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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipodomys ordii | Ord's Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17926 | |||||
| Arenaria congesta var. cephaloidea | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88284 | |||||
| Packera cymbalaria | Dwarf Arctic Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59100 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. bracteosa | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84502 | |||||
| Cryptantha gracilis | Narrow-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57113 | |||||
| Draba oligosperma | Few-seed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44296 | |||||
| Myriophyllum verticillatum | Whorled Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53132 | |||||
| Rubus pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39898 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus var. laxiflorus | Spur Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90216 | |||||
| Impatiens aurella | Pale-yellow Jewel-weed | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61591 | |||||
| Packera debilis | Rocky Mountain Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51227 | |||||
| Circaea alpina ssp. alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86709 | |||||
| Penstemon radicosus | Mat-root Beardtongue | Species | Plant | SNR | 59823 | ||||||
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Bearberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46772 | |||||
| Arenaria congesta var. subcongesta | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85042 | |||||
| Salix drummondiana | Satiny Salix | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55528 | |||||
| Sanguisorba annua | Prairie Burnet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42461 | |||||
| Epilobium latifolium | River Beauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53753 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40598 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. americanus | Richardson's Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88847 | |||||
| Ranunculus pygmaeus var. pygmaeus | Dwarf Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90737 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana | Rosy Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87238 | |||||
| Ionactis stenomeres | Rocky Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57936 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata | Spike Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47477 | |||||
| Arabis lyallii var. nubigena | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83573 | ||||||
| Rosa nutkana | Nootka Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56136 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Soft-leaf Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43179 | |||||
| Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
| Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 74432 | |||||
| Hippuris vulgaris | Common Mare's-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51999 | |||||
| Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
| Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum | White Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89370 | |||||
| Rhus trilobata | Skunkbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60511 | |||||
| Spartina pectinata | Fresh Water Cordgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49978 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85770 | |||||
| Caulanthus crassicaulis var. crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87872 | ||||||
| Vaccinium caespitosum | Dwarf Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58682 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Draba platycarpa | Broad-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | SNR | 54421 | ||||||
| Gilia sinuata | Rosy Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43803 | |||||
| Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides | False Chicken-sage | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91310 | |||||
| Stanleya pinnata | Desert Prince's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39446 | |||||
| Papaver lapponicum ssp. occidentale | Lapland Poppy | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89850 | ||||||
| Chenopodium incanum | Mealy Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61156 | |||||
| Allium brevistylum | Short-stem Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48177 | |||||
| Potentilla diversifolia var. perdissecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86326 | |||||
| Holodiscus boursieri | Boursier's Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G4G5Q | SNR | 56693 | |||||
| Gaillardia aristata | Great Blanket-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46313 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi | Lahontan Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | G4T3 | SNA | 79970 | |||||
| Conyza canadensis var. glabrata | Canada Horseweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84617 | |||||
| Antennaria flagellaris | Stoloniferous Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 55067 | |||||
| Delphinium distichum | Two-spike Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42015 | |||||
| Crepis atribarba ssp. originalis | Slender Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91837 | |||||
| Cymopterus purpurascens | Purple Cymopterus | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40133 | |||||
| Calamagrostis canadensis var. macouniana | Blue-joint Reedgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88443 | |||||
| Agoseris heterophylla | Annual False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59365 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48917 | |||||
| Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86861 | |||||
| Silene drummondii | Drummond's Campion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57415 | |||||
| Draba globosa | Pointed Draba | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 44554 | |||
| Callitriche heterophylla | Large Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42734 | |||||
| Ivesia baileyi var. baileyi | Bailey's Ivesia | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S3 | 90419 | |||||
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa | Flat-spine Bursage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61883 | |||||
| Trollius laxus | Spreading Globeflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51506 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis | Lowly Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60033 | |||||
| Solanum triflorum | Cutleaf Nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47027 | |||||
| Lupinus aridus ssp. aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85241 | |||||
| Atriplex argentea var. argentea | Silvery Saltbush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92384 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Trichophorum alpinum | Hudson's Bay Bulrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60296 | ||||
| Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 40600 | ||||
| Cardamine constancei | Constance's Bittercress | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 59380 | |||
| Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Dasynotus daubenmirei | Daubenmire's Dasynotus | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 56157 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri | Redband Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5T4 | S4 | 79983 | |||
| Carex leptalea | Bristle-stalked Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 58442 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80060 | ||
| Grindelia howellii | Howell's Gumweed | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 56331 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Cypripedium fasciculatum | Clustered Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 60586 | ||
| Grimmia brittoniae | Britton's Dry Rock Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 34388 | ||||
| Carex livida | Pale Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 58255 | ||||
| Astragalus paysonii | Payson's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41087 | ||
| Waldsteinia idahoensis | Idaho Strawberry | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 39273 | |||
| Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
| Polystichum braunii | Braun's Sword-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 57168 | ||||
| Botrychium lanceolatum var. lanceolatum | Lance-leaved Moonwort | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T4 | S3 | 86748 | ||||
| Carex buxbaumii | Buxbaum's Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 50024 | ||||
| Carex chordorrhiza | String-root Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 56716 | ||||
| Mimulus ampliatus | Spacious Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 54233 | |||
| Carex comosa | Bristly Sedge | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 47990 | |||
| Synthyris platycarpa | Evergreen Kittentail | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 47992 | ||||
| Polypodium glycyrrhiza | Licorice Fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 48767 | ||||
| Psiloscops flammeolus | Flammulated Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3B | 18963 | ||
| Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia | Sticky Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5T3 | S2 | 86134 | ||||
| Andromeda polifolia | Bog-rosemary | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 53175 | ||||
| Astragalus microcystis | Least Bladdery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | SH | 39496 | ||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus | Sweet Coltsfoot | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 90290 |
