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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanitta perspicillata | Surf Scoter | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15889 | |||||
| Carex interrupta | Green-fruited Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52221 | |||||
| Carex lapponica | Lapland Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5Q | SNR | 41434 | |||||
| Viola vallicola var. vallicola | Valley Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 89628 | |||||
| Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17749 | |||||
| Salix glauca var. villosa | Gray Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88139 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata | Scarlet Skyrocket | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58895 | |||||
| Abies concolor | White Fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45940 | |||||
| Prunus emarginata var. emarginata | Bitter Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84327 | |||||
| Sium suave | Hemlock Water-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56847 | |||||
| Eriogonum watsonii | Watson's Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 43993 | |||||
| Erigeron compositus var. discoideus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91481 | ||||||
| Festuca idahoensis | Idaho Fescue | Species | Plant | SNR | 52883 | ||||||
| Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90085 | |||||
| Allium nevadense | Nevada Onion | Species | Plant | SNR | 61394 | ||||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. nitida | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 86512 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59562 | |||||
| Stipa lettermanii | Letterman's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46556 | |||||
| Iris versicolor | Blueflag | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 42276 | ||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. idahoensis | Idaho Frasera | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | S3 | 92056 | |||||
| Nicotiana attenuata | Coyote Tobacco | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53583 | |||||
| Carex interior | Inland Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40379 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88683 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Mahonia aquifolium | Piper's Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44763 | |||||
| Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83308 | ||||||
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15430 | |||||
| Lupinus monticola | Mountain Lupine | Species | Plant | G2G4Q | SNR | 42950 | |||||
| Stanleya tomentosa | Hairy Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51739 | |||||
| Scapania umbrosa | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 35847 | ||||||
| Vireo flavifrons | Yellow-throated Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17662 | |||||
| Bassariscus astutus | Ringtail | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19153 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
| Cleomella parviflora | Small-flower Rhombo-pod | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47285 | |||||
| Viola sheltonii | Shelton's Violet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49736 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85529 | |||||
| Erigeron uintahensis | Uintah Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 58425 | |||||
| Gayophytum decipiens | Deceptive Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45476 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83899 | |||||
| Calamagrostis rubescens | Pine Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54177 | |||||
| Arabis glabra | Tower-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41069 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91147 | |||||
| Erigeron annuus | White-top Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52444 | |||||
| Holodiscus dumosus | Glandular Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39248 | |||||
| Physaria brassicoides | Rydberg's Double Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60958 | |||||
| Polystichum lonchitis | Northern Holly Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47908 | |||||
| Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae | Small-flower Nemophila | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86089 | |||||
| Comandra livida | Northern Comandra | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56490 | |||||
| Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
| Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43618 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia filiformis | Pullup Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46067 | |||||
| Elymus x pseudorepens | Quackgrass | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78970 | |||||
| Erigeron engelmannii | Engelmann's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 54859 | |||||
| Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 50491 | |||||
| Salpinctes obsoletus | Rock Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18048 | |||||
| Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale | Western Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88309 | |||||
| Packera cymbalaria | Dwarf Arctic Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59100 | |||||
| Leymus salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48681 | |||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. flabellifolia | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84504 | |||||
| Zigadenus paniculatus | Foothill Deathcamas | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57099 | |||||
| Draba oligosperma | Few-seed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44296 | |||||
| Bromus carinatus | California Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53139 | |||||
| Bouteloua curtipendula | Side-oats Grama | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39966 | |||||
| Bromus rigidus | Ripgut Brome | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 53140 | |||||
| Carex bigelowii | Bigelow's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39972 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90242 | |||||
| Asarum caudatum | Long-tailed Wild-ginger | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61574 | |||||
| Physcia semipinnata | Species | Fungi | SNR | 33420 | |||||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. trifida | Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88833 | |||||
| Penstemon radicosus | Mat-root Beardtongue | Species | Plant | SNR | 59823 | ||||||
| Cypripedium calceolus | European Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 46839 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. pseudoparviflorus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 85059 | |||||
| Salix drummondiana | Satiny Salix | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55528 | |||||
| Hackelia floribunda | Davis Mountain Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44948 | |||||
| Erigeron acris ssp. debilis | Northern Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92202 | |||||
| Campanula parryi | Parry's Northern Harebell | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 40617 | |||||
| Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
| Smelowskia calycina var. americana | Alpine Smelowskia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90782 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus humilis | Dwarf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G4? | S3 | 49378 | |||||
| Dryas drummondii var. drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87254 | |||||
| Arabis lyallii var. nubigena | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83573 | ||||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. engelmannii | Engelmann's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85735 | |||||
| Rosa nutkana | Nootka Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56136 | |||||
| Bubo virginianus | Great Horned Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 74430 | |||||
| Erigeron filifolius | Threadleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41224 | |||||
| Grindelia squarrosa var. squarrosa | Broadleaf Gumweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89394 | |||||
| Rhus trilobata | Skunkbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60511 | |||||
| Salix prolixa | Mackenzie's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49992 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 | |||||
| Hackelia cronquistii | Cronquist's Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1 | 58684 | ||||
| Salix boothii | Booth's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45734 | |||||
| Linum lewisii var. lewisii | Prairie Flax | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84116 | |||||
| Antennaria dimorpha | Two-form Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54428 | |||||
| Antennaria umbrinella | Brown Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43811 | |||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii | Humboldt Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 91336 | |||||
| x Elyleymus aristatus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79589 | ||||||
| Plantago patagonica | Woolly Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52695 | |||||
| Listera caurina | Western Twayblade | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39485 |
