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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphoricarpos hesperius | Spreading Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39358 | |||||
| Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis | Bog Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85496 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
| Carex capitata ssp. capitata | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90957 | ||||||
| Aquilegia formosa var. formosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83874 | ||||||
| Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia andina | Foxtail Muhly | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46189 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. emersum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87444 | |||||
| Carex atherodes | Awned Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41841 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis | Wyoming Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85918 | |||||
| Poa stenantha | Narrow-flower Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60895 | |||||
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Spinulose Shieldfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47880 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
| Viola vallicola var. vallicola | Valley Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 89628 | |||||
| Arnica x diversifolia | Rayless Arnica | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78923 | |||||
| Astragalus calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54824 | |||||
| Salix glauca var. villosa | Gray Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88139 | |||||
| Carex douglasii | Douglas' Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42619 | |||||
| Erigeron compositus var. discoideus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91481 | ||||||
| Orthotrichum rivulare | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 34049 | ||||||
| Mentha arvensis | Wild Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48640 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum ssp. sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84464 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera | Balsam Poplar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46922 | |||||
| Erigeron glabellus | Smooth Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57088 | |||||
| Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90085 | |||||
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Bristly Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53109 | |||||
| Orogenia linearifolia | Graet Basin Indian-potato | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45057 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. nitida | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 86512 | |||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Physocarpus capitatus | Pacific Ninebark | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40714 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 51217 | |||||
| Acrocheilus alutaceus | Chiselmouth | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 18873 | |||||
| Potentilla brevifolia | Short-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59782 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. idahoensis | Idaho Frasera | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | S3 | 92056 | |||||
| Apocynum cannabinum | Clasping-leaf Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55464 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88683 | |||||
| Cryptantha sobolifera | Montana Cryptantha | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 43251 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Erysimum cheiranthoides | Wormseed Wallflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49335 | |||||
| Eupatorium maculatum | Spotted Joe-pyeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41301 | |||||
| Erigeron tweedyi | Tweedy's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57892 | |||||
| Trifolium longipes ssp. longipes | Long-stalk Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92573 | |||||
| Stipa lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47444 | |||||
| Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83516 | |||||
| Phacelia procera | Tall Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45820 | |||||
| Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56108 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
| Cyperus filiculmis | Slender Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51944 | |||||
| Juncus orthophyllus | Straightleaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43896 | |||||
| Selaginella wallacei | Wallace's Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60472 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91147 | |||||
| Larus fuscus | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17192 | |||||
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis | Stinging Nettle | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84056 | |||||
| Cryptogramma acrostichoides | American Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54401 | |||||
| Thalictrum occidentale | Western Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46449 | |||||
| Valeriana edulis var. edulis | Tobacco-root | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89722 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52667 | |||||
| Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae | Small-flower Nemophila | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86089 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides | Large-flower Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48141 | |||||
| Thlaspi idahoense | Idaho Pennycress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | SNR | 40276 | ||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Phacelia heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Virgate Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84593 | |||||
| Thelypodium milleflorum | Many-flower Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44679 | |||||
| Angelica kingii | Nevada Angelica | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 55033 | ||||
| Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale | Western Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88309 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. trifoliata | Laceflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88316 | |||||
| Viburnum edule | Squashberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59340 | |||||
| Sedum lanceolatum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48897 | |||||
| Leymus flavescens | Sand Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47145 | |||||
| Carex leptopoda | Short-scaled Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57390 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90242 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83067 | |||||
| Artemisia rothrockii | Rothrock's Artemisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53317 | |||||
| Phacelia scopulina | Prostrate Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45320 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. trifida | Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88833 | |||||
| Carex lenticularis | Shore Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40988 | |||||
| Phacelia ivesiana | Ives' Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51445 | |||||
| Gayophytum heterozygum | San Jacinto Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60010 | |||||
| Erigeron acris ssp. debilis | Northern Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92202 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. aggregatus | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85219 | ||||||
| Smelowskia calycina var. americana | Alpine Smelowskia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90782 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. howardii | Howard's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83650 | |||||
| Townsendia florifera | Showy Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43518 | |||||
| Scutellaria angustifolia | Narrowleaf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53982 | |||||
| Dryas drummondii var. drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87254 | |||||
| Callirhoe involucrata | Purple Poppy-mallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49537 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum | Western Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41605 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. engelmannii | Engelmann's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85735 | |||||
| Euphorbia brachycera | Horned Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60680 | |||||
| Tetradymia spinosa | Short-spine Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47682 | |||||
| Dipodomys ordii | Ord's Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17926 | |||||
| Minuartia rubella | Boreal Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46017 | |||||
| Microseris nutans | Nodding Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56285 | |||||
| Grindelia squarrosa var. squarrosa | Broadleaf Gumweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89394 | |||||
| Pseudostellaria jamesiana | Sticky False-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52205 | |||||
| Cryptantha fendleri | Fendler's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44140 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 |
