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 argophyllus | Silverleaf Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51409 | |||||
| Erigeron gracilis | Slender Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51683 | |||||
| Purshia tridentata | Antelope Bitterbrush | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 51770 | |||||
| Pogogyne floribunda | Profuseflower Mesamint | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 51891 | |||||
| Heuchera rubescens | Pink Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52066 | |||||
| Phlox missoulensis | Missoula Phlox | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 52134 | |||||
| Delphinium occidentale | Tall Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52268 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
| Phacelia lyallii | Lyall's Phacelia | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 52527 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52667 | |||||
| Rosa gymnocarpa | Wood Rose | Species | Plant | SNR | 52755 | ||||||
| Festuca subulata | Nodding Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52960 | |||||
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Bristly Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53109 | |||||
| Festuca ovina | Ovina Fescue | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 53303 | |||||
| Lomatium suksdorfii | Suksdorf's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 53431 | |||||
| Lomatium donnellii | Donnell's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53591 | |||||
| Silene oregana | Oregon Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53667 | |||||
| Juncus drummondii | Drummond's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53879 | |||||
| Calamagrostis montanensis | Plains Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54105 | |||||
| Senecio serra | Tall Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54304 | |||||
| Antennaria dimorpha | Two-form Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54428 | |||||
| Callitriche trochlearis | Waste-water Winged Starwort | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54547 | |||||
| Adiantum aleuticum | Aleutian Maidenhair Fern | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54684 | |||||
| Stercorarius parasiticus | Parasitic Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15492 | |||||
| Prosartes trachycarpa | Rough-fruited Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54799 | |||||
| Euthamia occidentalis | Western Fragrant Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55015 | |||||
| Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
| Lupinus pusillus | Small Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55096 | |||||
| Lepus californicus | Black-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15939 | |||||
| Callitriche palustris | Vernal Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55216 | |||||
| Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16055 | |||||
| Salix exigua | Narrowleaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55306 | |||||
| Thomomys idahoensis | Idaho Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4 | S4 | 16213 | |||||
| Athyrium filix-femina | Subarctic Ladyfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55434 | |||||
| Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Common Poorwill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 16426 | |||||
| Carex nigricans | Black Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55754 | |||||
| Neotoma cinerea | Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16619 | |||||
| Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56042 | |||||
| Butorides virescens | Green Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16901 | |||||
| Juncus torreyi | Torrey's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56116 | |||||
| Piranga rubra | Summer Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17083 | |||||
| Juncus howellii | Howell's Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56201 | |||||
| Pimephales promelas | Fathead Minnow | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17205 | |||||
| Hieracium canadense | Canada Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56286 | |||||
| Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17284 | |||||
| Galium aparine | Catchweed Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56376 | |||||
| Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17425 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56475 | |||||
| Gallinago delicata | Wilson's Snipe | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N,S4B | 17532 | |||||
| Heuchera chlorantha | Green-flower Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56577 | |||||
| Ammospermophilus leucurus | White-tailed Antelope Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17612 | |||||
| Limosa haemastica | Hudsonian Godwit | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 17742 | |||||
| Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17889 | |||||
| Carex echinata | Little Prickly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56865 | |||||
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18042 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57146 | |||||
| Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18274 | |||||
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 18505 | |||||
| Dryopteris arguta | Coastal Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57585 | |||||
| Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18634 | |||||
| Phlox pulvinata | Cushion Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57674 | |||||
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
| Anas americana | American Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18845 | |||||
| Chenopodium rubrum | Coast-blite Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57954 | |||||
| Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18980 | |||||
| Eriogonum kingii | Ruby Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 58106 | |||||
| Troglodytes aedon | House Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19194 | |||||
| Taraxacum lyratum | Alpine Dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58364 | |||||
| Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
| Allium textile | White Wild Onion | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 58479 | |||||
| Thelypodium paniculatum | Paniculate Thelypody | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 58639 | |||||
| Suaeda moquinii | Shrubby Seepweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58741 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| 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 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G5T4 | TNR | 80290 | ||||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Anodonta californiensis | California Floater | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G3Q | S3Q | Tier 3 | 22136 | |||
| Scirpus rollandii | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3Q | SNR | 61408 | ||||
| Oreohelix vortex | Whorled Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25048 | |||
| Urocitellus endemicus | Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G2T1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80667 |
