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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Vaccinium myrtillus | Whortleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44043 | |||||
Potamogeton foliosus ssp. fibrillosus | Fibrous Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 91505 | |||||
Penstemon wilcoxii | Wilcox's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52934 | |||||
Heuchera cylindrica var. orbicularis | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90097 | |||||
Crepis occidentalis | Gray Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48524 | |||||
Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica | Stemless Four-nerve-daisy | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86541 | |||||
Salix barclayi | Barclay's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59607 | |||||
Leymus triticoides | Beardless Lyme Grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46577 | |||||
Heliotropium curassavicum var. obovatum | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84898 | ||||||
Allium validum | Tall Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 55293 | |||||
Verbena bracteata | Large-bract Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42290 | |||||
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule | Solomon's-plume | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92074 | |||||
Cinna arundinacea | Stout Wood Reed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40429 | |||||
Juncus covillei var. covillei | Coville's Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88710 | |||||
Juncus interior var. interior | Inland Rush | Variety | Plant | G4T4Q | SNR | 87065 | |||||
Cuscuta megalocarpa | Big-fruit Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57692 | |||||
Sorex merriami | Merriam's Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19993 | |||||
Lathyrus sulphureus var. sulphureus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83373 | ||||||
Brickellia microphylla | Littleleaf Brickell-bush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55972 | |||||
Galium watsonii | Watson's Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42978 | |||||
Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90665 | |||||
Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum | Western Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92604 | |||||
Purshia tridentata | Antelope Bitterbrush | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 51770 | |||||
Ameiurus nebulosus | Brown Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17549 | |||||
Oxytropis campestris var. spicata | Northern Yellow Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89241 | |||||
Cirsium scariosum | Drummond's Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49758 | |||||
Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii | Western Waterleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 85560 | |||||
Saxifraga foliolosa | Leafy Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58453 | |||||
Deschampsia danthonioides | Annual Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45532 | |||||
Sedum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83926 | |||||
Aspidotis densa | Indian's-dream | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54224 | |||||
Astragalus paysonii | Payson's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41087 | ||
Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum | Alpine Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 91174 | |||||
Artemisia pedatifida | Bird's-foot Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52500 | |||||
Polygonum douglasii ssp. johnstonii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87753 | ||||||
Carex hoodii | Hood's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47988 | |||||
Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86125 | |||||
Potentilla norvegica | Norwegian Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43681 | |||||
Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
Populus x hinckleyana | Goat Canyon Cottonwood | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79041 | |||||
Myosurus aristatus | Sedge Mousetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54879 | |||||
Setaria parviflora | Bristly Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41773 | |||||
Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 91679 | |||||
Prunella vulgaris | Self-heal | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50524 | |||||
Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. pyrolifolium | Pyrola-leaved Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88332 | |||||
Castilleja rhexiifolia | Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59142 | |||||
Camissonia subacaulis | Long-leaf Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48750 | |||||
Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84525 | |||||
Lomatium ambiguum | Streambank Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57165 | |||||
Veronica anagallis-aquatica | Brook-pimpernell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44354 | |||||
Orobanche fasciculata | Clustered Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53166 | |||||
Ranunculus karelinii | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61623 | |||||
Dicranum scoparium | Broom Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 33595 | |||||
Erigeron eatonii var. lavandulus | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | S3 | 88855 | |||||
Heracleum maximum | Cow-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46873 | |||||
Physaria acutifolia var. acutifolia | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85075 | ||||||
Carex engelmannii | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 55568 | |||||
Iliamna rivularis var. rivularis | Streambank Globemallow | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92208 | |||||
Castilleja hispida | Harsh Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53780 | |||||
Viola nuttallii | Nuttall's Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40638 | |||||
Sphaeralcea munroana ssp. munroana | White-stem Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 90802 | |||||
Agrestia hispida | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3 | SNR | 37129 | |||||
Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87278 | |||||
Monolepis spathulata | Prostrate Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57966 | |||||
Packera dimorphophylla | Two-leaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47517 | |||||
Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85770 | |||||
Artemisia campestris var. borealis | Pacific Wormwood | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92790 | |||||
Achnatherum occidentale | Western Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 76940 | |||||
Heuchera rubescens | Pink Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52066 | |||||
Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
Grindelia squarrosa | Broadleaf Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50028 | |||||
Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. delicatum | Beautiful Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 87916 | |||||
Myosotis laxa | Small Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45754 | |||||
Physaria geyeri var. geyeri | Geyer's Twinpod | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84139 | ||||||
Ipomopsis congesta | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54473 | |||||
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
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 | |||
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 | |
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear or Brown Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 |