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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesquerella kingii ssp. diversifolia | King's Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 92417 | |||||
| Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla | Shortleaf Fescue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83741 | |||||
| Oenothera elata | Hooker's Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54069 | |||||
| Carex rupestris | Rock Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40980 | |||||
| Sanguisorba occidentalis | Annual Burnet | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49680 | |||||
| Brachythecium calcareum | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38523 | ||||||
| Scutellaria angustifolia ssp. micrantha | Narrowleaf Skullcap | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87473 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus americanus | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60802 | |||||
| Helianthus ciliaris | Blue-weed Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47797 | |||||
| Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa | Short-fruit Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85958 | |||||
| Cirsium brevistylum | Short-style Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56338 | |||||
| Phragmites australis | Common Reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43489 | |||||
| Hackelia ophiobia | Rattlesnake Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S2 | 52317 | ||||
| Salvia dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54707 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus | Chufa Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41576 | |||||
| Aythya americana | Redhead | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19837 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. columbianum | Small Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89646 | ||||||
| Viola bicolor | Field Pansy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50336 | |||||
| Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum | Spreading Groundsmoke | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88155 | |||||
| Juncus hemiendytus | Herman's Dwarf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58931 | |||||
| Agastache urticifolia | Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46008 | |||||
| Salvelinus fontinalis | Brook Trout | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18219 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. crenulata | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 84354 | ||||||
| Astragalus shultziorum | Shultz's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3Q | S1 | 56931 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense | Mouse-ear Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44100 | |||||
| Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides | American Hop | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 91504 | ||||||
| Festuca subulata | Nodding Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52960 | |||||
| Vaccinium scoparium | Grouseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39734 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi | Bessey's Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61420 | |||||
| Lomatium gormanii | Gorman's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48575 | |||||
| Rorippa tenerrima | Modoc County Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51051 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86542 | |||||
| Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84916 | |||||
| Camissonia contorta | Dwarf Contorted Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55330 | |||||
| Anemone drummondii | Drummond Anemone | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42342 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. gooddingii | Desert Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92071 | ||||||
| Potentilla bipinnatifida | Prairie Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53642 | |||||
| Melica fugax | Small Melic Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40449 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88715 | |||||
| Poecile gambeli | Mountain Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16220 | |||||
| Dasiphora fruticosa | Golden-Hardhack | Species | Plant | SNR | 67953 | ||||||
| Erigeron poliospermus | Hairy-seed Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49201 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 87068 | |||||
| Eleocharis macrostachya | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57722 | |||||
| Arabis microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44867 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. virginiana | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83410 | |||||
| Tyrannus savana | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16992 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum novi-belgii | Longleaf Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43056 | |||||
| Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Stitchwort | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92602 | ||||||
| Triteleia hyacinthina | White Triteleia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51807 | |||||
| Thelomma ocellatum | Soot Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | S3 | 36242 | |||||
| Oxytropis campestris var. spicata | Northern Yellow Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89241 | |||||
| Glyceria striata | Fowl Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60372 | |||||
| Erigeron leiomerus | Smooth Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49802 | |||||
| Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis | Variety | Plant | G5 | SNR | 85563 | ||||||
| Corylus cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45606 | |||||
| Botrychium matricariifolium | Chamomile Grape-fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41125 | |||||
| Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana | Oregon Woodsia (Tetraploid) | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91171 | |||||
| Phacelia lyallii | Lyall's Phacelia | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 52527 | |||||
| Arabis cobrensis | Masonic Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39342 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. johnstonii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87753 | ||||||
| Juncus drummondii var. subtriflorus | Drummond's Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5Q | SNR | 89738 | |||||
| Wyethia invenusta | Coville's Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48018 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86131 | |||||
| Lysimachia hybrida | Lance-leaf Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56566 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Physa 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 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| 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 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 |
