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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valeriana acutiloba | Cordilleran Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49815 | |||||
| Lomatium triternatum var. macrocarpum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85643 | |||||
| Carex vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58530 | |||||
| Ranunculus oresterus | Blue Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45621 | |||||
| Carex magellanica ssp. magellanica | Bog Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84009 | |||||
| Atriplex subspicata | Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54296 | |||||
| Madia exigua | Little Tarweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41133 | |||||
| Clematis ligusticifolia var. ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91226 | |||||
| Astragalus robbinsii | Robbins' Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52538 | |||||
| Leymus ambiguus | Rocky Mountain Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39350 | |||||
| Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea | Canadian Single-spike Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87843 | |||||
| Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis | Giant Blazingstar | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89790 | |||||
| Mertensia longiflora | Long-flower Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61075 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. plummerae | Hollyleaf Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86210 | |||||
| Penstemon watsonii | Watson Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56608 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia andina | Foxtail Muhly | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46189 | |||||
| Sambucus cerulea var. cerulea | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 79565 | ||||||
| Senecio integerrimus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54979 | |||||
| Packera indecora | Plains Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41843 | |||||
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. arcuatum | Woolly-head Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 91742 | |||||
| Phlox mollis | Soft Phlox | Species | Plant | G2G4Q | SNR | 50574 | |||||
| Hordeum pusillum ssp. pusillum | Little Barley | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88393 | |||||
| Poa wheeleri | Wheeler's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 48806 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. inermis | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84579 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii | Hoary Pincushion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57304 | |||||
| Minuartia nuttallii | Nuttall's Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44425 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83041 | ||||||
| Kalmia microphylla | Alpine Bog Laurel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53224 | |||||
| Salix tweedyi | Tweedy's Willow | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40080 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii | Hood's Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42626 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. compacta | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90325 | |||||
| Orobanche californica | California Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40083 | |||||
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wild Licorice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42643 | |||||
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior | Annual Ragweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90331 | |||||
| Osmorhiza depauperata | Blunt-fruit Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61768 | |||||
| Ulota curvifolia | Curve-leaved Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SU | 33541 | |||||
| Erigeron subtrinervis var. conspicuus | Three-nerve Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88953 | |||||
| Juncus acuminatus | Sharp-fruit Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59942 | |||||
| Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16220 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense | Pacific American-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85174 | |||||
| Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 | |||||
| Glyceria grandis | American Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45071 | |||||
| Eritrichium nanum var. aretioides | Pale Alpine Forget-me-not | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92297 | |||||
| Juncus drummondii | Drummond's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53879 | |||||
| Physocarpus capitatus | Pacific Ninebark | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40714 | |||||
| Melampyrum lineare var. lineare | American Cow-wheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90845 | |||||
| Aralia nudicaulis | Wild Sarsaparilla | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49482 | |||||
| Rhytidiopsis robusta | Pipecleaner Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 37548 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. orchidacea | Spiked Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87355 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii | Douglas' Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58105 | |||||
| Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus | Straight-beak Buttercup | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85836 | ||||||
| Camissonia scapoidea | Paiute Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56225 | |||||
| Lomatium dissectum | Fern-leaf Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 43274 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93019 | |||||
| Fritillaria atropurpurea | Purple Mission-bells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52120 | |||||
| Orthocarpus luteus | Yellow Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41315 | |||||
| Linanthus liniflorus ssp. pharnaceoides | Flax-flower Desert-gold | Subspecies | Plant | G3?TNR | SNR | 89536 | |||||
| Bromus inermis | Awnless Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60660 | |||||
| Scirpus cyperinus | Wool-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 50104 | |||||
| Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Western Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 88001 | |||||
| Torreyochloa pallida | Pale Manna Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58790 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. wallowensis | Columbia Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84221 | |||||
| Zizania aquatica | Eastern Wild Rice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54551 | |||||
| Eriogonum pauciflorum | Small-flower Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43910 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. foliosissimum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91401 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
| Elymus elymoides | Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52792 | |||||
| Astragalus inflexus | Bent Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39543 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata var. condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90002 | |||||
| Azolla caroliniana | Eastern Mosquito-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48329 | |||||
| Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17607 | |||||
| Carex livida var. radicaulis | Livid Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86435 | |||||
| Potamogeton nodosus | Longleaf Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56789 | |||||
| Equisetum pratense | Meadow Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46450 | |||||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus var. trichophyllus | Threadleaf Water Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84748 | |||||
| Hulsea nana | Dwarf Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55183 | |||||
| Stellaria crassifolia | Fleshy Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42166 | |||||
| Lupinus parviflorus ssp. parviflorus | Lodgepole Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91977 | |||||
| Carex athrostachya | Jointed-spike Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50831 | |||||
| Arceuthobium cyanocarpum | Limber Pine Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40270 | |||||
| Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88564 | |||||
| Cenchrus carolinianus | Coast Sandbur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59500 | |||||
| Solidago multiradiata | Alpine Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62098 | |||||
| Chaenactis macrantha | Large-flowered Chaenactis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49067 | |||||
| Phlox multiflora ssp. depressa | Many-flowered Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86955 | |||||
| Townsendia hookeri | Hooker's Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57584 | |||||
| Viola purpurea | Pine Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44690 | |||||
| Viola nephrophylla var. cognata | Northern Bog Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83233 | |||||
| Boltonia asteroides | Aster-like Boltonia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53452 | |||||
| Potamogeton richardsonii | Redheadgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42839 | |||||
| Ranunculus cymbalaria var. cymbalaria | Seaside Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90528 | |||||
| Lithophragma parviflorum | Small-flower Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51657 | |||||
| Salix lutea | Yellow Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 47133 | |||||
| Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
| Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85400 | ||||||
| Argemone munita | Munite Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 55898 | |||||
| Polygonum erectum | Erect Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58295 |
