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 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| 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 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| 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 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Osmerus mordax | Rainbow Smelt | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17543 | |||||
| Saxifraga occidentalis | Western Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41256 | |||||
| Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45829 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana | Virginia Strawberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87158 | |||||
| Gilia modocensis | Measure Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59595 | |||||
| Corydalis aurea ssp. aurea | Golden Corydalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83469 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. pinetorum | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91786 | |||||
| Carex crawei | Craw Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55277 | |||||
| Rhus trilobata var. trilobata | Skunkbush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88423 | |||||
| Prunella montanella | Siberian Accentor | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18273 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48361 | |||||
| Astragalus obscurus | Arcane Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39495 | |||||
| Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 46470 | |||||
| Phlox pulvinata | Cushion Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57674 | |||||
| Castilleja hispida ssp. hispida | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 90383 | ||||||
| Equisetum variegatum var. variegatum | Variegated Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84028 | |||||
| Cordylanthus parviflorus | Purple Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52209 | |||||
| Astragalus malacus | Shaggy Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42041 | |||||
| Hymenopappus filifolius var. filifolius | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88972 | ||||||
| Helianthella uniflora | Rocky Mountain Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60322 | |||||
| Potentilla flabellifolia | Fan-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44697 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. canbyi | Leafy-bracted Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86232 | |||||
| Cardamine lyallii | Lyall's Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42851 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella ssp. heterosepala | Autumn Dwarf Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90895 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. procera | Oregon Checker-mallow | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84557 | ||||||
| Lupinus saxosus | Stony-ground Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52865 | |||||
| Peromyscus crinitus | Canyon Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17131 | |||||
| Spiranthes romanzoffiana | Hooded Ladies'-tresses | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45336 | |||||
| Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus | Fringed Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93217 | |||||
| Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56501 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. paysoniana | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86797 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. cusickii | Cusick's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89555 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83041 | ||||||
| Impatiens noli-tangere | Western Jewel-weed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53535 | |||||
| Trisetum spicatum | Narrow False Oats | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40902 | |||||
| Senecio hydrophiloides | Sweet Marsh Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61800 | |||||
| Juniperus scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49128 | |||||
| Tsuga heterophylla | Western Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47867 | |||||
| Thamnolia vermicularis | Alpine Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | SNR | 38238 | |||||
| Allium tribracteatum | Three-bract Onion | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 43529 | |||||
| Eriogonum flavum var. flavum | Yellow Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91434 | |||||
| Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii | Creeping Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85178 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57146 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90034 | ||||||
| Cymopterus acaulis var. greeleyorum | Greeley's Wavewing | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S2 | 83628 | ||||
| Astragalus platytropis | Broad-keeled Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 51733 | |||||
| Machaeranthera grindelioides | Western Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41480 | |||||
| Chenopodium capitatum | Strawberry Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49724 | |||||
| Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87384 | |||||
| Cirsium pulcherrimum | Wyoming Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59833 | |||||
| Fritillaria affinis | Ojai Fritillary | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60645 | |||||
| Eriogonum chrysops | Golden Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 44166 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. latifolia | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92021 | |||||
| Salix pseudomonticola | False Mountain Willow | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 55530 | ||||
| Senecio fremontii var. fremontii | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85838 | ||||||
| Selaginella densa | Dense Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54169 | |||||
| Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88614 | ||||||
| Phlox speciosa | Showy Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52417 | |||||
| Cymopterus corrugatus | Corrugated Wavewing | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 46692 | |||||
| Sander vitreus | Walleye | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16548 | |||||
| Chenopodium rubrum | Coast-blite Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57954 | |||||
| Arabis microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44867 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. attenuata | Parry's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90570 | |||||
| Geranium bicknellii | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56156 | |||||
| Rubus idaeus ssp. idaeus | European Red Raspberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89161 | |||||
| Polioptila caerulea | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19135 | |||||
| Populus angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60526 | |||||
| Lomatium grayi | Mountain Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40416 | |||||
| Arenaria capillaris | Fescue Sandwort | Species | Plant | SNR | 48649 | ||||||
| Lomatium cusickii | Cusick's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47412 | |||||
| Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 92550 |
