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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astragalus cusickii | Cusick's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 49851 | |||||
| Atriplex canescens var. canescens | Fourwing Saltbush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85614 | |||||
| Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma | Clammyweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87790 | |||||
| Carex vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58530 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata var. albiflora | Leafy White Orchis | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83989 | |||||
| Trillium ovatum | Western Trillium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43732 | |||||
| Clematis ligusticifolia var. ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91226 | |||||
| Carex microptera | Small-wing Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52559 | |||||
| Helianthella quinquenervis | Nodding Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39373 | |||||
| Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis | Giant Blazingstar | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89790 | |||||
| Corallorhiza mertensiana | Merten's Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61068 | |||||
| Eurybia conspicua | Showy Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48091 | |||||
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Penstemon watsonii | Watson Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56608 | |||||
| Phacelia rattanii | Rattan's Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46204 | |||||
| Streptopus amplexifolius | Clasping Twisted-stalk | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41891 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. arcuatum | Woolly-head Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 91742 | |||||
| Erigeron simplex | One-stem Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50626 | |||||
| Delphinium andersonii | Carson City Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40055 | |||||
| Ondatra zibethicus | Common Muskrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18196 | |||||
| Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya | Wing-nut Cat's-eye | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88376 | ||||||
| Chenopodium leptophyllum | Narrowleaf Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48842 | |||||
| Alectoris chukar | Chukar | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15628 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. depressa | Dwarf Golden Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 86773 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii | Hoary Pincushion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57304 | |||||
| Lomatium macrocarpum | Large-fruit Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44465 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus | Common Snowberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83010 | |||||
| Oplopanax horridus | Devil's-club | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53235 | |||||
| Stipa richardsonii | Canada Mountain Ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42667 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. compacta | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90325 | |||||
| Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa | Elegant Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88948 | |||||
| Kelseya uniflora | One-flower Kelseya | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59919 | |||||
| Psoralidium lanceolatum | Lance-leaf Scurfpea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46956 | |||||
| Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum | Western Ladyfern | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85137 | |||||
| Hymenoxys richardsonii var. richardsonii | Richardson's Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92278 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. tomentellum | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83605 | ||||||
| Festuca viridula | Mountain Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53885 | |||||
| Cirsium hookerianum | Hooker's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40757 | |||||
| Poecile rufescens | Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18867 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90844 | |||||
| Carex podocarpa | Short-stalk Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49502 | |||||
| Arabis cobrensis var. cobrensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87334 | ||||||
| Montia linearis | Linearleaf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58080 | |||||
| Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaf Broomspurge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85792 | |||||
| Saxifraga hyperborea | Pygmy Saxifrage | Species | Plant | SNR | 56222 | ||||||
| Isoetes howellii | Howell's Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43315 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 93018 | |||||
| Sparganium natans | Small Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52121 | |||||
| Allium drummondii | Drummond's Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41337 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. chamissonis | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89516 | |||||
| Carex paysonis | Payson's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50128 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum var. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 87966 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58776 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45829 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea var. calva | Malheur Yellow Phacelia | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G4T3 | S3 | 84179 | ||||
| Zizania aquatica | Eastern Wild Rice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54551 | |||||
| Eurybia sibirica | Siberian Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43924 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma hirta var. hirta | Sticky Golden-weed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3 | SNR | 91391 | |||||
| Catostomus columbianus hubbsi | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | Fish | G5TNR | SNA | 80162 | |||||
| Ipomopsis pumila | Low Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52794 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma racemosa var. racemosa | Slender Goldenweed | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89992 | ||||||
| Chenopodium simplex | Giant-seed Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61280 | |||||
| Cathartes aura | Turkey Vulture | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17687 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. americana | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86394 | |||||
| Juncus dubius | Mariposa Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59453 | |||||
| Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 46470 | |||||
| Potentilla diversifolia var. diversifolia | Mountain Meadow Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84703 | |||||
| Hulsea nana | Dwarf Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55183 | |||||
| Sagittaria cuneata | Wapatum Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42189 | |||||
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum | Narrowleaf Cotton-grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91974 | |||||
| Carex stipata | Awl-fruit Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50845 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. angustifolium | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88551 | |||||
| Carex siccata | Dry-spike Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62087 | |||||
| Trillium petiolatum | Round-leaf Trillium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49076 | |||||
| Gavia pacifica | Pacific Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15897 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi var. baileyi | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86928 | |||||
| Carex multicostata | Many-ribbed Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57581 | |||||
| Castilleja cusickii | Cusick's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44698 | |||||
| Hieracium gracile var. detonsum | Alpine Hawkweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83197 | |||||
| Cerastium beeringianum | Bering Sea Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53460 | |||||
| Cirsium subniveum | Western Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55858 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa var. lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90515 | |||||
| Scutellaria nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51660 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis ssp. foliosa | Leafy Leopardbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89121 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza deltoidea | Deltoid Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60135 | |||||
| Penstemon globosus | Globe Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47148 | |||||
| Eriophorum gracile var. gracile | Slender Cotton-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85365 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. nelsonii | Nelson's Western Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85368 | |||||
| Polygonum erectum | Erect Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58295 | |||||
| Pinus monticola | Western White Pine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45337 | |||||
| Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida | American Pasqueflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92479 | |||||
| Oenothera flava ssp. flava | Long-tubed Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83795 | |||||
| Cyperus lupulinus | Great Plains Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41028 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91037 | ||||||
| Cuscuta californica | California Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52322 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. multifida | Early Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87542 | |||||
| Tsuga heterophylla | Western Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47867 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla | Saw-leaved Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85984 | |||||
| Frasera speciosa | Showy Green-gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56412 | |||||
| Mentzelia veatchiana | Veatch's Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43537 |
