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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 87068 | |||||
| Cuscuta indecora | Pretty Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57693 | |||||
| Tachycineta thalassina | Violet-green Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15632 | |||||
| Euphorbia dentata | Toothed Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44806 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. virginiana | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83410 | |||||
| Pellaea breweri | Brewer's Cliffbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56001 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42983 | |||||
| Packera dimorphophylla var. paysonii | Payson's Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G4T4Q | SNR | 90662 | |||||
| Purshia tridentata | Antelope Bitterbrush | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 51770 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus var. maximus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89237 | |||||
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60361 | |||||
| Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis | Variety | Plant | G5 | SNR | 85563 | ||||||
| Lupinus argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58456 | |||||
| Deschampsia danthonioides | Annual Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45532 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. scleranthifolia | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92626 | ||||||
| Aspidotis densa | Indian's-dream | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54224 | |||||
| Artemisia pedatifida | Bird's-foot Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52500 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii | Fringed Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87739 | |||||
| Ribes niveum | Snow Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 61019 | |||||
| Carex hoodii | Hood's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47988 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86131 | |||||
| Cryptantha recurvata | Curved-nut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56527 | |||||
| Castilleja covilleana | Coville's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43684 | |||||
| Potamogeton x spathuliformis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79289 | ||||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54881 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus | Subalpine Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91657 | |||||
| Rorippa truncata | Wild Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50505 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. sterilis | Barren Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S1 | 88331 | ||||
| Camissonia subacaulis | Long-leaf Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48750 | |||||
| Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19671 | |||||
| Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi | Bolander's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84532 | |||||
| Gentianopsis thermalis | Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 44359 | |||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. cusickii | Few-flower Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82985 | |||||
| Penstemon deustus var. deustus | Hot-rock Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90251 | |||||
| Cymopterus longipes | Long-stalk Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61653 | |||||
| Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17490 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. arbustus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86750 | |||||
| Erigeron watsonii | Watson's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59849 | |||||
| Heracleum maximum | Cow-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46873 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85085 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45004 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92204 | |||||
| Castilleja hispida | Harsh Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53780 | |||||
| Bidens cernua | Nodding Beggarticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40632 | |||||
| Lactuca canadensis var. canadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 90788 | ||||||
| Navarretia divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49401 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87278 | |||||
| Packera dimorphophylla | Two-leaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47517 | |||||
| Microtus montanus | Montane Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18453 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. tomentellum | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83605 | ||||||
| Luzula glabrata | Smooth Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56177 | |||||
| Lomatium rollinsii | Rollins's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 43217 | |||||
| Solidago simplex var. simplex | Sticky Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92783 | |||||
| Heuchera rubescens | Pink Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52066 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89427 | |||||
| Pinguicula macroceras var. macroceras | Horned Butterwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4Q | SNR | 87908 | |||||
| Myosotis laxa | Small Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45754 | |||||
| Buteo lagopus | Rough-legged Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 19112 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. agrestis | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84143 | |||||
| Ipomopsis congesta | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54473 | |||||
| Allium bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43844 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. pansum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1 | SNR | 91350 | |||||
| Idahoa scapigera | Scapose Scalepod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39492 | |||||
| Polygonum ramosissimum var. prolificum | Bushy Knotweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89933 | |||||
| Oxytropis parryi | Parry's Crazyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61208 | |||||
| Scirpus atrovirens | Woolgrass Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 48254 | |||||
| Mimulus ampliatus | Spacious Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 54233 | |||
| Carex comosa | Bristly Sedge | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 47990 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Synthyris platycarpa | Evergreen Kittentail | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 47992 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia | Sticky Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5T3 | S2 | 86134 | ||||
| Polypodium glycyrrhiza | Licorice Fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 48767 | ||||
| Astragalus microcystis | Least Bladdery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | SH | 39496 | ||||
| Andromeda polifolia | Bog-rosemary | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 53175 | ||||
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus | Sweet Coltsfoot | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 90290 | ||||
| Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
| Gaultheria hispidula | Creeping Snowberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59882 | ||||
| Psiloscops flammeolus | Flammulated Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3B | 18963 | ||
| Botrychium crenulatum | Crenulate Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 57205 | |||
| Betula pumila | Swamp Birch | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 50046 | ||||
| Schoenoplectus subterminalis | Water Clubrush | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 61261 | |||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Botrychium simplex | Least Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 58763 | |||
| Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
| Calochortus nitidus | Broad-fruit Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 43237 | |||
| Carex sychnocephala | Many-headed Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 51840 | |||
| Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
| Lycopodium dendroideum | Groundpine | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59685 | ||||
| Hookeria lucens | Light Hookeria | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 38587 | ||||
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | Bog Cranberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 56059 | ||||
| Picoides arcticus | Black-backed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 16826 | ||||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Douglasia idahoensis | Idaho Dwarf-primrose | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 48318 | |||
| Botrychium minganense | Mingan Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 58291 | ||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Rhynchospora alba | White Beakrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 60838 | ||||
| Salix candida | Hoary Willow | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47596 | |||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 |
