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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castilleja oresbia | Pale Wallowa Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 53388 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla | Bessey's Locoweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88952 | |||||
| Carex tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60359 | |||||
| Carex fissuricola | Cleft Sedge | Species | Plant | SNR | 57490 | ||||||
| Lomatium cous | Cous-root Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49380 | |||||
| Cornus sericea | Red-osier Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47490 | |||||
| Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91840 | |||||
| Beckmannia syzigachne | American Sloughgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54019 | |||||
| Saxifraga hirculus | Yellow Marsh Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40569 | |||||
| Pinus monticola | Western White Pine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45337 | |||||
| Opuntia macrorhiza | Twisted-spine Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51776 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum praealtum | Willow Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55618 | |||||
| Nemophila pedunculata | Meadow Baby-blue-eyes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61003 | |||||
| Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza x tomentosa | A Balsamroot | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78776 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90420 | |||||
| Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum | Western Ladyfern | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85137 | |||||
| Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum | Green Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 43014 | |||||
| Hackelia hispida var. hispida | Rough Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 83604 | |||||
| Sphaeromeria argentea | Nuttall's False Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 41138 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus var. scaposus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87994 | ||||||
| Ranunculus gelidus | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 56184 | |||||
| Trisetum canescens | Nodding Trisetum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48239 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
| Senecio crassulus | Thick-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39874 | |||||
| Eriastrum sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum | Few-flower Eriastrum | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90941 | |||||
| Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaf Broomspurge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85792 | |||||
| Potentilla norvegica | Norwegian Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43681 | |||||
| Luzula spicata | Spiked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52886 | |||||
| Gymnosteris nudicaulis | Large-flowered Gymnosteris | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 61651 | |||||
| Iris missouriensis | Western Blue Iris | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58922 | |||||
| Galium boreale | Northern Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50527 | |||||
| Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
| Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
| Cryptantha humilis | Round-spike Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41932 | |||||
| Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16289 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum ssp. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 88558 | |||||
| Carex albonigra | Black-and-white Scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53598 | |||||
| Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40104 | |||||
| Juncus phaeocephalus | Brown-head Rush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 44871 | |||||
| Machaeranthera bigelovii | Bigelow's Tansy-aster | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51269 | |||||
| Castilleja flava var. flava | Yellow Paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 83458 | |||||
| Shepherdia canadensis | Canada Buffaloberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55106 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. americana | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86394 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii | Holboell's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44399 | |||||
| Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. calcareum | Calcareous Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T3 | S2 | 90066 | ||||
| Potentilla diversifolia var. diversifolia | Mountain Meadow Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84703 | |||||
| Sorex vagrans | Vagrant Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 19881 | |||||
| Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89122 | |||||
| Cuscuta indecora | Pretty Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57693 | |||||
| Besseya rubra | Red Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49559 | |||||
| Coryphantha missouriensis | Nipple Cactus | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 47725 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum | Largeleaf Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92040 | |||||
| Erigeron rydbergii | Rydberg's Daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 39427 | |||||
| Geothlypis trichas | Common Yellowthroat | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16670 | |||||
| Cicuta maculata | Spotted Water-hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54199 | |||||
| Eriogonum ochrocephalum | Ocher-flowered Wild-buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 45655 | |||||
| Epilobium canum ssp. garrettii | Hummingbird Flower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 87552 | |||||
| Cirsium tioganum | Stemless Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52068 | |||||
| Arabis lemmonii | Lemmon's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52448 | |||||
| Ribes cereum | Wax Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61196 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58456 | |||||
| Sedum debile | Weak-stem Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50038 | |||||
| Leptochloa fascicularis var. fascicularis | Sharp-scale Sprangle-top | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 79561 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima | Scarlet Skyrocket | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90623 | |||||
| Eriophorum gracile var. gracile | Slender Cotton-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85365 | |||||
| Myriophyllum sibiricum | Common Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43232 | |||||
| Thlaspi idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G3G4T2T4 | SNR | 89684 | |||||
| Astragalus caricinus | Buckwheat Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 41376 | |||||
| Empidonax wrightii | Gray Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15772 | |||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus | Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 88221 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56337 | |||||
| Chaetadelpha wheeleri | Wheeler's Skeleton-weed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 61881 | |||||
| Isoetes bolanderi | Bolander's Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48507 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. pylaei | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83037 | |||||
| Anas querquedula | Garganey | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17448 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis | Slender Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91127 | |||||
| Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza | Alpine Springbeauty | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4? | SNR | 85977 | |||||
| Catabrosa aquatica | Brook Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43874 | |||||
| Montia dichotoma | Dwarf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53152 | |||||
| Collomia tinctoria | Yellow-staining Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50758 | |||||
| Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula | Muttongrass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 93271 | ||||||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
| Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
| Myosurus apetalus var. borealis | Bristly Mousetail | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84386 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. nevadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91615 | ||||||
| Delphinium nuttallianum | Nuttall's Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42212 | |||||
| Arceuthobium campylopodum | Western Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46958 | |||||
| Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intercedens | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5Q | SNR | 88773 | |||||
| Ellisia nyctelea | Nyctelea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53763 | |||||
| Chenopodium salinum | Rocky Mountain Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40338 | |||||
| Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87109 | |||||
| Carex praeceptorum | Teacher's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51565 | |||||
| Juniperus communis | Ground Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55328 | |||||
| Chenopodium chenopodioides | Low Goosefoot | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 77592 | |||||
| Musineon lineare | Rydberg's Musineon | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 44643 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula var. flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90227 | |||||
| Stephanomeria minor var. myrioclada | Narrowleaf Skeletonplant | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84949 | |||||
| Delphinium depauperatum | Slim Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42800 |
