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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 |
| 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 | |||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Eriogonum compositum var. leianthum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92299 | ||||||
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58057 | |||||
| Ribes montigenum | Alpine Prickly Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45313 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. bigelovii | Bigelow's Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5Q | SNR | 90863 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. neglecta | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85784 | |||||
| Leptodactylon watsonii | Watson's Prickly-phlox | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 40981 | |||||
| Anelsonia eurycarpa | Dagger-pod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53734 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense var. villosum | Field Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5T1 | SNR | 87353 | |||||
| Eriogonum maculatum | Spotted Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49353 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea var. speciosa | White Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93024 | |||||
| Phragmites australis | Common Reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43489 | |||||
| Juncus torreyi | Torrey's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56116 | |||||
| Botrychium simplex | Least Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 58763 | |||
| Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
| Linanthus liniflorus ssp. pharnaceoides | Flax-flower Desert-gold | Subspecies | Plant | G3?TNR | SNR | 89536 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. epilis | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84171 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus | Chufa Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41576 | |||||
| Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Western Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 88001 | |||||
| Mitella stauropetala | Side-flower Bishop's-cap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46009 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus subterminalis | Water Clubrush | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 61261 | |||
| Potentilla concinna var. concinna | Red Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 91406 | |||||
| Antennaria media | Stony Mountain Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54410 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense | Mouse-ear Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44100 | |||||
| Potentilla fissa | Big-flower Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | SNR | 59424 | ||||||
| Elymus virginicus var. virginicus | Virginia Wild Rye | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90006 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum var. crassulum | White Prairie Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84702 | |||||
| Thelypodium integrifolium | Entireleaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52676 | |||||
| Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17490 | |||||
| Artemisia michauxiana | Michaux's Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48162 | |||||
| Stercorarius parasiticus | Parasitic Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15492 | |||||
| Agrostis rossiae | Ross' Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46628 | |||||
| Sambucus nigra | Common Elderberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62077 | |||||
| Glaux maritima ssp. maritima | Sea Milkwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91979 | |||||
| Anemone drummondii | Drummond Anemone | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42342 | |||||
| Rubus ursinus | California Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55043 | |||||
| Sullivantia hapemanii | Purpus' Sullivantia | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 57523 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88564 | |||||
| Pica hudsonia | Black-billed Magpie | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18735 | |||||
| Amelanchier pumila | Dwarf Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50703 | |||||
| Galium triflorum | Sweet-scent Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40474 | |||||
| Orthotrichum hallii | Hall's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 34673 | ||||
| Penstemon procerus var. formosus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86946 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90536 | |||||
| Saxifraga oppositifolia ssp. oppositifolia | Purple Mountain Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85364 | |||||
| Bromus polyanthus | Basin Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53327 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum novi-belgii | Longleaf Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43056 | |||||
| Catherpes mexicanus | Canyon Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19377 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. viscidiflorus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92495 | |||||
| Toxicodendron radicans | Eastern Poison-ivy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55772 | |||||
| Poa glauca | White Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45616 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum | Tapered Rosette Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60816 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4Q | SNR | 91042 | |||||
| Lupinus pusillus ssp. pusillus | Small Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85973 | |||||
| Thalictrum sparsiflorum | Few-flower Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43689 | |||||
| Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus | Blue Wildrye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87555 | |||||
| Geum x pulchrum | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78549 | ||||||
| Hedysarum occidentale | Western Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47691 | |||||
| Hieracium canadense | Canada Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56286 | |||||
| Collomia tenella | Diffuse Collomia | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 58975 | |||||
| Juncus brachyphyllus | Short-leaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46177 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 89685 | |||||
| Cordylanthus parviflorus | Purple Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52209 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum subspicatum | Douglas' Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41838 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina var. alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88223 | |||||
| Corispermum hyssopifolium | Common Tick-seed | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 61454 | |||||
| Astragalus geyeri var. geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86572 | |||||
| Lycopus asper | Rough Bugleweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59653 | |||||
| Dodecatheon hendersonii ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90151 | |||||
| Streptopus streptopoides var. brevipes | Kruhsea | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84946 | |||||
| Lupinus saxosus | Stony-ground Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52865 | |||||
| Calypso bulbosa | Fairy Slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42578 | |||||
| Passerina cyanea | Indigo Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17727 |
