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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovis canadensis canadensis | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | G4T4 | S1 | 80082 | ||||
| Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. pyrolifolium | Pyrola-leaved Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88332 | |||||
| Hackelia hispida var. hispida | Rough Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 83604 | |||||
| Townsendia alpigena var. alpigena | Mountain Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86224 | |||||
| Trifolium plumosum ssp. plumosum | Plumed Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90480 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii | Western Waterleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 85560 | |||||
| Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum | White Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89370 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Physaria geyeri var. purpurea | Geyer's Twinpod | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 83867 | |||||
| Halimolobos perplexa var. lemhiensis | Puzzling Halimolobos | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S4 | 87730 | |||||
| Plantago elongata ssp. elongata | Slender Plantain | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86204 | |||||
| Scutellaria nana var. nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 84123 | |||||
| Chamaechaenactis scaposa var. parva | Fullstem | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 91177 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
| Orobanche corymbosa ssp. corymbosa | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85405 | ||||||
| Astragalus geyeri var. geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86572 | |||||
| Parnassia kotzebuei var. kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1S2 | 87853 | |||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia var. grossulariifolia | Gooseberry-leaved Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 92145 | |||||
| Draba oreibata var. oreibata | Subalpine Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | 4 | G4T4 | SNR | 87091 | ||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. militaris | Taper-leaved Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84049 | |||||
| Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum | Fern-leaved Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 92681 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. wallowensis | Columbia Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84221 | |||||
| Isoetes bolanderi var. bolanderi | Bolander's Quillwort | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88325 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata var. condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90002 | |||||
| Silene scaposa var. lobata | Scapose Silene | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | G4T4 | S3 | 86944 | ||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 91761 | |||||
| Navarretia leucocephala ssp. minima | Least Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 88977 | |||||
| Eriogonum brevicaule var. laxifolium | Varying Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S3 | 86510 | |||||
| Chamaesyce ocellata ssp. arenicola | Valley Broomspurge | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 92361 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens var. pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85317 | |||||
| Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum | Alpine Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 91174 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus | Dwarf Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S2 | 91781 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea munroana ssp. munroana | White-stem Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 90802 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa var. glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85634 | |||||
| Eriogonum brevicaule var. brevicaule | Shortstem Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 86941 | |||||
| Juncus interior var. interior | Inland Rush | Variety | Plant | G4T4Q | SNR | 87065 | |||||
| Packera dimorphophylla var. paysonii | Payson's Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G4T4Q | SNR | 90662 | |||||
| Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus | Glandular Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84444 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea var. lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 87223 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus var. lobbii | Donner Lake Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 89223 | |||||
| Crataegus okanaganensis var. okanaganensis | Okanagan Hawthorn | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 1504102 | |||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii | Humboldt Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 91336 | |||||
| Allium nevadense var. nevadense | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 90556 | ||||||
| Phacelia scopulina var. scopulina | Prostrate Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | S1 | 90978 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus var. medius | Donner Lake Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83061 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea munroana ssp. subrhomboidea | White-stem Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84371 | |||||
| Penstemon gairdneri var. oreganus | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83483 | ||||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
| Ursus arctos pop. 7 | Grizzly Bear (Selkirk–Cabinet Population) | Species | Mammal | G4TNR | SNR | 1986964 | |||||
| Astragalus conjunctus var. conjunctus | Stiff Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | S3 | 84240 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. arida | Spreading Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 90406 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. diapensioides | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 88299 | ||||||
| Phlox multiflora ssp. depressa | Many-flowered Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86955 | |||||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Ranunculus andersonii var. andersonii | Anderson's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84782 | |||||
| Delphinium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86463 | ||||||
| Phlox multiflora ssp. multiflora | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 88283 | ||||||
| Balsamorhiza careyana var. careyana | Carey's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 88245 | |||||
| Penstemon nitidus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44531 | |||||
| Paraleptophlebia debilis | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 25555 | |||||
| Lacinipolia anguina | Snaky Arches Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 32988 | |||||
| Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
| Cyperus acuminatus | Short-point Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51596 | |||||
| Potentilla pulcherrima | Soft Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44745 | |||||
| Tortula ruralis | Tortula Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 33411 | |||||
| Tetradymia canescens | Gray Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58288 | |||||
| Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
| Draba praealta | Tall Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44953 | |||||
| Progomphus borealis | Gray Sanddragon | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 26119 | |||||
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52093 | |||||
| Senecio cymbalarioides | Cleft-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45226 | |||||
| Baetis intercalaris | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 26435 | |||||
| Chelydra serpentina | Snapping Turtle | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 18060 | |||||
| Elymus alaskanus | Alaska Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45495 | |||||
| Cochlicopa lubrica | Glossy Pillar | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 26825 | |||||
| Contopus sordidulus | Western Wood-Pewee | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18287 | |||||
| Amphinemura banksi | Rockies Forestfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 27152 | |||||
| Thamnolia vermicularis | Alpine Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | SNR | 38238 | |||||
| Carex utriculata | Beaked Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59216 | |||||
| Setophaga magnolia | Magnolia Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18528 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides | Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52792 | |||||
| Carex unilateralis | One-sided Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59481 | |||||
| Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 18768 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53052 | |||||
| Astragalus obscurus | Arcane Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39495 | |||||
| Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 19007 | ||||
| Astragalus vallaris | Snake Canyon Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 53234 | |||||
| Cyperus erythrorhizos | Red-root Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59949 | |||||
| Setophaga citrina | Hooded Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19256 | |||||
| Psathyrotes annua | Annual Brittlebrush | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S2 | 53456 | ||||
| Pyrrharctia isabella | Isabella Tiger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 28445 | |||||
| Ecclisomyia conspersa | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 74126 | |||||
| Carex atrosquama | Blackened Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40000 | |||||
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
| Pinguicula macroceras | California Butterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46878 | |||||
| Tharsalea arota | Tailed Copper | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 28752 | |||||
| Rhyacophila vagrita | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 74264 | |||||
| Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 19798 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47099 | |||||
| Erynnis pacuvius | Pacuvius Duskywing | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 29068 |
