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 |
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Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
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 | ||
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 | |||
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 | ||
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Synthyris pinnatifida var. pinnatifida | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Variety | Plant | G4T2T4 | SNR | 87282 | |||||
Saxifraga oregana | Bog Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49731 | |||||
Psilocarphus oregonus | Oregon Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 45775 | |||||
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43860 | |||||
Ionactis alpina | Lava Ankle-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54173 | |||||
Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis | Least Spikerush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91965 | |||||
Prosartes hookeri | Hooker's Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39499 | |||||
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. viridis | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89437 | |||||
Carex concinnoides | Northwestern Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52443 | |||||
Descurainia pinnata ssp. filipes | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87929 | |||||
Gayophytum humile | Low Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58728 | |||||
Agoseris glauca var. agrestis | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84143 | |||||
Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
Arabis hirsuta | Western Hairy Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42060 | |||||
Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89947 | |||||
Oxytropis parryi | Parry's Crazyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61208 | |||||
Erysimum inconspicuum | Small-flower Prairie Wallflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50484 | |||||
Clematis ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44633 | |||||
Gilia capitata ssp. capitata | Blue Field Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84656 | |||||
Erigeron cronquistii | Cronquist's Daisy | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 57098 | |||||
Geum triflorum var. canescens | Prairie-smoke | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92446 | |||||
Trichophorum caespitosum | Tufted Clubrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42793 | |||||
Proboscidea louisianica | Louisiana Unicorn-plant | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 53138 | |||||
Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91014 | |||||
Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha | Crevice Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88512 | |||||
Ambrosia acanthicarpa | Flat-spine Bursage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61883 | |||||
Glyceria borealis | Small Floating Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51246 | |||||
Claytonia rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47099 | |||||
Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86905 | |||||
Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19895 | |||||
Epilobium halleanum | Glandular Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45272 | |||||
Phlox kelseyi var. kelseyi | Kelsey's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 83153 | |||||
Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55494 | |||||
Carex phaeocephala | Mountain Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40923 | |||||
Petradoria pumila ssp. pumila | Grassy Rock-goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90461 | |||||
Epilobium latifolium | River Beauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53753 | |||||
Caloplaca sorocarpa | Orange Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | SNR | 38295 | |||||
Shepherdia argentea | Silver Buffaloberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49358 | |||||
Calamagrostis stricta var. stricta | Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85310 | |||||
Polygonum viviparum | Viviparous Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57930 | |||||
Tsuga mertensiana | Mountain Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58188 | |||||
Agrostis exarata | Spike Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47477 | |||||
Cinna latifolia | Slender Wood Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43458 | |||||
Arnica parryi ssp. parryi | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83727 | |||||||
Penstemon humilis ssp. brevifolius | Lowly Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91534 | |||||
Angelica roseana | Rock Angelica | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41525 | |||||
Hippuris vulgaris | Common Mare's-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51999 | |||||
Agrostis exarata var. monolepis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 87481 | ||||||
Chimaphila umbellata | Common Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60741 | |||||
Cryptantha rugulosa | Wrinkled Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 49985 | |||||
Ribes lacustre | Bristly Black Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45987 | |||||
Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa | Short-fruit Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85958 | |||||
Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18653 | |||||
Cryptantha watsonii | Watson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44056 | |||||
Draba platycarpa | Broad-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | SNR | 54421 | ||||||
Iliamna rivularis var. diversa | Streambank Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92100 | ||||||
Lewisia nevadensis | Nevada Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39712 | |||||
Castilleja pilosa var. longispica | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 89652 | |||||
Podiceps auritus | Horned Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 16689 | |||||
Poa leptocoma ssp. leptocoma | Bog Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90664 | |||||
Navarretia divaricata ssp. divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88165 | |||||
Calochortus apiculatus | Baker's Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58924 | |||||
Allium brevistylum | Short-stem Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48177 | |||||
Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. crenulata | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 84354 | ||||||
Cryptantha muricata | Pointed Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 56674 | |||||
Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19320 | |||||
Astragalus gilviflorus var. gilviflorus | Threeleaf Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92637 | |||||
Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus | Northern Bugleweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90098 | |||||
Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61412 | |||||
Eriophyllum lanatum | Common Woolly-sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50729 | |||||
Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86542 | |||||
Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48917 |