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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elaeagnus commutata | American Silverberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58124 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza careyana | Carey's Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47640 | |||||
| Potamogeton alpinus | Northern Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56277 | |||||
| Lithophragma glabrum | Bulbous Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43336 | |||||
| Veronica wormskjoldii var. wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 93216 | |||||
| Astragalus caricinus | Buckwheat Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 41376 | |||||
| Thomomys townsendii | Townsend's Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4G5 | S4 | 18853 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. cusickii | Cusick's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89555 | |||||
| Astragalus australis | Indian Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60700 | |||||
| Potamogeton epihydrus | Nuttall's Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50165 | |||||
| Poa curta | Short-leaved Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58833 | |||||
| Perisoreus canadensis | Gray Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | 17674 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84288 | |||||
| Potentilla nivea | Snow Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43932 | |||||
| Descurainia incana ssp. incisa | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91433 | |||||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Lupinus aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52841 | |||||
| Antennaria racemosa | Hooker's Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39569 | |||||
| Polygonum polygaloides ssp. polygaloides | White-margin Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 90032 | |||||
| Artemisia frigida | Prairie Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48372 | |||||
| Aconitum columbianum var. ochroleucum | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86465 | ||||||
| Viola renifolia | Kidneyleaf White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56841 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala | Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46486 | |||||
| Ranunculus andersonii var. andersonii | Anderson's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84782 | |||||
| Salix nivalis | Snow Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55217 | |||||
| Astragalus bisulcatus | Two-groove Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42215 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92012 | |||||
| Camissonia breviflora | Short-flower Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50922 | |||||
| Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88614 | ||||||
| Linanthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | Nuttall's Linanthus | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86986 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57601 | |||||
| Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
| Silene drummondii var. striata | Drummond's Campion | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90558 | |||||
| Biatora meiocarpa | Lichen | Species | Fungi | SNR | 35231 | ||||||
| Rubus idaeus ssp. idaeus | European Red Raspberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89161 | |||||
| Rigiopappus leptocladus | Bristle-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47177 | |||||
| Lepidium dictyotum var. dictyotum | Veiny Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85469 | |||||
| Platanthera orbiculata | Round-leaved Rein-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58363 | |||||
| Saxifraga lyallii | Redstem Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45348 | |||||
| Polygonum ramosissimum var. ramosissimum | Bushy Knotweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92542 | |||||
| Brickellia oblongifolia var. linifolia | Narrowleaf Brickell-bush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83870 | |||||
| Centaurium muehlenbergii | Monterey Centaury | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54121 | |||||
| Lupinus prunophilus | Hairy Big-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41038 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa | European Red Elder | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91077 | |||||
| Penstemon confertus | Yellow Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49712 | |||||
| Cephalozia lunulifolia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38883 | ||||||
| Carex breweri var. paddoensis | Brewer's Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87640 | |||||
| Lomatium geyeri | Geyer's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60881 | |||||
| Cryptantha thompsonii | Thompson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 47869 | |||||
| Lesquerella multiceps | Manyhead Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 60882 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus | Donner Lake Lupine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47874 | |||||
| Stipa nelsonii ssp. nelsonii | Nelson's Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86039 | |||||
| Barbarea orthoceras | American Winter-cress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43563 | |||||
| Buellia chloroleuca | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93775 | |||||||
| Elymus x hansenii | Species | Plant | SNR | 78951 | |||||||
| Phlox gracilis | Slender Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54815 | |||||
| Carex vulpinoidea var. vulpinoidea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89703 | ||||||
| Lipocarpha micrantha | Dwarf Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50420 | |||||
| Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare | Western Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88248 | |||||
| Viola glabella | Smooth Yellow Woodland Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59063 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum ericoides | White Heath Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46063 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. canescens | Carpet Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84462 | ||||||
| Hordeum pusillum | Little Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57084 | |||||
| Stellaria longifolia | Longleaf Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44235 | |||||
| Callirhoe involucrata var. involucrata | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91609 | ||||||
| Phacelia sericea | Silky Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53095 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39827 | |||||
| Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19895 | |||||
| Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum | Slender Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90185 | ||||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51169 | |||||
| Allium cernuum var. cernuum | Nodding Onion | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86659 | ||||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Phacelia hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46742 | |||||
| Sagittaria latifolia var. latifolia | Broadleaf Arrowhead | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85008 | |||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Viola macloskeyi | Smooth White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42401 | |||||
| Rubus ursinus ssp. macropetalus | California Blackberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92171 | |||||
| Cottus beldingii | Paiute Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16679 | |||||
| Poa abbreviata | Northern Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53706 | |||||
| Luzula congesta | Heath Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 40561 | |||||
| Asio otus | Long-eared Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16122 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. incana | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88815 | |||||
| Polygonum punctatum var. confertiflorum | Dotted Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87204 | |||||
| Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Black Greasewood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57874 | |||||
| Argemone polyanthemos | White Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44940 | |||||
| Antennaria rosea | Rosy Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47431 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83522 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Solanum americanum | Black Nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43135 | |||||
| Viola renifolia var. brainerdii | Kidney-leaved White Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92713 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 74311 | |||||
| Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18653 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89331 | |||||
| Cleomella hillmanii | Hillman's Rhombo-pod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60468 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. davisii | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 85693 | |||||
| Thelypodium paniculatum | Paniculate Thelypody | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 58639 | |||||
| Papaver lapponicum | Lapland Poppy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45670 | |||||
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis | Stinging Nettle | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84056 | |||||
| Ranunculus verecundus | Timberline Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54393 | |||||
| Impatiens capensis | Orange Jewelweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41197 |
