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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| 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 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| 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 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Saxifraga rhomboidea | Diamondleaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54760 | |||||
| Agrostis rossiae | Ross' Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46628 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. spathulatus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86170 | ||||||
| Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
| Lupinus x alpestris | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79324 | ||||||
| Castilleja cervina | Deer Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57005 | |||||
| Amelanchier pallida | Pale Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51276 | |||||
| Chamaebatiaria millefolium | Desert-sweet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40576 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53052 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89481 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum novi-belgii | Longleaf Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43056 | |||||
| Potentilla ovina var. ovina | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 87965 | ||||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. arbustus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86750 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 82999 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium septentrionale | Northern Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 55378 | |||||
| Nama aretioides | Purple Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49420 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis | False Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91384 | |||||
| Myosotis asiatica | Asian Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41156 | |||||
| Silene oregana | Oregon Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53667 | |||||
| Poa glauca | White Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45616 | |||||
| Elymus bakeri | Baker's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 47538 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. trifidum | Small Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89970 | |||||
| Thalictrum sparsiflorum | Few-flower Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43689 | |||||
| Moneses uniflora ssp. uniflora | One-flower Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85136 | |||||
| Plantago pusilla | Dwarf Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57802 | |||||
| Polygonum hydropiperoides | Mild Water-pepper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52073 | |||||
| Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
| Androsace septentrionalis ssp. subulifera | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83600 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50039 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus | Whitney's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91968 | |||||
| Picea engelmannii | Engelmann Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61880 | |||||
| Juncus brachyphyllus | Short-leaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46177 | |||||
| Parietaria pensylvanica var. pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88545 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. vallicola | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87324 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. neglecta | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85784 | |||||
| Eurybia integrifolia | Thick-stem Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41962 | |||||
| Senecio serra | Tall Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54304 | |||||
| Agrostis humilis | Mountain Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 48268 | |||||
| Anemone drummondii ssp. drummondii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90500 | ||||||
| Fritillaria pudica | Yellow Mission-bells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40121 | |||||
| Lepidium davisii | Davis' Peppergrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S3 | 52549 | ||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. glabratus | Stemless Mock Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89117 | |||||
| Astragalus geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58173 | |||||
| Calypso bulbosa | Fairy Slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42578 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. epilis | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84171 | |||||
| Grayia spinosa | Spiny Hop-sage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56605 | |||||
| Vaccinium ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50766 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92462 | |||||
| Senecio integerrimus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54979 | |||||
| Polystichum munitum | Western Swordfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46907 | |||||
| Dodecatheon jeffreyi | Jeffrey's Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49029 | |||||
| Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus | Seaside Crowfoot | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 91027 | ||||||
| Grimmia brittoniae | Britton's Dry Rock Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 34388 | ||||
| Mimetanthe pilosa | False Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45047 | |||||
| Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum var. crassulum | White Prairie Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84702 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii | Hoary Pincushion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57304 | |||||
| Stephanomeria minor | Narrowleaf Skeletonplant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51571 | |||||
| Astragalus vallaris | Snake Canyon Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 53234 | |||||
| Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89675 | ||||||
| Carex laeviconica | Smooth-cone Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58918 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus var. belliae | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88199 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. flava | Yellow Spring Beauty | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86927 | |||||
| Chamaesyce serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaf Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55673 | |||||
| Tiquilia nuttallii | Rosette Tiquilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49654 | |||||
| Crepis nana ssp. nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91541 | |||||
| Scirpus rollandii | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3Q | SNR | 61408 | ||||
| Juncus drummondii | Drummond's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53879 | |||||
| Dodecatheon meadia | Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45807 | |||||
| Trientalis borealis | Northern Starflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47767 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. weberi | Weber's Scarlet Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 90129 | |||||
| Salix barclayi | Barclay's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59607 |
