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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54442 | |||||
| Crataegus chrysocarpa var. piperi | Fineberry Hawthorn | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89686 | |||||
| Potamogeton natans | Floating Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52696 | |||||
| Potentilla biennis | Biennial Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43475 | |||||
| Ranunculus sceleratus var. multifidus | Cursed Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88226 | |||||
| Trisetum canescens | Nodding Trisetum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48239 | |||||
| Pedicularis racemosa ssp. alba | Parrot's-beak | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86618 | |||||
| Asio otus | Long-eared Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16122 | |||||
| Eleocharis quinqueflora | Few-flower Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41540 | |||||
| Sciurus carolinensis | Eastern Gray Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 18505 | |||||
| Cerastium brachypodum | Mouse-ear Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59724 | |||||
| Sibbaldia procumbens | Arizona Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56694 | |||||
| Trautvetteria caroliniensis | Carolina Tassel-rue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46334 | |||||
| Valeriana acutiloba var. pubicarpa | Cordilleran Valerian | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84977 | |||||
| Stellaria borealis ssp. borealis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90152 | ||||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | Northeastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50742 | |||||
| Penstemon janishiae | Janish's Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 44088 | ||||
| Parnassia palustris | Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 68175 | |||||
| Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
| Vaccinium scoparium | Grouseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39734 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium dryopteris | Northern Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57833 | |||||
| Calypte costae | Costa's Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19136 | |||||
| Castilleja flava var. flava | Yellow Paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 83458 | |||||
| Thermopsis gracilis var. ovata | Slender False Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 92136 | |||||
| Castilleja oresbia | Pale Wallowa Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 53388 | |||||
| Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
| Gratiola neglecta | Clammy Hedge-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60441 | |||||
| Sagina decumbens | Small-flowered Pearlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47039 | |||||
| Melica fugax | Small Melic Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40449 | |||||
| Lomatium ravenii | Raven's Lomatium | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58577 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55799 | |||||
| Clematis columbiana var. columbiana | Purple Virgin's-bower | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 84013 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92664 | |||||
| Beckmannia syzigachne | American Sloughgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54019 | |||||
| Besseya rubra | Red Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49559 | |||||
| Gallinago delicata | Wilson's Snipe | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N,S4B | 17532 | |||||
| Ictalurus punctatus | Channel Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19986 | |||||
| Lloydia serotina | Common Alpine-lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61084 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. ablata | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87820 | |||||
| Coryphantha missouriensis | Nipple Cactus | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 47725 | |||||
| Calidris himantopus | Stilt Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15599 | |||||
| Corvus corax | Common Raven | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18042 | |||||
| Juncus covillei | Coville's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56308 | |||||
| Leptochloa fascicularis var. fascicularis | Sharp-scale Sprangle-top | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 79561 | |||||
| Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84555 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91263 | |||||
| Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54656 | |||||
| Carex adusta | Crowded Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45598 | |||||
| Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora | Large-flower Triplet-lily | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4Q | SNR | 89806 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus | Wasatch Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50275 | |||||
| Cardamine pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41116 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus | Round Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 59283 | |||||
| Potentilla norvegica | Norwegian Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43681 | |||||
| Arabis cobrensis | Masonic Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39342 | |||||
| Draba lemmonii | Lemmon's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57317 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. pylaei | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83037 | |||||
| Rorippa curvipes var. curvipes | Rocky Mountain Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91755 | |||||
| Luzula spicata | Spiked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52886 | |||||
| Polanisia dodecandra ssp. dodecandra | Common Clammyweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88399 | |||||
| Isoetes bolanderi | Bolander's Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48507 | |||||
| Cottus cognatus | Slimy Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 16363 | |||||
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
| Spergularia salina | Saltmarsh Sandspurry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59944 | |||||
| Verbena hastata var. scabra | Blue Vervain | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86778 | |||||
| Parnassia fimbriata var. intermedia | Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 85176 | |||||
| Polygonum persicaria | Lady's Thumb | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 55269 | |||||
| Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea | Porter's Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83627 | |||||
| Draba lemmonii var. cyclomorpha | Wallowa Draba | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 90357 | |||||
| Carex albonigra | Black-and-white Scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53598 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii | Holboell's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44399 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum var. sericeum | Tapered Rosette Grass | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88955 | |||||
| Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
| Salix sitchensis | Sitka Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58108 | |||||
| Piranga rubra | Summer Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17083 | |||||
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19419 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. oodes | Rocky Mountain Butterweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 85837 | |||||
| Penstemon acuminatus var. acuminatus | Sanddune Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92309 | |||||
| Chenopodium chenopodioides | Low Goosefoot | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 77592 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. rubricaulis | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90872 | |||||
| Pyrola chlorantha | Green-flower Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45037 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. orchidacea | Spiked Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87355 | |||||
| Najas guadalupensis | Southern Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40682 | |||||
| Salix farriae | Farr's Willow | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 58794 | |||||
| Mimulus tilingii var. caespitosus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84227 | ||||||
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93160 | |||||
| Cicuta maculata | Spotted Water-hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54199 | |||||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| 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 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 |
