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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis | Flat-spine Sheepburr | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88986 | |||||
| Crepis modocensis | Siskiyou Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61229 | |||||
| Lupinus saxosus var. saxosus | Stony-ground Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85212 | |||||
| Piperia elegans | Hillside Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39419 | |||||
| Pulsatilla patens | American Pasqueflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55575 | |||||
| Brachyactis frondosa | Alkali Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47210 | |||||
| Larus occidentalis | Western Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17188 | |||||
| Chenopodium fremontii var. fremontii | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91180 | ||||||
| Setaria parviflora | Bristly Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41773 | |||||
| Scutellaria antirrhinoides | Snap-dragon Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53794 | |||||
| Geranium bicknellii var. longipes | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83619 | |||||
| Ligusticum filicinum | Fern-leaf Lovage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45399 | |||||
| Carex viridula ssp. viridula | Little Green Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87409 | |||||
| Biatora subduplex | Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | SNR | 61902 | |||||
| Lomatium farinosum var. farinosum | Coeur d'Alene Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85875 | |||||
| Carex vicaria | Western Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50844 | |||||
| Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40104 | |||||
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18042 | |||||
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica | Brook-pimpernell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44354 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. trisectus | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 89581 | |||||
| Chaenactis macrantha | Large-flowered Chaenactis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49067 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus | Poverty Dropseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91696 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus | Northern Green Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46022 | |||||
| Silene menziesii var. viscosa | Menzie's Pink | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88052 | ||||||
| Amsinckia tessellata | Tessellate Fiddle-neck | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60069 | |||||
| Arceuthobium douglasii | Douglas-fir Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59320 | |||||
| Collomia heterophylla | Varied-leaved Collomia | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51648 | |||||
| Ranunculus suksdorfii | Suksdorf's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54476 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens var. splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84216 | |||||
| Aristida oligantha | Prairie Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57360 | |||||
| Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis | Lamoille Canyon Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 90294 | |||||
| Mertensia cusickii | Toiyabe Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 52714 | |||||
| Viola canadensis var. rugulosa | Canada Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86471 | |||||
| Spiza americana | Dickcissel | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19685 | |||||
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
| Valeriana sitchensis | Marsh Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60765 | |||||
| Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum | Narrow-petal Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 84786 | |||||
| Fontinalis antipyretica | Aquatic Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 37855 | |||||
| Phacelia hastata var. hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92223 | |||||
| Corispermum orientale | Oriental Tick-seed | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 55085 | |||||
| Cornus unalaschkensis | Western Dwarf Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 46743 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88623 | |||||
| Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16589 | |||||
| Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis | Gairdner's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90812 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
| Actaea rubra | Red Baneberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44883 | |||||
| Gnaphalium viscosum | Winged Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50393 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Boreal Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 92792 | |||||
| Atriplex gardneri | Gardner's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53401 | |||||
| Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata | Virgate Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83216 | |||||
| Galium hypotrichium | Alpine Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47439 | |||||
| Cymopterus nivalis | Snow Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56270 | |||||
| Salix myrtillifolia | Myrtle-leaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48558 | |||||
| Triodanis perfoliata | Claspingleaf Venus'-looking-glass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61417 | |||||
| Petrophyton caespitosum var. caespitosum | Caespitose Rockmat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85471 | |||||
| Amaranthus powellii | Green Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39600 | |||||
| Cardamine oligosperma | Few-seed Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59617 | |||||
| Poa curta | Short-leaved Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58833 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius var. bufonius | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91357 | |||||
| Arnica gracilis | Slender Leopardbane | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 51092 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. lanata | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83804 | |||||
| Isoetes occidentalis | Western Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45679 | |||||
| Allium geyeri var. tenerum | Geyer's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 87649 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Currant | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89950 | |||||
| Stipa nelsonii ssp. nelsonii | Nelson's Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86039 | |||||
| Chenopodium salinum | Rocky Mountain Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40338 | |||||
| Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18274 | |||||
| Eriogonum inerme | Unarmed Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44599 | |||||
| Lemna turionifera | Turion Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48127 | |||||
| Carex hassei | Salt Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49256 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma carthamoides | Large-flower Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48141 | |||||
| Antennaria anaphaloides | Handsome Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49261 | |||||
| Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91954 | |||||
| Lesquerella occidentalis | Western Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 42781 | |||||
| Adiantum aleuticum | Aleutian Maidenhair Fern | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54684 | |||||
| Vaccinium x nubigenum | Species | Plant | SNR | 78721 | |||||||
| Mimulus alsinoides | Chickweed Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 46265 | ||||
| Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
| Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis | White-dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36512 | |||||
| Carex canescens | Hoary Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60367 | |||||
| Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii | Dougla's Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84427 | |||||
| Potamogeton praelongus | White-stem Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57602 | |||||
| Aquilegia caerulea var. caerulea | Colorado Blue Columbine | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90475 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus | Bent-flower Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49828 | |||||
| Chenopodium desiccatum | Narrow-leaf Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52937 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. cusickii | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 88803 | |||||
| Argemone munita | Munite Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 55898 | |||||
| Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
| Lupinus lepidus | Prairie Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 41039 | |||||
| Larus argentatus | Herring Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 18996 | |||||
| Agrostis thurberiana | Thurber's Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61026 | |||||
| Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
| Platismatia herrei | Herre's Ragged Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | S2 | 39012 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92429 | |||||
| Calamovilfa longifolia | Sand Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43421 | |||||
| Salix exigua | Narrowleaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55306 | |||||
| Taraxacum lyratum | Alpine Dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58364 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. diaphanoides | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90993 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa | Spreading Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41506 | |||||
| Senecio sphaerocephalus | Rough-head Groundsel | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53628 |
