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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astragalus cusickii | Cusick's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 49851 | |||||
| Poa leibergii | Leiberg's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 53488 | ||||||
| Chamaechaenactis scaposa var. parva | Fullstem | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 91177 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii | Nuttall's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43704 | |||||
| Calidris himantopus | Stilt Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15599 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88683 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89748 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
| Orthilia secunda | One-side Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45635 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60217 | |||||
| Carex pachystachya | Thick-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55905 | |||||
| Antennaria racemosa | Hooker's Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39569 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
| Carex atherodes | Awned Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41841 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91681 | |||||
| Dipodomys microps | Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17426 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
| Corydalis aurea | Golden Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48081 | |||||
| Loeflingia squarrosa ssp. squarrosa | spreading pygmyleaf | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SH | 83298 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85529 | |||||
| Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19196 | |||||
| Malacothrix californica | California Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50638 | |||||
| Poa stenantha | Narrow-flower Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60895 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
| Chenopodium pratericola | Desert Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48841 | |||||
| Carex douglasii | Douglas' Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42619 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza incana | Hoary Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53236 | |||||
| Androsace septentrionalis ssp. subumbellata | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83894 | |||||
| Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae | Small-flower Nemophila | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86089 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
| Microseris lindleyi | Lindley's Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51360 | |||||
| Astragalus calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54824 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. cognatum | Canada Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92222 | |||||
| Chenopodium berlandieri var. berlandieri | Goosefoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90809 | |||||
| Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale | Western Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88309 | |||||
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Elymus x pseudorepens | Quackgrass | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78970 | |||||
| Erigeron glabellus | Smooth Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57088 | |||||
| Glyceria grandis | American Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45071 | |||||
| Potentilla brevifolia | Short-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59782 | |||||
| Cryptantha sobolifera | Montana Cryptantha | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 43251 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92791 | |||||||
| Cephalozia lunulifolia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38883 | ||||||
| Eupatorium maculatum | Spotted Joe-pyeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41301 | |||||
| Calidris alba | Sanderling | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16902 | |||||
| Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus | Perennial Twistflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84500 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88829 | |||||
| Polemonium micranthum | Annual Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52122 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85045 | |||||
| Apocynum cannabinum | Clasping-leaf Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55464 | |||||
| Carex paysonis | Payson's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50128 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91356 | |||||
| Juncus orthophyllus | Straightleaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43896 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89947 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. stellatum | Starry Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87245 | |||||
| Erigeron tweedyi | Tweedy's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57892 | |||||
| Astragalus cibarius | Browse Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45825 | |||||
| Epilobium saximontanum | Rocky Mountain Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52808 | |||||
| Selaginella wallacei | Wallace's Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60472 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 85706 | |||||
| Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56108 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus maritimus | Saltmarsh Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39794 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis | Arizona Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91942 | |||||
| Pseudognaphalium canescens ssp. thermale | White Cudweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4Q | SNR | 89392 | |||||
| Rubus parviflorus | Thimbleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48342 | |||||
| Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus | Entireleaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87884 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50914 | |||||
| Ranunculus acriformis | Sharpleaf Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46462 | |||||
| Cryptogramma acrostichoides | American Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54401 | |||||
| Thelypodium milleflorum | Many-flower Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44679 | |||||
| Trillium petiolatum | Round-leaf Trillium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49076 | |||||
| Petradoria pumila ssp. pumila | Grassy Rock-goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90461 | |||||
| Mitella breweri | Feathery Bishop's-cap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42836 | |||||
| Draba maguirei var. maguirei | Maguire's Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G3T2 | SNR | 84076 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. viscidula | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86327 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Equisetum sylvaticum | Woodland Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51668 | |||||
| x Elyhordeum montanense | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79584 | ||||||
| Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae | Norton's St. John's-wort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84621 | |||||
| Angelica kingii | Nevada Angelica | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 55033 | ||||
| Ranunculus inamoenus var. inamoenus | Graceful Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92423 | |||||
| Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18653 | |||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia | Gooseberry-leaved Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90985 | |||||
| Vireo cassinii | Cassin's Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15392 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum | Field Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88471 | ||||||
| Penstemon procerus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47146 | |||||
| Sparganium emersum | Simplestem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57387 | |||||
| Saxifraga integrifolia | Northwestern Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49699 | |||||
| Brickellia oblongifolia | Narrowleaf Brickell-bush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45323 | |||||
| Cuscuta californica | California Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52322 | |||||
| Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
| Gayophytum heterozygum | San Jacinto Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60010 | |||||
| Townsendia florifera | Showy Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43518 | |||||
| Carex brunnescens | Brownish Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39386 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum | Western Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41605 | |||||
| Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17216 | |||||
| Mitella stauropetala var. stenopetala | Side-flower Bishop's-cap | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89048 | |||||
| Equisetum laevigatum | Smooth Scouring-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47855 |
