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 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Sedum lanceolatum ssp. subalpinum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89284 | |||||
| Arnica mollis | Hairy Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47386 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens var. inverta | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88356 | |||||||
| Phacelia sericea ssp. sericea | Silky Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89849 | |||||
| Aristida oligantha | Prairie Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57360 | |||||
| Heracleum maximum | Cow-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46873 | |||||
| Arenaria franklinii | Franklin's Sandwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59031 | |||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta | Spiny Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 39498 | |||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. costata | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87017 | |||||
| Musineon divaricatum var. hookeri | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92708 | ||||||
| Veronica americana | American Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44969 | |||||
| Downingia bicornuta var. bicornuta | Double-horn Downingia | Variety | Plant | G3G4T3T4 | SNR | 85383 | |||||
| Lupinus aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52841 | |||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus | Brewer's Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56664 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. calcaratus | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92322 | ||||||
| Isoetes howellii | Howell's Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43315 | |||||
| Verbena bracteata | Large-bract Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42290 | |||||
| Sedum stenopetalum | Narrow-petal Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50747 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86106 | |||||
| Subularia aquatica | Water Awlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60028 | |||||
| Arnica gracilis | Slender Leopardbane | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 51092 | |||||
| Potamogeton filiformis var. alpinus | Northern Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90413 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. howardii | Howard's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83650 | |||||
| Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87681 | |||||
| Rorippa x sterilis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78998 | ||||||
| Lycopodium obscurum | Tree Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45743 | |||||
| Clarkia pulchella | Large-flower Clarkia | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 44248 | |||||
| Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91058 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla | Bessey's Locoweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88952 | |||||
| Amorpha fruticosa | False Indigobush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49075 | |||||
| Lathyrus palustris | Vetchling Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60992 | |||||
| Solidago multiradiata var. scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87936 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46352 | |||||
| Lomatium ravenii | Raven's Lomatium | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58577 | |||||
| Potentilla gracilis var. brunnescens | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83512 | |||||
| Heterocladium macounii | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 38287 | ||||||
| Silene uralensis ssp. attenuata | Apetalous Catchfly | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4? | SNR | 84959 | |||||
| Heterocodon rariflorum | Western Pearl-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52354 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta | Autumn Dwarf Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91997 | |||||
| Setaria parviflora | Bristly Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41773 | |||||
| Cottus beldingii | Paiute Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16679 | |||||
| Poa palustris | Fowl Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53625 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. engelmannii | Engelmann's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85735 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59562 | |||||
| Salix candida | Hoary Willow | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47596 | |||
| Castilleja pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40136 | |||||
| Ranunculus karelinii | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61623 | |||||
| Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca | Orange-flowered False-dandelion | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88532 | |||||
| Eriogonum deflexum var. deflexum | Flat-crown Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90059 | |||||
| Leptochloa fascicularis var. fascicularis | Sharp-scale Sprangle-top | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 79561 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57601 | |||||
| Chenopodium overi | Over's Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47072 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus | Round Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 59283 | |||||
| Philadelphus trichothecus | Columbian Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39709 | |||||
| Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 74432 | |||||
| Veronica wormskjoldii var. wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 93216 | |||||
| Packera pseudaurea | Western Golden Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45229 | |||||
| Rhinanthus minor | Yellow Rattle-box | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 43760 | |||||
| Arabis microphylla var. macounii | Small-leaf Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90704 | |||||
| Spiza americana | Dickcissel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19685 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 53096 | |||||
| Festuca minutiflora | Small-flower Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48572 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera var. commutata | Western Paper Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92510 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus | Long-spur Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43534 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54881 | |||||
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Lloydia serotina ssp. serotina | Common Alpine-lily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86329 | |||||
| Bacopa rotundifolia | Roundleaf Water-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 51348 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. polyanthum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90601 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus var. medius | Donner Lake Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 83061 | |||||
| Crataegus chrysocarpa | Fineberry Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 68001 | |||||
| Cardamine breweri var. leibergii | Colorado Bitter-cress | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 84544 |
