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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zizania aquatica var. aquatica | Indian Wild Rice | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90089 | |||||
| Sporobolus compositus | Tall Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51433 | |||||
| Grimmia brittoniae | Britton's Dry Rock Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 34388 | ||||
| Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
| Vireo olivaceus | Red-eyed Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 18345 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85218 | |||||
| Carex leporinella | Sierran Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55767 | |||||
| Allium geyeri | Geyer's Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45152 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 92063 | |||||
| Taxus brevifolia | Pacific Yew | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53958 | |||||
| Passerella iliaca | Fox Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17043 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88689 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87412 | |||||
| Larus schistisagus | Slaty-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16035 | |||||
| Parnassia parviflora | Small-flower Grass-of-parnassus | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47671 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa | Diffuse Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 85877 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Eriogonum nidularium | Birdnest Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43347 | |||||
| Mentzelia torreyi var. torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90647 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52198 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. helleri | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92592 | |||||
| Astragalus newberryi var. newberryi | Newberry's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89232 | |||||
| Thelypodium laciniatum | Cut-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 50235 | |||||
| Chimaphila menziesii | Menzies' Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45903 | |||||
| Stipa nevadensis | Nevada Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56801 | |||||
| Stephanomeria virgata | Virgate Wire-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43948 | |||||
| Ameiurus natalis | Yellow Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17695 | |||||
| Oxytropis deflexa var. foliolosa | Pendent-pod Crazyweed | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91153 | |||||
| Camissonia pygmaea | Dwarf Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 39618 | |||||
| Arnica cordifolia | Heart-leaved Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61374 | |||||
| Lysimachia terrestris | Swamp Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48446 | |||||
| Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata | Spotted Coralroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89724 | |||||
| Gavia stellata | Red-throated Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19827 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86478 | ||||||
| Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
| Ligusticum verticillatum | Idaho Lovage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46510 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55232 | |||||
| Senecio lugens | Black-tip Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42239 | |||||
| Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
| Polygonum lapathifolium var. lapathifolium | Hedge Cornbind | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91646 | |||||
| Poa leibergii | Leiberg's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 53488 | ||||||
| Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88318 | |||||
| Montia fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49121 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. pallida | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87012 | |||||
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
| Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
| Carex pachystachya | Thick-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55905 | |||||
| Gnaphalium microcephalum | White Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42895 | |||||
| Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens | Western Bracken | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90248 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60217 | |||||
| Elatine californica | California Waterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47227 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides | Large-flower Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 88838 | |||||
| Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
| Plectrophenax nivalis | Snow Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 18588 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis | Bog Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85496 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
| Luzula divaricata | Forked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45411 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa var. formosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83874 | ||||||
| Monardella odoratissima ssp. parvifolia | Mountain Wildmint | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 92203 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
| Bidens frondosa | Devil's Beggarticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41043 | |||||
| Astragalus robbinsii var. minor | Robbins' Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90787 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. procumbens | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87651 | |||||
| Poa stenantha | Narrow-flower Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60895 | |||||
| Dryopteris carthusiana | Spinulose Shieldfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47880 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii | Two-flower Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86041 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
| Oenothera villosa | Hairy Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43568 | |||||
| Arnica x diversifolia | Rayless Arnica | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78923 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis var. missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92781 | |||||
| Astragalus calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54824 | |||||
| Eragrostis lutescens | Six-weeks Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41691 | |||||
| Androsace septentrionalis ssp. septentrionalis | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89423 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. fasciculifolium | Rock Wild Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87895 | ||||||
| Mentha arvensis | Wild Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48640 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum ssp. sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84464 | |||||
| Erigeron glabellus | Smooth Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57088 | |||||
| Agoseris aurantiaca var. purpurea | Orange-flowered False-dandelion | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91348 | |||||
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Bristly Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53109 | |||||
| Penstemon montanus | Cordroot Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39878 | |||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura var. brevisquama | Erect Blackened Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89932 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 51217 | |||||
| Potentilla brevifolia | Short-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59782 | |||||
| Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46748 | |||||
| Apocynum cannabinum | Clasping-leaf Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55464 | |||||
| Alnus rubra | Red Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44885 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum var. falcatum | White Prairie American-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91888 | |||||
| Chamaebatiaria millefolium | Desert-sweet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40576 | |||||
| Physocarpus alternans | Dwarf Ninebark | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40577 | |||||
| Brickellia microphylla var. scabra | Littleleaf Brickell-bush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88480 | |||||
| Astragalus toanus | Toano Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49348 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87227 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis | Stemless Four-nerve-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57900 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47452 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83522 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 74311 |
