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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saussurea americana | American Saw-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44362 | |||||
| Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella | Blue Lettuce | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92362 | |||||
| Lomatium cous | Cous-root Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49380 | |||||
| Carex aperta | Columbian Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42473 | |||||
| Lycopodium clavatum var. clavatum | Running-pine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83160 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90917 | |||||
| Micropterus dolomieu | Smallmouth Bass | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18815 | |||||
| Xerophyllum tenax | Western Turkeybeard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56139 | |||||
| Amsinckia tessellata | Tessellate Fiddle-neck | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60069 | |||||
| Carex pellita | Woolly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52048 | |||||
| Stachys palustris | Marsh Hedge-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45013 | |||||
| Minuartia pusilla var. pusilla | Dwarf Stitchwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85315 | |||||
| Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula | Muttongrass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 93271 | ||||||
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49994 | |||||
| Cymopterus acaulis | Plains Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40645 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa | New England Northern Reedgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83737 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. trisectus | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 89581 | |||||
| Agoseris aurantiaca | Orange-flowered False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58692 | |||||
| Ramalina farinacea | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | SNR | 37138 | |||||
| Silene menziesii var. viscosa | Menzie's Pink | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88052 | ||||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54442 | |||||
| Richardsonius balteatus | Redside Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | S5 | 15488 | |||||
| Elymus albicans | Montana Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47539 | |||||
| Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri | Fendler's Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87484 | |||||
| Valeriana sitchensis | Marsh Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60765 | |||||
| Potamogeton natans | Floating Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52696 | |||||
| Lomatium roseanum | Rose-flower Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 43218 | |||||
| Blepharipappus scaber ssp. scaber | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85960 | ||||||
| Poa abbreviata ssp. marshii | Marsh's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S1 | 91461 | ||||
| Sibbaldia procumbens | Arizona Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56694 | |||||
| Linanthus harknessii | Harkness Linanthus | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 45759 | |||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | Northeastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50742 | |||||
| Eriogonum niveum | Snow Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43849 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta ssp. stricta | Northern Reedgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84357 | |||||
| Cirsium neomexicanum var. utahense | Utah Thistle | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92025 | |||||
| Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta | Spiny Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 39498 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88623 | |||||
| Cinclus mexicanus | American Dipper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16187 | |||||
| Phacelia ramosissima | Branching Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57446 | |||||
| Stenanthium occidentale | Western Featherbells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48276 | |||||
| Triodanis perfoliata | Claspingleaf Venus'-looking-glass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61417 | |||||
| Castilleja oresbia | Pale Wallowa Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 53388 | |||||
| Aechmophorus clarkii | Clark's Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 18337 | ||||
| Puccinellia distans | Spreading Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46367 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca ssp. capitata | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86544 | |||||
| Cardamine oligosperma | Few-seed Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59617 | |||||
| Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
| Arabis puberula | Blue Mountain Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42058 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina | Alpine Pincushion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84918 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55799 | |||||
| Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
| Geranium richardsonii | Richardson's Geranium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58138 | |||||
| Beckmannia syzigachne | American Sloughgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54019 | |||||
| Besseya rubra | Red Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49559 | |||||
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42789 | |||||
| Oreostemma alpigenum var. haydenii | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83391 | ||||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. leucocarpa | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91108 | |||||
| Juncus covillei | Coville's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56308 | |||||
| Carex norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47090 | |||||
| Carex arcta | Northern Clustered Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60365 | |||||
| Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54656 | |||||
| Cornus canadensis | Dwarf Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45271 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50275 | |||||
| Carex luzulina | A Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40921 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
| Carex phaeocephala | Mountain Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40923 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. neolaxiflorus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83951 | |||||
| Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17579 | |||||
| Eupatorium maculatum var. maculatum | Spotted Joe-pyeweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91602 | |||||
| Solanum douglasii | Douglas' Horse-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58911 | |||||
| Caloplaca sorocarpa | Orange Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | SNR | 38295 | |||||
| Gavia stellata | Red-throated Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19827 | |||||
| Carex echinata | Little Prickly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56865 | |||||
| Downingia bicornuta | Double-horn Downingia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47776 | |||||
| Agrostis thurberiana | Thurber's Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61026 | |||||
| Penstemon lyallii | Lyall's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52904 | |||||
| Cinna latifolia | Slender Wood Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43458 | |||||
| Angelica roseana | Rock Angelica | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41525 | |||||
| Elymus x saundersii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79272 | ||||||
| Proboscidea louisianica ssp. louisianica | Subspecies | Plant | GUTU | SNR | 90210 | ||||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. cusickii | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 88803 | |||||
| Carex crawei | Craw Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55277 | |||||
| Ribes lacustre | Bristly Black Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45987 | |||||
| Cryptantha watsonii | Watson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44056 | |||||
| Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus | American Red Raspberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86732 | |||||
| Solanum carolinense var. carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92186 | |||||
| Carex michauxiana | Michaux's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49166 | |||||
| Lewisia nevadensis | Nevada Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39712 | |||||
| Arabis microphylla var. microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90728 | |||||
| Phlox pulvinata | Cushion Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57674 | |||||
| Alnus incana | Speckled Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61682 | |||||
| Plectrophenax nivalis | Snow Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 18588 | |||||
| Erigeron acris | Bitter Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59851 | |||||
| Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51759 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. globosa | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85102 | ||||||
| Anemone multifida var. hudsoniana | Hudson Bay Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92754 | |||||
| Tonestus lyallii | Lyall's Haplopappus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49754 | |||||
| Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii | Douglas-fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83584 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89354 |
