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 |
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Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
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 |
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
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 | |
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 | |||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
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 | |
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
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 | ||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Oenothera brachycarpa | Short-fruit Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42799 | |||||
Spiranthes romanzoffiana | Hooded Ladies'-tresses | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45336 | |||||
Allium acuminatum | Taper-tip Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44131 | |||||
Filago arizonica | Arizona Filago | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50664 | |||||
Calidris fuscicollis | White-rumped Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19971 | |||||
Erigeron caespitosus | Caespitose Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57301 | |||||
Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis | Old-man Prickly-pear | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87360 | ||||||
Astragalus obscurus | Arcane Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39495 | |||||
Chaenothecopsis nigra | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93776 | |||||||
Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus | Straight-beak Buttercup | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85836 | ||||||
Elodea canadensis | Broad Waterweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49152 | |||||
Ranunculus pygmaeus var. pygmaeus | Dwarf Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90737 | |||||
Hydrophyllum fendleri | Fendler's Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40431 | |||||
Rubus ursinus | California Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55043 | |||||
Symphyotrichum ericoides | White Heath Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46063 | |||||
Carex vulpinoidea var. vulpinoidea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89703 | ||||||
Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S2 | 51070 | ||||
Castilleja pallescens var. pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85317 | |||||
Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
Carex hystericina | Porcupine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41202 | |||||
Stipa pinetorum | Pine Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 47891 | |||||
Luzula parviflora ssp. parviflora | Small-flower Woodrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88246 | |||||
Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla | Shortleaf Fescue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83741 | |||||
Silene antirrhina | Sleepy Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59632 | |||||
Nama densum | Matted Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43472 | |||||
Carex viridula | Little Green Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58073 | |||||
Synthyris pinnatifida | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52479 | |||||
Carex livida var. radicaulis | Livid Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86435 | |||||
Sander canadensis | Sauger | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16776 | |||||
Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides | False Chicken-sage | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91310 | |||||
Astragalus newberryi | Newberry's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41091 | |||||
Carex vallicola var. vallicola | Valley Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88775 | |||||
Crepis runcinata ssp. runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92176 | |||||
Toxicodendron radicans | Eastern Poison-ivy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55772 | |||||
Orthotrichum holzingeri | Holzinger's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 36085 | |||||
Papaver lapponicum ssp. occidentale | Lapland Poppy | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89850 | ||||||
Erigeron latus | Broad Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 58768 | |||||
Arabis microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44867 | |||||
Helianthus nuttallii | Nuttall's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43704 | |||||
Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
Oryzopsis asperifolia | White-grained Mountain-ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50186 | |||||
Delphinium distichum | Two-spike Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42015 | |||||
Astragalus bisulcatus var. bisulcatus | Two-grooved Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | G5T5 | S2 | 84365 | ||||
Phlox multiflora ssp. depressa | Many-flowered Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86955 | |||||
Thamnolia vermicularis | Alpine Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | SNR | 38238 | |||||
Hieracium canadense | Canada Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56286 | |||||
Aspidotis densa | Indian's-dream | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54224 | |||||
Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata | Basin Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89325 | |||||
Selaginella densa var. densa | Dense Spike-moss | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84919 | ||||||
Calochortus bruneaunis | Bruneau Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61035 | |||||
Ivesia baileyi var. baileyi | Bailey's Ivesia | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S3 | 90419 | |||||
Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus | White Camass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87845 | ||||||
Arabis williamsii | Wind River Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 43008 | |||||
Linanthus septentrionalis | Northern Desert-gold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50946 | |||||
Distichlis spicata | Seashore Saltgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57545 | |||||
Trifolium longipes ssp. oreganum | Long-stalk Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 87575 | |||||
Arnica x diversifolia | Rayless Arnica | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78923 | |||||
Festuca saximontana var. saximontana | Rocky Mountain Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85997 | |||||
Shepherdia argentea | Silver Buffaloberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49358 | |||||
Astragalus newberryi var. castoreus | Newberry's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | 4 | G5T5 | S2 | 90936 | ||||
Carex bonanzensis | Yukon Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55242 | |||||
Diploschistes scruposus | Crater Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | SNR | 33638 | |||||
Eriogonum diatomaceum | Churchill Narrows Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46309 | |||||
Tetradymia canescens | Gray Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58288 | |||||
Carex teneriformis | Sierran Slender Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51333 | |||||
Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85580 | ||||||
Potamogeton filiformis | Slender Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61685 | |||||
Carex lapponica | Lapland Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5Q | SNR | 41434 | |||||
Artemisia michauxiana | Michaux's Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48162 | |||||
Rhus trilobata var. trilobata | Skunkbush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88423 | |||||
Lupinus arbustus ssp. neolaxiflorus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83951 | |||||
Castilleja hispida | Harsh Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53780 |