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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S2B | 17242 | ||||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone DPS) | Species | Mammal | Delisted | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Lotus pinnatus | Bog Bird's-foot-trefoil | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46346 | |||||
| Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes | Long-stalk Starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84654 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata | Spiked Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55082 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum var. falcatum | White Prairie American-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91888 | |||||
| Erigeron coulteri | Coulter's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50737 | |||||
| Astragalus nudisiliquus | Cobblestone Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40179 | |||||
| Brickellia microphylla var. scabra | Littleleaf Brickell-bush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88480 | |||||
| Physaria didymocarpa | Double Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 59413 | |||||
| Centaurium exaltatum | Tall Centaury | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49003 | |||||
| Aquilegia caerulea var. ochroleuca | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86900 | ||||||
| Eriogonum inerme | Unarmed Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44599 | |||||
| Lycopodium clavatum var. clavatum | Running-pine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83160 | |||||
| Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
| Subularia aquatica var. americana | Water Awlwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90452 | |||||
| Arenaria aculeata | Spiny Sandwort | Species | Plant | SNR | 51548 | ||||||
| Lotus nevadensis var. douglasii | Nevada Bird's-foot Trefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89065 | |||||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
| Corispermum villosum | Hairy Bugseed | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 47066 | |||||
| Clematis hirsutissima var. hirsutissima | Clustered Leather-flower | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85303 | ||||||
| Cheilanthes gracillima | Lace Lipfern | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55823 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45239 | |||||
| Eriogonum cernuum var. cernuum | Nodding Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92412 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa | New England Northern Reedgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83737 | |||||
| Gnaphalium uliginosum | Low Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54025 | |||||
| Trisetum spicatum | Narrow False Oats | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40902 | |||||
| Falcipennis canadensis | Spruce Grouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 18922 | |||||
| Viburnum opulus var. americanum | Highbush Cranberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SX | 90968 | |||||
| Pohlia drummondii | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38092 | ||||||
| Prunus virginiana var. demissa | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87467 | |||||
| Piranga rubra | Summer Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17083 | |||||
| Monardella odoratissima ssp. odoratissima | Mountain Wildmint | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85953 | |||||
| Grindelia howellii | Howell's Gumweed | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 56331 | ||||
| Stanleya confertiflora | Malheur Prince's Plume | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 43416 | ||||
| Machaeranthera grindelioides | Western Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41480 | |||||
| Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis | Neckweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89636 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50275 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi | Leafy-bracted Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88144 | |||||
| Carex laeviconica | Smooth-cone Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58918 | |||||
| Porterella carnosula | Porterella | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 45974 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. pacificus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S3 | 84349 | |||||
| Salvia dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54707 | |||||
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Whortleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44043 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. stenophyllus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91497 | |||||
| Penstemon subglaber | Smooth Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 52933 | |||||
| Townsendia spathulata | Sword Townsendia | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 39668 | |||||
| Zizania aquatica var. aquatica | Indian Wild Rice | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90089 | |||||
| Oxytropis deflexa | Pendant-pod Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61409 | |||||
| Mertensia ciliata | Streamside Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48518 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica | Stemless Four-nerve-daisy | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86541 | |||||
| Artemisia tripartita | Three-tip Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59613 | |||||
| Equisetum variegatum | Variegated Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46573 | |||||
| Heliotropium curassavicum var. obovatum | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84898 | ||||||
| Allium validum | Tall Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 55293 | |||||
| Verbena bracteata | Large-bract Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42290 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. tenuifolius | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 92063 | |||||
| Carex crawfordii | Crawford's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51048 | |||||
| Luzula piperi | Piper's Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40386 | |||||
| Zenaida macroura | Mourning Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18477 | |||||
| Ceanothus velutinus ssp. velutinus | Tobacco Ceanothus | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88700 | |||||
| Lonicera involucrata | Four-line Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67857 | |||||
| Carex michauxiana | Michaux's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49166 | |||||
| Juncus interior var. interior | Inland Rush | Variety | Plant | G4T4Q | SNR | 87065 | |||||
| Cuscuta megalocarpa | Big-fruit Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57692 | |||||
| Oreostemma alpigenum var. haydenii | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83391 | ||||||
| Camissonia tanacetifolia | Tansy-leaf Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55981 | |||||
| Galium watsonii | Watson's Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42978 | |||||
| Mentzelia torreyi var. torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90647 | |||||
| Tyrannus forficatus | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15341 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. subbiflorum | Three-petal Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89236 | |||||
| Carex tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60359 | |||||
| Platanthera leucostachys | Scentbottle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47338 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii | Western Waterleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 85560 | |||||
| Saxifraga foliolosa | Leafy Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58453 |
