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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88880 | |||||
| Trautvetteria caroliniensis | Carolina Tassel-rue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46334 | |||||
| Podiceps nigricollis | Eared Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S2B | 15293 | |||||
| Rorippa truncata | Wild Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50505 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85087 | |||||
| Iva axillaris | Small-flowered Marsh-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48706 | |||||
| Piranga rubra | Summer Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17083 | |||||
| Arabis lyallii var. nubigena | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83573 | ||||||
| Sedum borschii | Borsch's Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4? | S2 | 59347 | |||||
| Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis | Gairdner's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90812 | |||||
| Meesia longiseta | Meesia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36240 | ||||
| Thermopsis gracilis var. ovata | Slender False Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 92136 | |||||
| Montia dichotoma | Dwarf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53152 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87287 | ||||||
| Linanthus liniflorus | Flax-flower Desert-gold | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44566 | |||||
| Mertensia bella | Oregon Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 57395 | |||||
| Osmorhiza berteroi | Chilean Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51258 | |||||
| Dodecatheon conjugens var. conjugens | Bonneville Shootingstar | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85776 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa | Canadian Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42739 | |||||
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19419 | |||||
| Cryptantha ambigua | Obscure Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41106 | |||||
| Nama densum var. parviflorum | Compact Fiddleleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89438 | |||||
| Sagina decumbens | Small-flowered Pearlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47039 | |||||
| Veratrum viride | American False Hellebore | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60017 | |||||
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16003 | |||||
| Hackelia deflexa | Northern Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39330 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92664 | |||||
| Ellisia nyctelea | Nyctelea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53763 | |||||
| Menyanthes trifoliata | Bog Buckbean | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55774 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87933 | |||||
| Lactuca ludoviciana | Western Lettuce | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45225 | |||||
| Lomatium cous | Cous-root Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49380 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84146 | ||||||
| Juncus bufonius var. bufonius | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91357 | |||||
| Cornus sericea | Red-osier Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47490 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Currant | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89950 | |||||
| Gilia lottiae | Lott's Gily-flower | Species | Plant | SNR | 60699 | ||||||
| Carex pellita | Woolly Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52048 | |||||
| Helianthus petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39996 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. iodanthus | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86360 | |||||
| Orogenia fusiformis | Turkey-peas | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43391 | |||||
| Collomia macrocalyx | Bristle-flowered Collomia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 56288 | |||||
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49994 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84673 | |||||
| Lupinus sulphureus | Sulphur-flower Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41446 | |||||
| Cynanthus latirostris | Broad-billed Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18235 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54442 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
| Amaranthus albus | White Pigweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 45959 | |||||
| Rorippa curvipes var. curvipes | Rocky Mountain Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91755 | |||||
| Potamogeton natans | Floating Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52696 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum | Rock Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43994 | |||||
| Artemisia dracunculus | Dragon Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56833 | |||||
| Trisetum canescens | Nodding Trisetum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48239 | |||||
| Lycopodium clavatum var. clavatum | Running-pine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83160 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. andina | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90470 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum var. grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89081 | |||||
| Lonicera ciliosa | Orange Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59559 | |||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | Northeastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50742 | |||||
| Lobaria hallii | Hall's Lungwort | Species | Fungi | G4? | S3 | 37192 | |||||
| Minuartia pusilla var. pusilla | Dwarf Stitchwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85315 | |||||
| Phlox viridis | Green Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42278 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55256 | |||||
| Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
| Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17284 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa | New England Northern Reedgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83737 | |||||
| Noturus gyrinus | Tadpole Madtom | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18906 | |||||
| Penstemon acuminatus var. acuminatus | Sanddune Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92309 | |||||
| Castilleja oresbia | Pale Wallowa Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 53388 | |||||
| Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri | Fendler's Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87484 | |||||
| Helianthus cusickii | Cusick's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44778 | |||||
| Astragalus atropubescens | Kelsey's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57642 | |||||
| Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
| Blepharipappus scaber ssp. scaber | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85960 | ||||||
| Chaenactis nevii | John Day Pincushion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42955 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia ssp. grossulariifolia | Currantleaf Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85961 | |||||
| Juncus confusus | Colorado Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42957 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex var. simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89654 | |||||
| Thalictrum venulosum | Veined Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60266 | |||||
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed-Susan | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39525 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93161 | |||||
| Luzula wahlenbergii | Wahlenberg's Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54024 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys scouleri var. cusickii | Meadow Popcorn-flower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88191 | |||||
| Elymus alaskanus | Alaska Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45495 | |||||
| Agrostis variabilis | Variable Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58409 | |||||
| Astragalus bisulcatus var. bisulcatus | Two-grooved Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | G5T5 | S2 | 84365 | ||||
| Spiraea splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47737 | |||||
| Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
| Listera cordata var. nephrophylla | Heartleaf Twayblade | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86553 | |||||
| Gaura mollis | Velvet-leaved Gaura | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46081 | |||||
| Elymus x pseudorepens | Quackgrass | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78970 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
| Selaginella densa var. densa | Dense Spike-moss | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84919 | ||||||
| Sander canadensis | Sauger | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16776 | |||||
| Melospiza melodia | Song Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18444 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. latifolia | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88730 | |||||
| Luzula multiflora var. multiflora | Common Woodrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91995 | |||||
| Penstemon lyallii | Lyall's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52904 | |||||
| Sullivantia hapemanii var. hapemanii | Hapeman's Sullivantia | Variety | Plant | G3T3 | S2 | 87074 |
