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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primula alcalina | Alkali Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 40322 | |||
| Potentilla paradoxa | Bushy Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 43502 | ||||
| Crepis bakeri ssp. idahoensis | Idaho Hawksbeard | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G4T2 | S1 | 91045 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma integrifolia | Entire-leaved Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S3 | 46335 | ||||
| Astragalus asotinensis | Asotin Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 93763 | ||||
| Cottus schitsuumsh | Cedar Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | SNR | 665545 | |||||
| Viola septentrionalis | Northern Woodland Violet | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54235 | ||||
| Prosopium gemmifer | Bonneville Cisco | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16255 | |||
| Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 16367 | |||
| Urocitellus canus | Merriam's Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 16552 | |||
| Tellima grandiflora | Fringecup | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S2 | 55875 | ||||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Artemisiospiza nevadensis | Sagebrush Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 18549 | |||
| Scapanus orarius | Coast Mole | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 18893 | ||||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G5T4 | TNR | 80290 | ||||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| 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 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Downingia bicornuta var. bicornuta | Double-horn Downingia | Variety | Plant | G3G4T3T4 | SNR | 85383 | |||||
| Meesia longiseta | Meesia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36240 | ||||
| Salvia dorrii var. dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85519 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85770 | |||||
| Scapania gymnostomophila | A liverwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 38077 | |||||
| Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85840 | |||||||
| Cladonia transcendens | Transcending Reindeer Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38706 | |||||
| Monardella odoratissima ssp. odoratissima | Mountain Wildmint | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85953 | |||||
| Crepis nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39242 | |||||
| Trifolium kingii ssp. macilentum | King's Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86016 | |||||
| Amaranthus rudis | Tall Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 39354 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis var. fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86125 | |||||
| Epilobium hornemannii | Hornemann's Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39474 | |||||
| Carex incurviformis var. incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5Q | SNR | 86234 | |||||
| Astragalus eremiticus | Hermit Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39544 | |||||
| Lemna minor | Lesser Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39660 | |||||
| Viola beckwithii ssp. beckwithii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86461 | ||||||
| Polemonium viscosum | Skunk Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39766 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. arizonica | Stemless Four-nerve-daisy | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86541 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39957 | |||||
| Streptopus streptopoides ssp. streptopoides | Small Twisted-stalk | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86631 | |||||
| Lemna valdiviana | Pale Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40084 | |||||
| Botrychium lanceolatum var. lanceolatum | Lance-leaved Moonwort | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T4 | S3 | 86748 | ||||
| Botrychium lanceolatum | Triangle Grape-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40208 | |||||
| Thermopsis montana var. montana | Montane Golden-banner | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86832 | |||||
| Camissonia boothii | Booth's Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40326 | |||||
| Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta | Needle-leaf Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86922 | |||||
| Cinna arundinacea | Stout Wood Reed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40429 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. miser | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87013 | |||||
| Botrychium virginianum | Rattlesnake Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40560 | |||||
| Viola nuttallii | Nuttall's Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40638 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87227 | |||||
| Gilia capitata | Blue Field Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40777 | |||||
| Corylus cornuta var. cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87322 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum chilense | Pacific American-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40915 | |||||
| Pinus contorta var. murrayana | Murray's Lodgepole Pine | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87421 | |||||
| Cyperus lupulinus | Great Plains Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41028 | |||||
| Lappula occidentalis var. cupulata | Flat-spine Sheepburr | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87516 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. subcarinata | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87670 | ||||||
| Opuntia erinacea | Old-man Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41165 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. ablata | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87820 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 | |||||
| Eryngium aristulatum | California Eryngo | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41395 | |||||
| Eleocharis quinqueflora | Few-flower Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41540 | |||||
| Draba fladnizensis var. fladnizensis | White Arctic Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88140 | |||||
| Ranunculus sceleratus var. multifidus | Cursed Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88226 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. trifoliata | Laceflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88316 | |||||
| Eriophorum chamissonis | Russet Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41973 | |||||
| Polanisia dodecandra ssp. dodecandra | Common Clammyweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88399 | |||||
| Erigeron strigosus | Daisy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42072 | |||||
| Carex deweyana var. deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88473 | |||||
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Annual Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42246 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis | Water Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88568 | |||||
| Carex praegracilis | Clustered Field Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42418 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. medium | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88784 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii | Hood's Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42626 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88880 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa | Canadian Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42739 | |||||
| Dodecatheon jeffreyi ssp. jeffreyi | Jeffrey's Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88976 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum var. grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89081 | |||||
| Chaenactis nevii | John Day Pincushion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42955 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii var. limosus | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89163 | |||||
| Hesperostipa comata | Needle-and-Thread | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43084 |
