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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Thysanocarpus curvipes | Fringepod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53716 | |||||
| Abronia fragrans | Fragrant White Sand-verbena | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46750 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. scleranthifolia | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92626 | ||||||
| Xanthium strumarium | Rough Cocklebur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49331 | |||||
| Physocarpus alternans | Dwarf Ninebark | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40577 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85582 | ||||||
| Potentilla gracilis var. brunnescens | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83512 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16589 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47452 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum ericoides var. pansum | White Heath Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91185 | |||||
| Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
| Physcia magnussonii | Species | Fungi | G3G4 | SNR | 35967 | ||||||
| Opuntia erinacea | Old-man Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41165 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. leucophaeum | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 86136 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. militaris | Taper-leaved Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84049 | |||||
| Lesquerella kingii | King's Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 45688 | |||||
| Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91706 | |||||
| Rhinanthus minor | Yellow Rattle-box | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 43760 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens var. inverta | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88356 | |||||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus | Brewer's Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56664 | |||||
| Potamogeton pusillus | Slender Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39443 | |||||
| Agropyron cristatum | Crested Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 55032 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia | Giant Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50676 | |||||
| Silene menziesii ssp. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90308 | ||||||
| Orobanche ludoviciana | Louisiana Broomrape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48865 | |||||
| Eriophorum chamissonis | Russet Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41973 | |||||
| Prosartes hookeri var. oregana | Hooker's Mandarin | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88913 | |||||
| Veronica scutellata | Marsh-speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57386 | |||||
| Euphorbia spathulata | Reticulate-seeded Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40123 | |||||
| Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85108 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus var. medius | Donner Lake Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83061 | |||||
| Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia | Alpine Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92235 | |||||
| Chenopodium incanum var. occidentale | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92242 | ||||||
| Sporobolus compositus | Tall Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51433 | |||||
| Penstemon nitidus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44531 | |||||
| Rorippa curvipes var. integra | Rocky Mountain Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90817 | |||||
| Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87318 | |||||
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
| Carex leporinella | Sierran Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55767 | |||||
| Ulota curvifolia | Curve-leaved Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SU | 33541 | |||||
| Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85782 | ||||||
| Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
| Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Yew | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53958 | |||||
| Lomatium bicolor | Wasatch Biscuitroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47015 | |||||
| Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas-fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45188 | |||||
| Selaginella densa var. standleyi | Standley's Spike-moss | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89469 | |||||
| Hieracium albiflorum | White-flower Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40845 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. elongatum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87947 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52198 | |||||
| Hedysarum occidentale | Western Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47691 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris ssp. hispida | Bog Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91375 | |||||
| Thelypodium laciniatum | Cut-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 50235 | |||||
| Crassula viridis | Prickly-seed Pygmyweed | Species | Plant | G1G3 | SNR | 43358 | |||||
| Erigeron glabellus var. glabellus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89968 | ||||||
| Castilleja minor ssp. minor | Alkali Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86385 | |||||
| Aythya collaris | Ring-necked Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 15746 | |||||
| Stipa nevadensis | Nevada Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56801 | |||||
| Conyza canadensis var. canadensis | Canada Horseweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84690 | |||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Boisduvalia stricta | Brook Spike-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45913 | |||||
| Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis | Least Spikerush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91965 | |||||
| Arnica cordifolia | Heart-leaved Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61374 | |||||
| Lupinus depressus | Depressed Lupine | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 43956 | |||||
| Crepis nana ssp. ramosa | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88540 | ||||||
| Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
| Carex rossii | Short Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39630 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. septentrionalis | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86918 | |||||
| Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19196 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55232 | |||||
| Chorizanthe watsonii | Watson's Spineflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48465 | |||||
| Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
| Poa leibergii | Leiberg's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 53488 | ||||||
| Crepis pleurocarpa | Naked-stem Hawksbeard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46523 | |||||
| Trifolium plumosum ssp. plumosum | Plumed Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90480 | |||||
| Montia fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49121 | |||||
| Cyperus strigosus | Straw-colored Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42256 | |||||
| Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
| Madia glomerata | Mountain Tarweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40347 | |||||
| Grindelia squarrosa var. quasiperennis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85349 | ||||||
| Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
| Carex pachystachya | Thick-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55905 | |||||
| Geum triflorum var. canescens | Prairie-smoke | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92446 | |||||
| Potentilla pulcherrima | Soft Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44745 | |||||
| Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91014 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60217 | |||||
| Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
| Andreaea heinemannii | Heinemann's Andreaea Moss | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34877 | |||||
| Recurvirostra americana | American Avocet | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3M | 15289 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa var. formosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83874 | ||||||
| Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
| Salix geyeriana | Geyer's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47254 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 |
