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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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 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
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 | |
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
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 | |||
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 | ||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Scutellaria lateriflora var. lateriflora | Mad-dog Skullcap | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89687 | |||||
Gaultheria ovatifolia | Slender Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50414 | |||||
Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis | Purple Clematis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88232 | |||||
Eriogonum effusum | Spreading Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59010 | |||||
Muhlenbergia asperifolia | Alkali Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46018 | |||||
Lomatium gormanii | Gorman's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48575 | |||||
Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii | Dougla's Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84427 | |||||
Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
Ranunculus glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44150 | |||||
Vaccinium deliciosum | Rainier Blueberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53065 | |||||
Polygonum buxiforme | Small's Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39787 | |||||
Allium lemmonii | Claybank Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61488 | |||||
Larus schistisagus | Slaty-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16035 | |||||
Symphyotrichum boreale | Rush Aster | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 51123 | |||
Anemone parviflora var. parviflora | Small-flower Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86610 | |||||
Dryopteris intermedia | Evergreen Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46681 | |||||
Pedicularis bracteosa var. siifolia | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 84969 | |||||
Potamogeton illinoensis | Illinois Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55397 | |||||
Toxicodendron rydbergii | Northern Poison-oak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42351 | |||||
Spiraea douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92137 | |||||
Atriplex falcata | Sickle Saltbush | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 40532 | |||||
Lesquerella occidentalis ssp. occidentalis | Western Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90697 | ||||||
Potentilla flabelliformis | Graceful Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 49284 | |||||
Cryptantha kelseyana | Kelsey's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47396 | |||||
Montia fontana ssp. fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83455 | |||||
Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
Cryptantha torreyana | Torrey's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43088 | |||||
Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum | Fern-leaved Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 92681 | |||||
Lupinus leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51884 | |||||
Lophozia guttulata | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 36572 | ||||||
Gayophytum eriospermum | Coville's Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41117 | |||||
Hordeum jubatum | Foxtail Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60426 | |||||
Astragalus cusickii | Cusick's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 49851 | |||||
Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87824 | |||||
Glaux maritima | Sea Milkwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58552 | |||||
Orthilia secunda | One-side Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45635 | |||||
Carex magellanica ssp. magellanica | Bog Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84009 | |||||
Camissonia parvula | Lewis' River Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54330 | |||||
Lupinus polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43709 | |||||
Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi | Prickly Rose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91264 | |||||
Helianthella quinquenervis | Nodding Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39373 | |||||
Astragalus toanus var. toanus | Toano Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89809 | |||||
Ligusticum canbyi | Canby's Wild Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61076 | |||||
Corydalis aurea | Golden Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48081 | |||||
Townsendia alpigena var. alpigena | Mountain Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86224 | |||||
Eleocharis quadrangulata | Squarestem Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56612 | |||||
Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19786 | |||||
Senecio streptanthifolius var. rubricaulis | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 84549 | |||||
Cottus greenei | Shoshone Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G2 | S4 | 17754 | ||||
Mimulus suksdorfii | Suksdorf's Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41862 | |||||
Cuscuta denticulata var. denticulata | Desert Dodder | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 91756 | |||||
Malacothrix californica | California Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50638 | |||||
Delphinium andersonii | Carson City Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40055 | |||||
Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. occidentalis | Carolina Tassel-rue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88409 | |||||
Krascheninnikovia lanata | Winter-fat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59282 | |||||
Chenopodium pratericola | Desert Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48841 | |||||
Calochortus elegans var. selwayensis | Elegant Mariposa Lily | Variety | Plant | G3G4T2T3 | SNR | 86781 | |||||
Cleome serrulata | Bee Spider-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44432 | |||||
Balsamorhiza incana | Hoary Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53236 | |||||
Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wild Licorice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42643 | |||||
Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
Osmorhiza depauperata | Blunt-fruit Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61768 | |||||
Microseris lindleyi | Lindley's Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51360 | |||||
Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
Hackelia deflexa var. americana | Northern Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88956 | |||||
Juncus acuminatus | Sharp-fruit Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59942 | |||||
Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense | Pacific American-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85174 | |||||
Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 | |||||
Glyceria grandis | American Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45071 | |||||
Poa glauca ssp. rupicola | Timberline Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83622 | |||||
Calochortus nuttallii | Nuttall's Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40742 | |||||
Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis | Old-man Prickly-pear | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87360 |