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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitta pygmaea | Pygmy Nuthatch | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 15329 | ||||
| Viola orbiculata | Western Rough-leaved Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41696 | |||||
| Deschampsia caespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62082 | |||||
| Juniperus communis | Ground Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55328 | |||||
| Lepus townsendii | White-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15559 | |||||
| Iva axillaris | Small-flowered Marsh-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48706 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41982 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum praealtum | Willow Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55618 | |||||
| Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
| Vanessa annabella | West Coast Lady | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 23806 | |||||
| Nucifraga columbiana | Clark's Nutcracker | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 16032 | ||||
| Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
| Cryptantha flavoculata | Rough-seed Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42423 | |||||
| Amphispiza bilineata | Black-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | 16298 | ||||
| Lomatium cous | Cous-root Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49380 | |||||
| Grammia ornata | Ornate Tiger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 1474585 | |||||
| Lupinus caudatus | Kellogg's Spurred Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56219 | |||||
| Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16513 | |||||
| Besseya rubra | Red Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49559 | |||||
| Manduca sexta | Carolina sphinx | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 24880 | |||||
| Lemmiscus curtatus | Sagebrush Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16749 | |||||
| Astragalus adsurgens | Rattle Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49778 | |||||
| Ageneotettix deorum | White-whiskered Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 25173 | |||||
| Egretta tricolor | Tricolored Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17080 | |||||
| Piperia unalascensis | Alaska Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43402 | |||||
| Grammia nevadensis | Nevada Tiger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 25510 | |||||
| Clarkia rhomboidea | Tongue Clarkia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56775 | |||||
| Bonasa umbellus | Ruffed Grouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17268 | |||||
| Spergularia diandra | Mediterranean Sandspurry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 50301 | |||||
| Poa alpina | Alpine Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50413 | |||||
| Linum kingii | Uintah Mountain Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43660 | |||||
| Abagrotis reedi | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 25827 | |||||
| Carex straminiformis | Mt. Shasta Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 57076 | |||||
| Catharus fuscescens | Veery | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B | 17512 | |||||
| Argia plana | Springwater Dancer | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 26084 | |||||
| Poa reflexa | Nodding Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57343 | |||||
| Coluber constrictor | North American Racer | Species | Reptile | G5 | S5 | 17736 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa | Crimson Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50913 | |||||
| Spilosoma virginica | Virginian Tiger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 26389 | |||||
| Carex retrorsa | Retrorse Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57597 | |||||
| Pekania pennanti | Fisher | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18029 | |||
| Cuscuta pentagona | Field Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51173 | |||||
| Pseudopomala brachyptera | Short-winged Toothpick Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 26764 | |||||
| Sweltsa borealis | Boreal Sallfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 32777 | |||||
| Carex tahoensis | Lake Tahoe Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57859 | |||||
| Progne subis | Purple Martin | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18272 | |||||
| Luzula multiflora | Common Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51422 | |||||
| Helianthus maximiliani | Maximillian Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44636 | |||||
| Prionoxystus robiniae | A Carpenterworm Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 27087 | |||||
| Alopecurus alpinus | Mountain Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58121 | |||||
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
| Eleocharis tenuis | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 51698 | |||||
| Platyprepia virginalis | Ranchman's Tiger Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 27434 | |||||
| Racomitrium fasciculare | Clustered Rock Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 33862 | |||||
| Corvus brachyrhynchos | American Crow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18736 | |||||
| Pellaea glabella | Smooth Cliffbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45054 | |||||
| Phyllodesma americana | Lappet Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 27821 | |||||
| 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 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 | |||||
| Juncus interior var. interior | Inland Rush | Variety | Plant | G4T4Q | SNR | 87065 | |||||
| Packera dimorphophylla var. paysonii | Payson's Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G4T4Q | SNR | 90662 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa var. glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85634 | |||||
| Eriogonum brevicaule var. brevicaule | Shortstem Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 86941 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus | Dwarf Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S2 | 91781 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea munroana ssp. munroana | White-stem Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 90802 | |||||
| Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum | Alpine Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 91174 | |||||
| Plantago elongata ssp. elongata | Slender Plantain | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86204 | |||||
| Scutellaria nana var. nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 84123 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
| Chamaechaenactis scaposa var. parva | Fullstem | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 91177 | |||||
| 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 |
