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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perisoreus canadensis | Gray Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | 17674 | |||||
| Carex petasata | Liddon Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45014 | |||||
| Crataegus chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa | Fineberry Hawthorn | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92205 | |||||
| Viola selkirkii | Great-spurred Violet | Species | Plant | G5? | S1 | 40639 | |||||
| Eriogonum microthecum var. microthecum | Slender Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 90790 | |||||
| Madia citriodora | Lemon-scent Tarweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49415 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87278 | |||||
| Cymopterus glaucus | Grayish Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57993 | |||||
| Elymus bakeri | Baker's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 47538 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. tomentellum | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83605 | ||||||
| Lomatium juniperinum | Juniper Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 43219 | |||||
| Solidago simplex ssp. simplex | Sticky Goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92784 | |||||
| Polygonum hydropiperoides | Mild Water-pepper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52073 | |||||
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19419 | |||||
| Ribes sanguineum | Red-flowered Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60594 | |||||
| Sedum debile | Weak-stem Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50038 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. delicatum | Beautiful Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 87916 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58732 | |||||
| Linanthus harknessii | Harkness Linanthus | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 45759 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. agrestis | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84143 | |||||
| Poa pringlei | Pringle's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54483 | |||||
| Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43860 | |||||
| Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris | Pacific Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52716 | |||||
| Astragalus obscurus | Arcane Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39495 | |||||
| Potamogeton foliosus ssp. foliosus | Leafy Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89937 | |||||
| Crepis modocensis | Siskiyou Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61229 | |||||
| Agrostis humilis | Mountain Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 48268 | |||||
| Puccinellia distans | Spreading Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46367 | |||||
| Gilia capitata ssp. capitata | Blue Field Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84656 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55099 | |||||
| Arabis hirsuta | Western Hairy Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42060 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii var. pendulocarpa | Holboell's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91922 | |||||
| Sedum stenopetalum | Narrow-petal Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50747 | |||||
| Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum | Common Woolly-sunflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88496 | |||||
| Lygodesmia dianthopsis | Antelope Island Skeleton-plant | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59436 | |||||
| Ambrosia tomentosa | Skeleton-leaf Bursage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49028 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86905 | |||||
| Chamaechaenactis scaposa | Fullstem | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57505 | |||||
| Clematis ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44633 | |||||
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. platyphyllus | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83176 | |||||
| Atriplex gardneri | Gardner's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53401 | |||||
| Trichophorum caespitosum | Tufted Clubrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42793 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. conglomeratus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90458 | |||||
| Stephanomeria minor | Narrowleaf Skeletonplant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51571 | |||||
| Arthonia exilis | Dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | SNR | 34650 | ||||||
| Eriogonum spergulinum var. reddingianum | Spurry Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 89068 | |||||
| Ranunculus populago | Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60082 | |||||
| Carex norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47090 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone DPS) | Species | Mammal | Delisted | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S2B | 17242 | ||||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Physa natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed | 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 |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| 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 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| 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 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 |
