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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Aquilegia flavescens | Yellow Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53283 | |||||
Castilleja hispida ssp. hispida | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 90383 | ||||||
Hymenopappus filifolius var. filifolius | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88972 | ||||||
Agrostis oregonensis | Oregon Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46971 | |||||
Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
Juncus nodosus var. nodosus | Knotted Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85202 | |||||
Cryptantha affinis | Slender Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42034 | |||||
Carex nigricans | Black Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55754 | |||||
Lycopodium clavatum | Running-pine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45116 | |||||
Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus | American Bird's-foot-trefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83636 | |||||
Draba paysonii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40199 | |||||
Allium fibrillum | Blue Mountain Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53923 | |||||
Aythya affinis | Lesser Scaup | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 18325 | |||||
Gentianella amarella ssp. heterosepala | Autumn Dwarf Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90895 | |||||
Phlox longifolia | Longleaf Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49511 | |||||
Cusickiella douglasii | Alkali False Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44570 | |||||
Phlox adsurgens | Woodland Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58123 | |||||
Balsamorhiza careyana | Carey's Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47640 | |||||
Salix myrtillifolia var. myrtillifolia | Myrtle-leaf Willow | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85844 | ||||||
Eleocharis acicularis | Least Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42741 | |||||
Arabis sparsiflora | Elegant Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56261 | |||||
Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus | Fringed Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93217 | |||||
Procyon lotor | Northern Raccoon | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 77652 | |||||
Andreaea heinemannii | Heinemann's Andreaea Moss | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34877 | |||||
Astragalus cusickii var. cusickii | Cusick's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89555 | |||||
Oryzopsis asperifolia | White-grained Mountain-ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50186 | |||||
Carex scirpoidea | Bulrush Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50194 | |||||
Agrostis exarata var. exarata | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 88027 | ||||||
Poa curta | Short-leaved Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58833 | |||||
Erigeron poliospermus var. poliospermus | Hairy-seed Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84279 | ||||||
Vaccinium uliginosum | Alpine Blueberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40900 | |||||
Lobaria linita | Smeared Lungwort | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | S1 | 38200 | |||||
Lupinus aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52841 | |||||
Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis | Sierran Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90036 | |||||
Antennaria alpina | Alpine Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61359 | |||||
Ctenopharyngodon idella | Grass Carp | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17202 | |||||
Collinsia grandiflora | Giant Blue-eye Mary | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48438 | |||||
Delphinium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86463 | ||||||
Piperia unalascensis | Alaska Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43402 | |||||
Atriplex prostrata | Creeping Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59487 | |||||
Caltha leptosepala | Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46486 | |||||
Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84781 | |||||
Phlox viscida | Sticky Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41454 | |||||
Salix nivalis | Snow Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55217 | |||||
Notropis hudsonius | Spottail Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19796 | |||||
Silene menziesii var. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92023 | |||||
Eragrostis pectinacea | Purple Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50955 | |||||
Cerastium beeringianum | Bering Sea Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53460 | |||||
Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
Callitriche heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Northern Water-starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88616 | |||||
Delphinium wootonii | Organ Mountain Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49104 | |||||
Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57601 | |||||
Phacelia ivesiana var. glandulifera | Sticky Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83252 | |||||
Festuca rubra | Red Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55897 | |||||
Geranium carolinianum var. carolinianum | Carolina Cranesbill | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90572 | |||||
Eleocharis tenuis | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 51698 | |||||
Ranunculus gmelinii var. limosus | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89163 | |||||
Stanleya viridiflora | Green Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60194 | |||||
Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16055 | |||||
Eragrostis pilosa var. pilosa | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85444 | |||||||
Bromus marginatus | Large Mountain Brome | Species | Plant | SNR | 42286 | ||||||
Platanthera orbiculata | Round-leaved Rein-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58363 | |||||
Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83855 | |||||
Lomatium piperi | Piper's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40415 | |||||
Vaccinium caespitosum var. caespitosum | Dwarf Huckleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91100 | |||||
Heterocodon rariflorum | Western Pearl-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52354 | |||||
Carex breweri var. paddoensis | Brewer's Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87640 | |||||
Boykinia major | Mountain Brookfoam | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44791 | |||||
Lupinus sellulus | Donner Lake Lupine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47874 | |||||
Polygonum polygaloides ssp. confertiflorum | Dense-flower Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 86035 | |||||
Juncus interior | Inland Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42958 | |||||
Eriastrum wilcoxii | Wilcox's Eriastrum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56458 | |||||
Buellia chloroleuca | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93775 | |||||||
Populus x acuminata | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78814 | |||||
Tomentypnum falcifolium | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 36042 | ||||||
Psilostrophe bakeri | Baker's Paper-flower | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 54805 | |||||
Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
Sidalcea oregana ssp. oregana | Oregon Checker-mallow | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89710 | ||||||
Galium serpenticum ssp. serpenticum | Intermountain Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 91581 | |||||
Castilleja pulchella | Beautiful Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 50466 | |||||
Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare | Western Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88248 | |||||
Oxalis stricta | Common Yellow Wood Sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59061 | |||||
Crepis bakeri | Baker's Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 48613 | |||||
Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84450 | |||||
Lathyrus nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41074 | |||||
Carex nebrascensis | Nebraska Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57081 | |||||
Phacelia lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 53096 | |||||
Echinochloa muricata var. muricata | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90191 | |||||
Cuscuta pentagona | Field Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51173 | |||||
Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86646 | |||||
Lepidium virginicum var. medium | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88784 | |||||
Phacelia linearis | Linearleaf Phacelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46740 | |||||
Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S4 | 15570 | |||
Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85001 | |||||
Carex aquatilis | Water Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41739 | |||||
Eriogonum shockleyi | Shockley's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 44877 | |||||
Astragalus purshii var. glareosus | Pursh's Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92172 | ||||||
Poa abbreviata | Northern Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53706 | |||||
Glyceria striata var. stricta | Fowl Mannagrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90717 | |||||
Erigeron nanus | Dwarf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49315 |