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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urocitellus endemicus | Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G2T1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80667 | |||
| Centrocercus urophasianus | Greater Sage-Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 1 | 19187 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88658 | ||||||
| Psychoglypha subborealis | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 67702 | |||||
| Dryocopus pileatus | Pileated Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16863 | |||||
| Polygonum bellardii | Narrow-leaf Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 49146 | |||||
| Tabuda planiceps | A Stiletto Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476577 | |||||
| Apamea alia | An Apamea Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S4 | 30025 | |||||
| Rhagovelia distincta | A Water Strider | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473895 | |||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. costata | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87017 | |||||
| Astragalus atropubescens | Kelsey's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57642 | |||||
| Arphia conspersa | Speckle-winged Rangeland Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 21928 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis | Stemless Mock Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44749 | |||||
| Lebia bilineata | A Ground Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476077 | |||||
| Phalacrus pencillatus | A Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473054 | |||||
| Juncus nevadensis var. columbianus | Sierran Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83289 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Vermivora cyanoptera | Blue-winged Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19471 | |||||
| Carex platylepis | Broad-scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42912 | |||||
| Setagrotis pallidicollis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1474914 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima | Scarlet Skyrocket | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90623 | |||||
| Potentilla modesta | Red Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5Q | S1 | 92560 | |||||
| Tinodes provo | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | SNR | 74241 | |||||
| Astragalus spatulatus | Draba Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 51734 | |||||
| Keonolla confluens surcula | A Leafhopper | Subspecies | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476918 | |||||
| Aspicilia rogeri | Rim Lichen | Species | Fungi | 3 | G2G3 | S2S3 | 35826 | ||||
| Drasteria pallescens | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1474426 | |||||
| Eriogonum capistratum var. capistratum | Hidden Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | SNR | 89220 | |||||
| Anaphalis margaritacea | Pearly Everlasting | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60257 | |||||
| Drassyllus lamprus | A Stealthy Ground Spider | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 25373 | |||||
| Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
| Triepeolus utahensis | A Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476668 | |||||
| Attenella attenuata | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 31065 | |||||
| Helops opacus | A Darkling Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473397 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii | Large-flower Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 85510 | |||||
| Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
| Catocala unijuga | Once-married Underwing | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 22726 | |||||
| Elymus multisetus | Big Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45444 | |||||
| Ceratina neomexicana | A Small Carpenter Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475582 | |||||
| Cenocorixa wileyae | A Water Boatmen | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473144 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83889 | |||||
| Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
| Draba fladnizensis | Austrian Draba | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41057 | |||||
| Andrena birtwelli | A Miner Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475080 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis | Slender Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91127 | |||||
| Polia nimbosa | Stormy Arches Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 69762 | |||||
| Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Black Crappie | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17591 | |||||
| Epilobium foliosum | California Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52435 | |||||
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus | Brown Dog Tick | Species | Invertebrate | 1969368 | |||||||
| Erigeron austiniae | Sagebrush Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39218 | |||||
| Notoxus nevadensis | An Ant-like Flower Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1473992 | |||||
| Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87681 | |||||
| Festuca pratensis | Meadow Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 60937 | |||||
| Plethodon idahoensis | Coeur d'Alene Salamander | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G4 | S3 | 15699 | ||||
| Frisonia picticeps | Painted Springfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | SNR | 26156 | |||||
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47892 | |||||
| Nomada packardiella | A Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476225 | |||||
| Cricotopus nostocicola | A Midge | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473741 | |||||
| Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum | Common Dandelion | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86076 | |||||
| Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56477 | |||||
| Melanoplus papyraedus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 20290 | |||||
| Castilleja christii | Christ's Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
| Grylloblatta campodeiformis | Northern Rock Crawler | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | 23578 | ||||||
| Vallisneria americana | Tapegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46044 | |||||
| Hoplitis robusta | A Mason Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475707 | |||||
| Pterostichus sphodrinus | A Eumenid Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | SNR | 366342 | ||||||
| Arabis x divaricarpa | Hybrid Rockcress | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78968 | |||||
| Townsendia mensana | Western Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 54847 | |||||
| Trachemys scripta | Pond Slider | Species | Reptile | G5 | SNA | 18324 | |||||
| Viola orbiculata | Western Rough-leaved Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41696 | |||||
| Hada sutrina | Sutrina Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1474587 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. nevadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91615 | ||||||
| Lithophane amanda | Amanda's Pinion Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S3 | 70950 | |||||
| Mertensia paniculata | Tall Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50483 | |||||
| Odonteus obesus | Earth-Boring Scarab Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476764 | |||||
| Nesovitrea binneyana | Blue Glass Snail | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNA | 32315 | |||||
| Psilochorus imitatus | A Dadylongleg Spider | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1474085 | |||||
| Arenaria congesta var. cephaloidea | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88284 | |||||
| Glyptopleura marginata | White-margined Wax Plant | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 59094 | ||||
| Zaitzevia parvula | A Riffle Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 27150 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Perdita lepidosparti | A Miner Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476485 | |||||
| Macronaemia episcopalis | A Ladybird Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 29265 | |||||
| Leucostoma simplex | A Tachinid Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473241 | |||||
| Eremogone congesta var. prolifera | Capitate Sandwort | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84495 | ||||||
| Aira caryophyllea | Silvery Hairgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57096 | |||||
| Bombus appositus | White-shouldered Bumble Bee | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S4 | 21264 | |||||
| Tragopogon dubius | Meadow Goat's-beard | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44267 | |||||
| Andrena vierecki | A Miner Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475244 | |||||
| Xyela cheloma | A Primitive Sawfly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1472990 | |||||
| Cicindela hirticollis couleensis | Hairy-necked Tiger Beetle | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G5T3 | S3 | 82101 | |||||
| Myriophyllum verticillatum | Whorled Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53132 | |||||
| Mertensia platyphylla | Broad-leaf Bluebells | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39921 | |||||
| Alopecurus saccatus | Pacific Foxtail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42393 | |||||
| Ochropleura implecta | Flame-shouldered Dart Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1474734 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula var. flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90227 | |||||
| Prunus domestica | European Plum | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 61558 | |||||
| Lanius excubitor | Northern Shrike | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 16436 |
