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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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 | |||
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
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 | ||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
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 | ||
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 | |
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
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 | |||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Daucus pusillus | Southwestern Carrot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50260 | |||||
Juncus nodosus var. nodosus | Knotted Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85202 | |||||
Triglochin maritima | Common Bog Arrow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44638 | |||||
Oxytropis sericea var. speciosa | White Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93024 | |||||
Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus | American Bird's-foot-trefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83636 | |||||
Linanthus liniflorus ssp. pharnaceoides | Flax-flower Desert-gold | Subspecies | Plant | G3?TNR | SNR | 89536 | |||||
Oenothera brachycarpa | Short-fruit Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42799 | |||||
Viola renifolia | Kidneyleaf White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56841 | |||||
Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15430 | |||||
Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Western Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 88001 | |||||
Anemone parviflora | Small-flower Anemone | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52876 | |||||
Artemisia papposa | Owyhee Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 47110 | |||||
Salix myrtillifolia var. myrtillifolia | Myrtle-leaf Willow | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85844 | ||||||
Potentilla concinna var. concinna | Red Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 91406 | |||||
Gaultheria humifusa | Alpine Spicy Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45283 | |||||
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
Procyon lotor | Northern Raccoon | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 77652 | |||||
Lomatium nuttallii | Nuttall's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 40936 | |||||
Elymus virginicus var. virginicus | Virginia Wild Rye | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90006 | |||||
Penstemon ellipticus | Egg-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55257 | |||||
Minuartia pusilla | Dwarf Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47784 | |||||
Elodea canadensis | Broad Waterweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49152 | |||||
Nama densum | Matted Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43472 | |||||
Glaux maritima ssp. maritima | Sea Milkwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91979 | |||||
Astragalus agrestis | Don Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57644 | |||||
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88564 | |||||
Orobanche uniflora | One-flowered Broomrape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61343 | |||||
Penstemon procerus var. formosus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86946 | |||||
Satureja douglasii | Douglas' Savory | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51737 | |||||
Ribes cereum var. colubrinum | Squaw Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 86462 | |||||
Eriogonum strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 45997 | |||||
Larix lyallii | Subalpine Larch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59484 | |||||
Saxifraga oregana | Bog Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49731 | |||||
Juncus balticus var. montanus | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84776 | |||||
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90536 | |||||
Salix glauca | Gray Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 44086 | |||||
Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
Antennaria arcuata | Meadow Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 39727 | |||||
Ionactis alpina | Lava Ankle-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54173 | |||||
Lepidium ramosissimum | Branched Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62108 | |||||
Carex concinnoides | Northwestern Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52443 | |||||
Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. viscidiflorus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92495 | |||||
Phlox hoodii ssp. glabrata | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83247 | |||||
Hulsea algida | Alpine Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42332 | |||||
Eriogonum umbellatum var. porteri | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4Q | SNR | 91042 | |||||
Andreaea heinemannii | Heinemann's Andreaea Moss | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34877 | |||||
Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus | Blue Wildrye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87555 | |||||
Astragalus curvicarpus | American Sickle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60192 | |||||
Erysimum inconspicuum | Small-flower Prairie Wallflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50484 | |||||
Mimulus ringens var. ringens | Monkey Flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85437 | |||||
Eucephalus elegans | Elegant Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58354 | |||||
Ribes hudsonianum var. hudsonianum | Northern Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83848 | |||||
Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 89685 | |||||
Arabis williamsii | Wind River Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 43008 | |||||
Erigeron cronquistii | Cronquist's Daisy | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 57098 | |||||
Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15617 | |||||
Lesquerella alpina var. alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88223 | |||||
Proboscidea louisianica | Louisiana Unicorn-plant | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 53138 | |||||
Anas clypeata | Northern Shoveler | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 16757 | |||||
Plectritis macrocera | White Plectritis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60873 | |||||
Glyceria borealis | Small Floating Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51246 | |||||
Penstemon nitidus var. nitidus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86023 | |||||
Equisetum x mackaii | Species | Plant | SNR | 78801 | |||||||
Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41110 | |||||
Dodecatheon hendersonii ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90151 | |||||
Lotus denticulatus | Meadow Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43676 | |||||
Oenothera biennis | Common Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55494 | |||||
Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
Amelanchier alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39332 | |||||
Epilobium latifolium | River Beauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53753 | |||||
Halogeton glomeratus | Halogeton | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 59059 |