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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| 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 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | |
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Biatora flavopunctata | Lichen | Species | Fungi | SNR | 37531 | ||||||
| Carex aurea | Golden-fruit Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52445 | |||||
| Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89847 | ||||||
| Juniperus osteosperma | Utah Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60774 | |||||
| Ipomopsis minutiflora | Small-flower Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47916 | |||||
| Camissonia tanacetifolia ssp. tanacetifolia | Tansy-leaf Suncup | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86299 | |||||
| Packera cana | Silvery Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56336 | |||||
| Buteo platypterus | Broad-winged Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15876 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia filiformis | Pullup Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46067 | |||||
| Cicuta douglasii | Western Water-hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41291 | |||||
| Phacelia heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Virgate Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84593 | |||||
| Stellaria calycantha | Northern Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54700 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. glauca | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91820 | |||||
| Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
| Artemisia douglasiana | Douglas' Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45787 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88428 | |||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii | Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86820 | ||||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia | Gooseberry-leaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56922 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
| Bromus rigidus | Ripgut Brome | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 53140 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi | Bessey's Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61420 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea var. discoidea | Sharp-scaled Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 88993 | |||||
| Chamaesyce ocellata | Valley Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59621 | |||||
| Ambrosia psilostachya | Naked-spike Ambrosia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42077 | |||||
| Larus argentatus | Herring Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 18996 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85218 | |||||
| Penstemon pratensis | White-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55317 | |||||
| Saxifraga marshallii | Marshall's Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40257 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum | Large-leaved Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90924 | |||||
| Dasiphora fruticosa | Golden-Hardhack | Species | Plant | SNR | 67953 | ||||||
| Chrysothamnus humilis | Dwarf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G4? | S3 | 49378 | |||||
| Cirsium flodmanii | Flodman's Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44651 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87412 | |||||
| Alyssum desertorum | Desert Alyssum | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57712 | |||||
| Aristida purpurea | Purple Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42807 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa | Diffuse Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 85877 | |||||
| Heuchera parvifolia | Littleleaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56005 | |||||
| Biatora meiocarpa | Lichen | Species | Fungi | SNR | 35231 | ||||||
| Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17749 | |||||
| Carex rupestris var. rupestris | Rock Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89585 | |||||
| Carex canescens | Hoary Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60367 | |||||
| Salix prolixa | Mackenzie's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49992 | |||||
| Isoetes echinospora | Spiny-spore Quillwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45288 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius ssp. paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88077 | |||||
| Allium textile | White Wild Onion | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 58479 | |||||
| Nymphaea tetragona | Pygmy Water-lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 40968 | |||||
| Antennaria dimorpha | Two-form Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54428 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. serotinus | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91463 | |||||
| Hookeria lucens | Light Hookeria | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 38587 | ||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Plantago patagonica | Woolly Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52695 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. maxima | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90051 | |||||
| Agrostis thurberiana | Thurber's Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61026 | |||||
| Swertia perennis | Felwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48208 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86478 | ||||||
| Atriplex patula | Halberd-leaf Saltbush | Species | Plant | SNR | 56540 | ||||||
| Catostomus catostomus | Longnose Sucker | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 16123 | |||||
| Arnica latifolia | Mountain Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46317 | |||||
| Juncus uncialis | Inch-high Rush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 41557 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Elymus x saundersii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79272 | ||||||
| Stephanomeria exigua | Small Skeletonplant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54891 | |||||
| Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida | Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92027 | |||||
| Erigeron coulteri | Coulter's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50737 | |||||
| Ranunculus hyperboreus | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46005 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88624 | |||||||
| Lotus nevadensis | Nevada Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59179 | |||||
| Chorizanthe brevicornu | Brittle Spineflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48942 | |||||
| Nothocalais troximoides | Weevil False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44091 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. pallida | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87012 | |||||
| Lupinus cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 57200 |
