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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinclus mexicanus | American Dipper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16187 | |||||
| Gayophytum racemosum | Racemed Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45979 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. pacificus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S3 | 84349 | |||||
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Whortleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44043 | |||||
| Potamogeton foliosus ssp. fibrillosus | Fibrous Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 91505 | |||||
| Picea pungens | Blue Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52936 | |||||
| Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. orbicularis | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90097 | |||||
| Oxytropis deflexa | Pendant-pod Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61409 | |||||
| Potamogeton vaginatus | Sheathed Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48529 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica | Stemless Four-nerve-daisy | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86541 | |||||
| Artemisia tripartita | Three-tip Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59613 | |||||
| Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
| Leymus triticoides | Beardless Lyme Grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46577 | |||||
| Heliotropium curassavicum var. obovatum | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84898 | ||||||
| Verbena bracteata | Large-bract Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42290 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule | Solomon's-plume | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92074 | |||||
| Poa palustris | Fowl Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53625 | |||||
| Cinna arundinacea | Stout Wood Reed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40429 | |||||
| Juncus covillei var. covillei | Coville's Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88710 | |||||
| Elymus wawawaiensis | Wawawai Wild Rye | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 67911 | |||||
| Astragalus canadensis | Canadian Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49174 | |||||
| Juncus interior var. interior | Inland Rush | Variety | Plant | G4T4Q | SNR | 87065 | |||||
| Cuscuta indecora | Pretty Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57693 | |||||
| Cleomella parviflora | Small-flower Rhombo-pod | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47285 | |||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus var. sulphureus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83373 | ||||||
| Camissonia tanacetifolia | Tansy-leaf Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55981 | |||||
| Galium watsonii | Watson's Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42978 | |||||
| Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum | Western Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92604 | |||||
| Opuntia macrorhiza | Twisted-spine Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51776 | |||||
| Oxytropis campestris var. spicata | Northern Yellow Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89241 | |||||
| Carex tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60359 | |||||
| Loxia curvirostra | Red Crossbill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17578 | |||||
| Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17579 | |||||
| Castilleja pilosa | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49776 | |||||
| Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis | Variety | Plant | G5 | SNR | 85563 | ||||||
| Carex merritt-fernaldii | Merritt Fernald's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58460 | |||||
| Lupinus ornatus | Ornate Lupine | Species | Plant | G3?Q | SNR | 45544 | |||||
| Astragalus newberryi | Newberry's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41091 | |||||
| Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43618 | |||||
| Chamaechaenactis scaposa var. parva | Fullstem | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 91177 | |||||
| Scolochloa festucacea | Sprangletop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52508 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89748 | |||||
| Ribes niveum | Snow Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 61019 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86131 | |||||
| Cryptantha recurvata | Curved-nut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56527 | |||||
| Cordylanthus ramosus | Much-branded Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46098 | |||||
| Equisetum x ferrissii | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79220 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91681 | |||||
| Valeriana edulis | Hairy Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50528 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura var. heteroneura | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 88335 | |||||
| Viola vallicola | Valley Violet | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59162 | |||||
| Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi | Bolander's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84532 | |||||
| Artemisia tilesii ssp. unalaschcensis | Tilesius Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 86719 | |||||
| Parietaria pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57172 | |||||
| Gentianopsis thermalis | Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 44359 | |||||
| Fontinalis antipyretica var. oregonensis | Giant Fountain Moss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 82789 | |||||
| Sanguisorba annua | Prairie Burnet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42461 | |||||
| Cymopterus longipes | Long-stalk Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61653 | |||||
| Amelanchier pallida | Pale Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51276 | |||||
| Utricularia macrorhiza | Greater Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46876 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85085 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45004 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. cognatum | Canada Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92222 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83572 | |||||
| Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19786 | |||||
| Chenopodium berlandieri var. berlandieri | Goosefoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90809 | |||||
| Nama aretioides | Purple Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49420 | |||||
| Cottus greenei | Shoshone Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G2 | S4 | 17754 | ||||
| Synthyris pinnatifida var. pinnatifida | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Variety | Plant | G4T2T4 | SNR | 87282 | |||||
| Elymus bakeri | Baker's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 47538 | |||||
| Luzula glabrata | Smooth Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56177 | |||||
| Lomatium rollinsii | Rollins's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 43217 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92791 | |||||||
| Polygonum hydropiperoides | Mild Water-pepper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52073 | |||||
| Alopecurus geniculatus | Meadow Foxtail | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 41262 | |||||
| Ipomopsis congesta ssp. viridis | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89437 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50039 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. filipes | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87929 | |||||
| Gayophytum humile | Low Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58728 | |||||
| Rhinichthys umatilla | Umatilla Dace | Species | Fish | G4 | S4 | 15936 | |||||
| Potentilla concinna | Red Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 45758 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. agrestis | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84143 | |||||
| Poa pringlei | Pringle's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54483 | |||||
| Allium bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43844 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91356 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris | Pacific Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52716 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89947 | |||||
| Oxytropis parryi | Parry's Crazyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61208 | |||||
| Agrostis humilis | Mountain Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 48268 | |||||
| Oxytropis lagopus | Hare's-foot Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46366 | |||||
| Gilia capitata ssp. capitata | Blue Field Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84656 | |||||
| Lupinus pusillus | Small Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55096 | |||||
| Silene scaposa | Blue Mountain Catchfly | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 42050 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis | Arizona Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91942 | |||||
| Vaccinium ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50766 | |||||
| Pylodictis olivaris | Flathead Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19177 | |||||
| Oenothera pallida | Pale Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40212 | |||||
| Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha | Crevice Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88512 | |||||
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa | Flat-spine Bursage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61883 |
