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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionactis alpina | Lava Ankle-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54173 | |||||
| Phacelia bakeri | Baker's Phacelia | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 54295 | |||||
| Draba platycarpa | Broad-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | SNR | 54421 | ||||||
| Tilapia zillii | Redbelly Tilapia | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 15298 | |||||
| Polygonum bistortoides | American Bistort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54660 | |||||
| Podilymbus podiceps | Pied-billed Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 15434 | |||||
| Ceanothus velutinus | Tobacco Ceanothus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54788 | |||||
| Myosurus aristatus | Sedge Mousetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54879 | |||||
| Mimulus moschatus | Muskflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55009 | |||||
| Tyrannus vociferans | Cassin's Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15771 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata | Spiked Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55082 | |||||
| Allium validum | Tall Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 55293 | |||||
| Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
| Carex mariposana | Mariposa Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55429 | |||||
| Carex engelmannii | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 55568 | |||||
| Elymus trachycaulus | Slender Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55731 | |||||
| Oxytropis campestris | Northern Yellow Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55822 | |||||
| Carex pachystachya | Thick-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55905 | |||||
| Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56108 | |||||
| Passerella iliaca | Fox Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17043 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Cirsium brevistylum | Short-style Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56338 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
| Lysimachia hybrida | Lance-leaf Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56566 | |||||
| Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Black Crappie | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17591 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
| Lepidium montanum | Mountain Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5? | S4 | 56746 | |||||
| Branta hutchinsii | Cackling Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | SNR | 17868 | |||||
| Cirsium neomexicanum | New Mexico Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56861 | |||||
| Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17975 | |||||
| Castilleja cervina | Deer Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57005 | |||||
| Cryptantha gracilis | Narrow-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57113 | |||||
| Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
| Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57302 | |||||
| Silene drummondii | Drummond's Campion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57415 | |||||
| Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 18488 | |||||
| Cyperus schweinitzii | Schweinitz's Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57560 | |||||
| Callipepla californica | California Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18589 | |||||
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18721 | |||||
| Monolepis pusilla | Red Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57796 | |||||
| Ionactis stenomeres | Rocky Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57936 | |||||
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
| Polystichum andersonii | Anderson Holly-fern | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58076 | |||||
| Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa | Mada Stick-leaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58351 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58456 | |||||
| Polygonum punctatum | Dotted Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58608 | |||||
| Cleome lutea | Yellow Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58820 | |||||
| Sorex vagrans | Vagrant Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 19881 | |||||
| Iris missouriensis | Western Blue Iris | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58922 | |||||
| Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
| Potentilla multisecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 59053 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| 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 | |||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | Fish | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G4T2Q | SNA | 80290 | ||||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Bitterroot Ecosystem DPS) | Population | Mammal | 1 | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867142 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| 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 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Calochortus nitidus | Broad-fruit Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 43237 | |||
| Ipomopsis congesta ssp. crebrifolia | Compact Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1S2 | 90624 | ||||
| Eriogonum hookeri | Hooker's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 47614 | ||||
| Ribes wolfii | Wolf's Currant | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 54427 | ||||
| Asio flammeus | Short-eared Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15544 | |||
| Euderma maculatum | Spotted Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 18838 | |||
| Antrozous pallidus | Pallid Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S3 | 20004 | ||||
| Urocitellus endemicus | Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G2T1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80667 | |||
| Oreohelix strigosa goniogyra | Striate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 2 | 81538 | |||
| Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis | Maculate Tumbleweed Shield Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | GNR | S1 | 38432 | ||||
| Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus | Green-band Mariposa Lily | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T2 | S2 | 89792 | ||||
| Trichophorum pumilum | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 50584 | ||||
| Oreoscoptes montanus | Sage Thrasher | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 16738 | |||
| Myotis volans | Long-legged Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4G5 | S3 | 16889 | ||||
| Pekania pennanti | Fisher | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18029 | |||
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
| Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S2B | Tier 2 | 19458 | |||
| Anodonta californiensis | California Floater | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G3Q | S3Q | Tier 3 | 22136 | |||
| Primula incana | Jones' Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | G4G5 | S1 | 61307 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri | Redband Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5T4 | S4 | 79983 | |||
| Carex aboriginum | Indian Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 46793 | ||||
| Cymopterus hendersonii | Henderson's Wavewing | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | SNR | 47523 | ||||
| Myotis lucifugus | Little Brown Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15639 |
