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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleocharis mamillata | Soft-stem Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41539 | |||||
| Cicindela columbica | Columbia River Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30014 | |||
| Cryptantha caespitosa | Tufted Cryptantha | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S1 | 56673 | ||||
| Potentilla modesta | Red Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5Q | S1 | 92560 | |||||
| Utricularia ochroleuca | Northern Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 51027 | |||||
| Epilobium canum ssp. garrettii | Hummingbird Flower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 87552 | |||||
| Melanoplus lemurus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 33162 | |||||
| Melanoplus phobetico | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 24773 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis var. purshii | Northern Sagewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 89361 | |||||
| Perognathus longimembris | Little Pocket Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S1 | 17457 | |||||
| Draba fladnizensis | Austrian Draba | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41057 | |||||
| Carex holmgreniorum | Holmgren's Sedge | Species | Plant | GNR | S1 | 86331 | |||||
| Claytonia multiscapa | Yellow Spring Beauty | Species | Plant | 4 | G4? | S1 | 77355 | ||||
| Pilophorus clavatus | Nail Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4? | S1 | 33760 | |||||
| Oreohelix idahoensis idahoensis | Costate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2T1T2 | S1 | 81909 | ||||
| Sphaerophorus tuckermanii | Tuckermann's Ball-bearing Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5TNR | S1 | 37623 | |||||
| Ludwigia polycarpa | Many-fruit False-loosestrife | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 53399 | |||||
| Potentilla bipinnatifida | Prairie Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53642 | |||||
| Ribes sanguineum | Red-flowered Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60594 | |||||
| Planogyra clappi | Western Flat-whorl | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S1 | Tier 3 | 26915 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma racemosa var. paniculata | Clustered Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 90752 | |||||
| Botrychium pedunculosum | Stalked Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 41400 | ||||
| Baeolophus ridgwayi | Juniper Titmouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 19346 | |||||
| Poa abbreviata ssp. marshii | Marsh's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S1 | 91461 | ||||
| Sweltsa gaufini | Utah Sallfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 21107 | ||||
| Githopsis specularioides | Common Bluecup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 665631 | |||||
| Crossocalyx hellerianus | Heller's Notchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 34896 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis | Maculate Tumbleweed Shield Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | GNR | S1 | 38432 | ||||
| Taenionema umatilla | Umatilla Willowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 25285 | ||||
| Trichophorum alpinum | Hudson's Bay Bulrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60296 | ||||
| Mimulus ringens | Allegheny Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40047 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma racemosa | Clustered Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40272 | |||||
| Microdipodops megacephalus | Dark Kangaroo Mouse | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 18109 | |||
| Eriogonum hookeri | Hooker's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 47614 | ||||
| Crepis bakeri ssp. idahoensis | Idaho Hawksbeard | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G4T2 | S1 | 91045 | ||||
| Botrychium hesperium | Western Moonwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 59286 | |||||
| Tritomaria exsectiformis | Large Cut Notchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 37029 | |||||
| Codriophorus varius | Varied Rock Moss | Species | Plant | GU | S1 | 38141 | |||||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Astragalus purshii var. lagopinus | Pursh's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | S1 | 84541 | |||||
| Carex crawei | Craw Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55277 | |||||
| Salix pseudomonticola | False Mountain Willow | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 55530 | ||||
| Asclepias asperula | Spider Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 49051 | |||||
| Musineon naomiensis | Mt. Naomi Musineon | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 1916790 | |||||
| Cryptomastix harfordiana | Salmon Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 32032 | ||||
| Polemonium elusum | Elusive Jacob's-ladder | Species | Plant | 3 | G1 | S1 | 400009 | ||||
| Melanoplus trigeminus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 25495 | |||||
| Eleocharis elliptica | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60672 | |||||
| Trifolium longipes var. multipedunculatum | Many-stalked Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1 | 90460 | ||||
| Mimulus hymenophyllus | Membrane-leaved Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 4 | G2 | S1 | 41263 | ||||
| Papaver radicatum ssp. kluanense | Arctic Poppy | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 86359 | |||||
| Eremogone loisiae | Lois' sandwort | Species | Plant | GNR | S1 | 1912277 | |||||
| Townsendia lemhiensis | Lemhi Valley Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 2053356 | |||||
| Isoetes minima | Midget Quillwort | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 93338 | |||||
| Capnia lineata | Straight Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 22709 | ||||
| Paraleptophlebia traverae | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | GH | S1 | Tier 3 | 23060 | ||||
| Cladonia andereggii | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 33967 | ||||
| Goereilla baumanni | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 23996 | ||||
| Perlomyia collaris | Black Needlefly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | 24317 | |||||
| Oreohelix waltoni | Lava Rock Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25052 | |||
| Castilleja angustifolia var. flavescens | Narrow-leaved Indian Paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 89857 | |||||
| Elymus hirsutus | Boreal Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40832 | |||||
| Eriogonum soliceps | Railroad Canyon Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G2 | S1 | 67682 | ||||
| Utricularia gibba | Humped Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41665 | |||||
| Poecile hudsonicus | Boreal Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 20082 | |||||
| Isoperla bifurcata | Forked Stripetail | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | 29896 | |||||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Thelypteris nevadensis | Sierra Wood-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 56620 | ||||
| Arnica alpina | Alpine Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42938 | |||||
| Petasites frigidus | Arctic Butter-bur | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50663 | |||||
| Eriogonum crosbyae var. mystrium | Pueblo Mountains buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | GNRT2T3 | S1 | 93204 | ||||
| Flabellorhagidia pecki | A Cave Obligate Mite | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 32397 | ||||
| Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
| Cladonia bellidiflora | Cup Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36205 | |||||
| Pyrgulopsis pilsbryana | Bear Lake Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25015 | ||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Ranunculus pygmaeus | Pygmy Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46004 | |||||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
| Euproserpinus wiesti | Wiest's Primrose Sphinx | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30578 | ||||
| Erigeron katiae | Katie's Daisy | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 1854561 | |||||
| Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum | Winter Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 87023 | |||||
| Lomatium bentonitum | Succor Creek lomatium | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 628549 | |||||
| Pogogyne floribunda | Profuseflower Mesamint | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 51891 | |||||
| Thelypodium paniculatum | Paniculate Thelypody | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 58639 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. sterilis | Barren Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S1 | 88331 | ||||
| Cryptogramma stelleri | Fragile Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58859 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Cinygma dimicki | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 23888 | ||||
| Lomatogonium rotatum | Marsh Felwort | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 39309 | ||||
| Prosopium abyssicola | Bear Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G1 | S1 | Tier 2 | 17770 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma liatriformis | Palouse Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 47601 | ||||
| Cleomella plocasperma | Alkali Cleomella | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 54884 | ||||
| Melanoplus idaho | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 28704 | |||||
| Grindelia howellii | Howell's Gumweed | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 56331 | ||||
| Eriogonum palmerianum | Palmer's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 43254 | ||||
| Astragalus collinus var. collinus | Rattle Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | S1 | 86982 | ||||||
| Cyperus odoratus | Rusty Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50779 | |||||
| Botrychium lunaria | Common Moonwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52107 | |||||
| Polytrichastrum longisetum | Long-stalked Haircap Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 34374 | |||||
| Porella navicularis | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 35786 |
