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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malacothrix sonchoides | Sow-thistle Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41059 | |||||
| Navarretia leucocephala | White-flower Navarretia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51049 | |||||
| Scirpus microcarpus | Small-fruit Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61052 | |||||
| Salix lucida ssp. caudata | Shining Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83365 | |||||
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Spinulose Shieldfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47880 | |||||
| Polygonum minimum | Leafy Dwarf Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39227 | |||||
| Arnica angustifolia ssp. tomentosa | Alpine Arnica | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91368 | |||||
| Penstemon pratensis | White-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55317 | |||||
| Larus argentatus | Herring Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 18996 | |||||
| Lupinus x alpestris | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79324 | ||||||
| Lupinus sericeus var. maximus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89237 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. intermedium | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89958 | |||||
| Mimulus breweri | Brewer's Monkey-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53636 | |||||
| Arenaria franklinii var. franklinii | Franklin's Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85557 | |||||
| Calypso bulbosa | Fairy Slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42578 | |||||
| Penstemon procerus var. procerus | Pincushion Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83921 | |||||
| Alyssum desertorum | Desert Alyssum | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57712 | |||||
| Mentha arvensis | Wild Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48640 | |||||
| Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91954 | |||||
| Heuchera parvifolia | Littleleaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56005 | |||||
| Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16220 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii | Fringed Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87739 | |||||
| Mimetanthe pilosa | False Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45047 | |||||
| Sagittaria latifolia | Broadleaf Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51786 | |||||
| Conyza canadensis | Canada Horseweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61688 | |||||
| Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17749 | |||||
| Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus | Thimbleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86119 | |||||
| Townsendia exscapa | Silky Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39955 | |||||
| Potentilla ovina | Sheep Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59893 | |||||
| Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17490 | |||||
| Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46748 | |||||
| Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90475 | |||||
| Epilobium lactiflorum | White-flower Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54242 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. sterilis | Barren Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S1 | 88331 | ||||
| Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. scoparium | Little Bluestem | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86705 | |||||
| Erysimum cheiranthoides | Wormseed Wallflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49335 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40598 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92429 | |||||
| Atriplex patula | Halberd-leaf Saltbush | Species | Plant | SNR | 56540 | ||||||
| Stipa lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47444 | |||||
| Dodecatheon meadia | Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45807 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. diaphanoides | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90993 | |||||
| Stephanomeria exigua | Small Skeletonplant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54891 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. americanus | Richardson's Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88847 | |||||
| Draba densifolia | Denseleaf Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60625 | |||||
| Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis | Saltpond Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85072 | |||||
| Impatiens capensis | Orange Jewelweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41197 | |||||
| Botrychium simplex | Least Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 58763 | |||
| Lupinus cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 57200 | |||||
| Potentilla pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53189 | |||||
| Bassariscus astutus | Ringtail | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19153 | |||||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Phacelia ivesiana var. ivesiana | Sticky Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87276 | |||||
| Saxifraga cernua | Nodding Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51285 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus subterminalis | Water Clubrush | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 61261 | |||
| Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii | Rocky Mountain Rockrose | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85747 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides | Large-flower Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48141 | |||||
| Kochia americana | Perennial Summer-cypress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39459 | |||||
| Potentilla fissa | Big-flower Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | SNR | 59424 | ||||||
| Mimulus alsinoides | Chickweed Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 46265 | ||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89427 | |||||
| Draba reptans | Carolina Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44664 | |||||
| Ipomopsis tenuituba | Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53801 | |||||
| Pinguicula macroceras var. macroceras | Horned Butterwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4Q | SNR | 87908 | |||||
| Leucocrinum montanum | Mountain Star-lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42825 | |||||
| Lycopus uniflorus | Northern Bugleweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50686 | |||||
| Sambucus nigra | Common Elderberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62077 | |||||
| Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorum | Small-flower Woodland-star | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84125 | ||||||
| Asclepias subverticillata | Bedstraw Milkweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58013 | |||||
| Camassia quamash | Common Camassia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48886 | |||||
| Monotropa hypopithys | American Pinesap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40153 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salmonis | Salmon Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92092 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 22 | Steelhead (Snake River - B Run) | Population | G5TNRQ | SNA | 79657 | ||||||
| Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
| Ribes montigenum | Alpine Prickly Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45313 | |||||
| Physaria acutifolia | Sharpleaf Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52085 | |||||
| Salpinctes obsoletus | Rock Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18048 | |||||
| Eriogonum elatum var. villosum | Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86346 | |||||
| Physaria didymocarpa var. didymocarpa | Common Twinpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84647 | |||||
| Passerina cyanea | Indigo Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17727 | |||||
| Leersia oryzoides | Rice Cutgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54492 | |||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. pumila | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88488 | |||||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| 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 pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 |
