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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora | Small Six-weeks Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88195 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Ageratina herbacea | Fragrant Thorough-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42796 | |||||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Mimulus nanus | Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47100 | |||||
| Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
| Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90127 | |||||
| Selaginella douglasii | Douglas Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 61451 | |||||
| Artemisia biennis | Biennial Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45280 | |||||
| Phacelia ramosissima var. subglabra | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 93583 | |||||||
| Viola adunca var. adunca | Sand Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86565 | |||||
| Phlox austromontana | Desert Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40933 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. dispersa | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84938 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52667 | |||||
| Minuartia pusilla | Dwarf Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47784 | |||||
| Lupinus cusickii ssp. cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G1T1 | SNR | 90666 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Nama densum | Matted Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43472 | |||||
| Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii var. purshii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87096 | |||||
| Angelica kingii | Nevada Angelica | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 55033 | ||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. dichrocephalum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83416 | |||||
| Lycopus uniflorus | Northern Bugleweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50686 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 45997 | |||||
| Camassia quamash | Common Camassia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48886 | |||||
| Sparganium emersum | Simplestem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57387 | |||||
| Salix glauca | Gray Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 44086 | |||||
| Larus fuscus | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17192 | |||||
| Erigeron chrysopsidis ssp. chrysopsidis | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 85605 | ||||||
| Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa | Shore Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87778 | |||||
| Festuca ovina | Ovina Fescue | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 53303 | |||||
| Carex canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83985 | |||||
| Sporobolus compositus | Tall Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51433 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. nuttallii | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91201 | |||||
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
| Polygonum buxiforme | Small's Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39787 | |||||
| Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
| Artemisia biennis var. biennis | Biennial Wormwood | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89777 | |||||
| Carex leporinella | Sierran Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55767 | |||||
| Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
| Scirpus microcarpus | Small-fruit Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61052 | |||||
| Hulsea algida | Alpine Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42332 | |||||
| Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa | Cushion Cat's-eye | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92607 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. spathulatus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86170 | ||||||
| Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Yew | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53958 | |||||
| Lupinus x alpestris | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79324 | ||||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum | Western Bog Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91714 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88371 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Arabis williamsii | Wind River Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 43008 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. arbustus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86750 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52198 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 82999 | |||||
| Thelypodium laciniatum | Cut-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 50235 | |||||
| Lophozia guttulata | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 36572 | ||||||
| Conyza canadensis | Canada Horseweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61688 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88938 | |||||
| Stipa nevadensis | Nevada Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56801 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41110 | |||||
| Lotus denticulatus | Meadow Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43676 | |||||
| Moneses uniflora ssp. uniflora | One-flower Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85136 | |||||
| Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana | Pacific Northwest Starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92256 | |||||
| Androsace septentrionalis ssp. subulifera | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83600 | |||||
| Eriophorum angustifolium | Narrowleaf Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48008 | |||||
| Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19196 | |||||
| Helianthella quinquenervis | Nodding Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39373 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
| Gutierrezia sarothrae | Broom Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46137 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. vallicola | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87324 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55232 | |||||
| Hieracium umbellatum | Umbellate Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41819 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. neglecta | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85784 | |||||
| Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
| Poa leibergii | Leiberg's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 53488 | ||||||
| Montia fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49121 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89481 | |||||
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
| Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44380 | |||||
| Potentilla ovina var. ovina | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 87965 | ||||||
| Carex pachystachya | Thick-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55905 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Cyanocitta stelleri | Steller's Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 15519 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. epilis | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84171 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis | False Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91384 | |||||
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60217 | |||||
| Circaea alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46884 | |||||
| Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. trifidum | Small Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89970 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Schoenoplectus subterminalis | Water Clubrush | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 61261 | |||
| Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
| Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92791 | |||||||
| Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S2? | 40672 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum var. crassulum | White Prairie Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84702 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus | Whitney's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91968 | |||||
| Canadanthus modestus | Great Northern Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47556 | |||||
| Parietaria pensylvanica var. pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88545 |
