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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potamogeton richardsonii | Redheadgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42839 | |||||
| Lithophragma parviflorum | Small-flower Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51657 | |||||
| Orobanche ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | Louisiana Broomrape | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89716 | |||||
| Salix lutea | Yellow Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 47133 | |||||
| Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus | San Pitch Valley Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4Q | SNR | 88260 | |||||
| Argemone munita | Munite Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 55898 | |||||
| Polygonum erectum | Erect Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58295 | |||||
| Phacelia scopulina | Prostrate Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45320 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. parryi | Parry's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83822 | |||||
| Calamagrostis montanensis | Plains Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54105 | |||||
| Carex lenticularis | Shore Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40988 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. albicaulis | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91616 | |||||
| Bryoria tortuosa | Tortured Horsehair Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S2 | 38624 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90205 | |||||
| Nemophila parviflora | Small-flower Nemophila | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60861 | |||||
| Camissonia claviformis | Brown-eye Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47833 | |||||
| Larus fuscus | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17192 | |||||
| Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita | Threetip Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86667 | |||||
| Frasera speciosa | Showy Green-gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56412 | |||||
| Boisduvalia macrantha | Large-flower Spike-primrose | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43522 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. dives | Sitka Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85018 | |||||
| Populus x jackii | Balm-of-Gilead | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78780 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum | Largeleaf Avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41634 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92176 | |||||
| Notropis hudsonius | Spottail Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19796 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88829 | |||||
| Juniperus communis var. depressa | Dwarf Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90720 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Draba nemorosa | Wood Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58994 | |||||
| Minuartia rubella | Boreal Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46017 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea var. lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 87223 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. ctenophora | Coil-beaked Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 84424 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
| Ranunculus glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44150 | |||||
| Allium lemmonii | Claybank Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61488 | |||||
| Woodsia scopulina | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48611 | |||||
| Galium mexicanum ssp. asperrimum | Mexican Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89343 | |||||
| Rhamnus alnifolia | Alderleaf Buckthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46650 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. engelmannii | Engelmann's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85735 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone DPS) | Species | Mammal | Delisted | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S2B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Physa natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | 53265 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 |
