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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erigeron chrysopsidis ssp. chrysopsidis | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 85605 | ||||||
| Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa | Shore Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87778 | |||||
| Moehringia macrophylla | Largeleaf Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45603 | |||||
| Carex canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83985 | |||||
| Loeflingia squarrosa | Spreading Loeflingia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54284 | |||||
| Castilleja covilleana | Coville's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43684 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. nuttallii | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91201 | |||||
| Paspalum distichum | Joint Paspalum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52530 | |||||
| Asclepias speciosa | Showy Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39343 | |||||
| Artemisia biennis var. biennis | Biennial Wormwood | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89777 | |||||
| Scirpus microcarpus | Small-fruit Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61052 | |||||
| Wyethia invenusta | Coville's Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48018 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. spathulatus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86170 | ||||||
| Heuchera chlorantha | Green-flower Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56577 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium disjunctum | Pacific Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46146 | |||||
| Lupinus x alpestris | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79324 | ||||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54925 | |||||
| Penstemon leonardii | Leonard's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S3 | 41828 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum | Western Bog Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91714 | |||||
| Viola beckwithii | Beckwith's Violet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41832 | |||||
| Melanitta perspicillata | Surf Scoter | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15889 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis | Greater Creeping Spearwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91732 | |||||
| Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
| Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya | Wing-nut Cat's-eye | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88376 | ||||||
| Mentzelia laevicaulis | Giant Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59215 | |||||
| Lomatium nudicaule | Naked-stem Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48797 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. depressa | Dwarf Golden Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 86773 | |||||
| Viola nephrophylla | Northern Bog Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57298 | |||||
| Eriogonum compositum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44407 | |||||
| Atriplex nuttallii | Nuttall's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53222 | |||||
| Carex elynoides | Blackroot Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42569 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum | Idaho Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90322 | |||||
| Epilobium clavatum | Clavate-fruit Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61692 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88940 | |||||||
| Penstemon cusickii | Cusick's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59903 | |||||
| Lithospermum ruderale | Western Gromwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46900 | |||||
| Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum | Western Ladyfern | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85137 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides | Canada Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45046 | |||||
| Hackelia hispida var. hispida | Rough Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 83604 | |||||
| Arnica fulgens | Hillside Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53849 | |||||
| Lysimachia thyrsiflora | Water Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40685 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale ssp. boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90835 | |||||
| Peraphyllum ramosissimum | Wild Crab Apple | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 49451 | ||||
| Rhytidiopsis robusta | Pipecleaner Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 37548 | |||||
| Arabis cobrensis var. cobrensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87334 | ||||||
| Toxostoma rufum | Brown Thrasher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18183 | |||||
| Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaf Broomspurge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85792 | |||||
| Juncus xiphioides | Iris-leaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56202 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93017 | |||||
| Crataegus castlegarensis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 77457 | ||||||
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15430 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca | Tufted Hairgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89500 | |||||
| Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17216 | |||||
| Montia parvifolia | Little-leaf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50090 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum var. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 87966 | |||||
| Elodea nuttallii | Nuttall's Waterweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58764 | |||||
| Euphorbia robusta | Rocky Mountain Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54527 | |||||
| Leptarrhena pyrolifolia | Leather-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43884 | |||||
| Carex scoparia var. scoparia | Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91386 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80060 | ||
| Lesquerella pulchella | Beautiful Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 52772 | |||||
| Epilobium anagallidifolium | Alpine Willow-herb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39538 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89976 | |||||
| Scirpus fluviatilis | River Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 61262 | |||||
| Thomomys townsendii | Townsend's Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4G5 | S4 | 18853 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48313 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. americana | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86394 | |||||
| Potentilla diversifolia var. diversifolia | Mountain Meadow Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84703 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium sarmentosum | Pale Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 55142 | |||||
| Hypericum anagalloides | Tinker's-penny | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42078 | |||||
| Podiceps grisegena | Red-necked Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16128 | |||||
| Draba paysonii var. treleasii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91971 | |||||
| Carex athrostachya | Jointed-spike Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50831 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. angustifolium | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88551 | |||||
| Deschampsia caespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62082 | |||||
| Oxalis corniculata | Creeping Woodsorrel | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49055 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi var. baileyi | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86928 | |||||
| Cirsium canovirens | Gray Green Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57542 | |||||
| Taraxacum officinale | Common Dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44653 | |||||
| Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana | Woods' Rose | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83195 | |||||
| Crepis atribarba | Slender Hawksbeard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53439 | |||||
| Erigeron asperugineus | Idaho Fleabane | Species | Plant | SNR | 55831 | ||||||
| Saxifraga bronchialis | Matte Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42820 | |||||
| Aphelocoma californica | Western Scrub-Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19360 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90513 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ochroleucum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89120 | ||||||
| Cordylanthus capitatus | Yakima Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60109 | |||||
| Arabis nuttallii | Nuttall's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47126 | |||||
| Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16646 | |||||
| Eriophorum gracile var. gracile | Slender Cotton-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85365 | |||||
| Cirsium davisii | Davis' Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58260 | |||||
| Mahonia repens | Creeping Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45301 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. hololeuca | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92466 | |||||
| Ligusticum porteri | Porter's Lovage | Species | Plant | SNR | 54094 | ||||||
| Carex rupestris | Rock Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40980 | |||||
| Crepis acuminata ssp. acuminata | Longleaf Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91032 | |||||
| Lupinus wyethii | Wyeth's Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52291 | |||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis | Red-osier Dogwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87532 | |||||
| Lupinus evermannii | Evermann's Lupine | Species | Plant | GUQ | SNR | 47805 |
