | |||||
| Euphorbia brachycera | Horned Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60680 | |||||
| Townsendia mensana | Western Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 54847 | |||||
| Poa glauca ssp. glauca | White Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85879 | |||||
| Mertensia paniculata | Tall Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50483 | |||||
| Glyptopleura marginata | White-margined Wax Plant | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 59094 | ||||
| Rosa nutkana var. hispida | Nootka Rose | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89586 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Setaria parviflora | Bristly Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41773 | |||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. subsecta | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88083 | ||||||
| Myriophyllum verticillatum | Whorled Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53132 | |||||
| Notropis hudsonius | Spottail Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19796 | |||||
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica | Brook-pimpernell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44354 | |||||
| Chaenactis leucopsis | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 59805 | ||||||
| Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum | Flat-crown Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90059 | |||||
| Eleocharis ovata | Ovate Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61376 | |||||
| Eriogonum alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55480 | |||||
| Penstemon aridus | Stiff-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53748 | |||||
| Heracleum maximum | Cow-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46873 | |||||
| Carex parryana var. parryana | Parry's Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84836 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons | Fendler's Waterleaf | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 92034 | |||||
| Madia minima | Small-head Tarweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57924 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. compacta | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88641 | |||||
| Atriplex patula ssp. patula | Halberd-leaf Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47454 | |||||
| Viola nuttallii | Nuttall's Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40638 | |||||
| Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17216 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56122 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. miser | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87013 | |||||
| Agrestia hispida | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3 | SNR | 37129 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. luzulina | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83278 | |||||
| Castilleja sulphurea | Sulphur Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | SNR | 60494 |
