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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58057 | |||||
| Saxifraga adscendens | Ascending Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 47565 | |||||
| Penstemon montanus var. montanus | Cordroot Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 88292 | |||||
| Juncus howellii | Howell's Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56201 | |||||
| Cephalozia lunulifolia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38883 | ||||||
| Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus | Perennial Twistflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84500 | |||||
| Erigeron tener | Tender Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52097 | |||||
| Allium tribracteatum | Three-bract Onion | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 43529 | |||||
| Carex bolanderi | Bolander's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50086 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. austiniae | Austin's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90228 | |||||
| Astragalus collinus | Rattle Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41637 | |||||
| Chaenothecopsis nigra | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93776 | |||||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. incana | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88815 | |||||
| Minuartia rossii | Ross' Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59811 | |||||
| Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85031 | |||||
| Gnaphalium stramineum | Cotton-batting Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52760 | |||||
| Platanthera stricta | Slender Bog Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48300 | |||||
| Eriogonum chrysops | Golden Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 44166 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus maritimus | Saltmarsh Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39794 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana | Rosy Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87238 | |||||
| Epilobium strictum | Downy Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 55139 | |||||
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
| Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85686 | |||||
| Iva xanthifolia | Coarse Sumpweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42365 | |||||
| Sphaeromeria potentilloides | Cinquefoil Tansy | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 49054 | |||||
| Arabis microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44867 | |||||
| Stipa nelsonii ssp. dorei | Columbia Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89386 | |||||
| Hutchinsia procumbens | Prostrate Hymenolobus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60502 | |||||
| Sullivantia hapemanii | Purpus' Sullivantia | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 57523 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92176 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87873 | |||||
| Packera paupercula | Balsam Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58676 | |||||
| Juniperus communis var. depressa | Dwarf Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90720 | |||||
| Draba maguirei var. maguirei | Maguire's Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G3T2 | SNR | 84076 | |||||
| Salvelinus namaycush | Lake Trout | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17608 | |||||
| x Elyhordeum montanense | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79584 | ||||||
| Arabis crucisetosa | Cross-haired Rockcress | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 47125 | |||||
| Castilleja angustifolia var. flavescens | Narrow-leaved Indian Paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 89857 | |||||
| Pterospora andromedea | Giant Pinedrops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41127 | |||||
| Campanula parryi var. parryi | Parry's Northern Harebell | Variety | Plant | G4?T4? | SNR | 86319 | |||||
| Poecilia reticulata | Guppy | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18334 | |||||
| Lesquerella carinata var. carinata | Variety | Plant | G3G4T3T4 | SNR | 84614 | ||||||
| Rorippa calycina | Persistent-sepal Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49681 | |||||
| Malacothrix glabrata | Smooth Malacothrix | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 52279 | |||||
| Helianthus ciliaris | Blue-weed Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47797 | |||||
| Eriogonum spergulinum | Spurry Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43728 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus var. gracilior | Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88445 | |||||
| Lupinus caespitosus | Stemless-dwarf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59350 | |||||
| Galium aparine | Catchweed Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56376 | |||||
| Mimulus floribundus | Floriferous Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39383 | |||||
| Arabis hirsuta var. glabrata | Western Hairy Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91294 | |||||
| Hierochloe odorata ssp. odorata | Holy Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86856 | |||||
| Ranunculus glaberrimus var. reconditus | Obscure Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 83087 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum fendleri var. fendleri | Fendler's Waterleaf | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90422 | ||||||
| Arabis lasiocarpa | Wasatch Range Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNA | 41878 | |||||
| Asarum caudatum var. caudatum | Longtail Wild Ginger | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89039 | ||||||
| Epilobium canum | Hummingbird-trumpet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60021 | |||||
| Orobanche californica | California Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40083 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85225 | |||||
| Cardamine cordifolia | Heartleaf Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58127 | |||||
| Ranunculus hyperboreus var. hyperboreus | Arctic Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83665 | |||||
| Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S2 | 51070 | ||||
| Crataegus okennonii | O'Kennon's Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 46624 | |||||
| Sorbus sitchensis | Sitka Mountain-ash | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42656 | |||||
| Carex rupestris var. drummondiana | Rock Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87434 | |||||
| Eragrostis hypnoides | Teal Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55344 | |||||
| Astragalus australis | Indian Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60700 | |||||
| Helodium blandowii | Blandow's Helodium | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 34146 | |||||
| Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 19798 | |||||
| Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85912 | ||||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius | Water-plantain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49233 | |||||
| Ranunculus hebecarpus | Downy Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45099 |
