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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuphar lutea | Yellow Pond-lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53605 | |||||
| Poa wheeleri | Wheeler's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 48806 | |||||
| Abies concolor var. concolor | White Fir | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90740 | |||||
| Asio otus | Long-eared Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16122 | |||||
| Linanthus nuttallii | Buslty Desert-gold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44414 | |||||
| Pectocarya setosa | Bristly Combseed | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 57689 | |||||
| Atriplex tridentata | Basin Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42592 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85683 | |||||
| Montia parvifolia ssp. parvifolia | Little-leaf Miner's-lettuce | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83189 | |||||
| Arnica angustifolia | Narrowleaf Leopardbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55971 | |||||
| Camissonia boothii | Booth's Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40326 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. laciniata | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92769 | |||||
| Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum | White Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89370 | |||||
| Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17975 | |||||
| Butorides virescens | Green Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16901 | |||||
| Egretta caerulea | Little Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19700 | |||||
| Allium nevii | Nevius' Garlic | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 49755 | |||||
| Pellaea glabella | Smooth Cliffbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45054 | |||||
| Caulanthus crassicaulis var. crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87872 | ||||||
| Sporobolus compositus var. compositus | Tall Dropseed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 83761 | |||||
| Aralia nudicaulis | Wild Sarsaparilla | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49482 | |||||
| Hypogymnia enteromorpha | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 35632 | |||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91313 | |||||
| Rorippa teres | Marsh Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52480 | |||||
| Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum | Ponderosa Pine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89854 | ||||||
| Anemone oregana | Oregon Anemone | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43248 | |||||
| Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
| Phlox rigida | Stiff Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56503 | |||||
| Cyperus lupulinus | Great Plains Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41028 | |||||
| Erigeron corymbosus | Longleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41299 | |||||
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18721 | |||||
| Ramalina thrausta | Hanging Cartilage Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38915 | |||||
| Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91840 | |||||
| Ammospermophilus leucurus | White-tailed Antelope Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17612 | |||||
| Abies lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50509 | |||||
| Ipomopsis polycladon | Spreading Gilia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 45818 | ||||
| Calamagrostis canadensis var. macouniana | Blue-joint Reedgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88443 | |||||
| Calidris himantopus | Stilt Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15599 | |||||
| Pulsatilla occidentalis | Western Pasqueflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58969 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. hispidulosa | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86850 | |||||
| Phlox aculeata | Snake River Plains Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57153 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90420 | |||||
| Selaginella douglasii | Douglas Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 61451 | |||||
| Lesquerella montana | Mountain Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59650 | |||||
| Potamogeton pectinatus | Sago Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42137 | |||||
| Aythya valisineria | Canvasback | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 19131 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. dispersa | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84938 | |||||
| Monardella odoratissima | Mountain Wildmint | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55555 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39827 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
| Lomatium canbyi | Canby's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53768 | |||||
| Chaenactis macrantha | Large-flowered Chaenactis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49067 | |||||
| Eriastrum sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum | Few-flower Eriastrum | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90941 | |||||
| Cottus cognatus | Slimy Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 16363 | |||||
| Crataegus chrysocarpa | Fineberry Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 68001 | |||||
| Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87428 | |||||
| Astragalus purshii | Pursh's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 42828 | |||||
| Boltonia asteroides var. recognita | White Doll's-daisy | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83413 | |||||
| Botrychium virginianum | Rattlesnake Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40560 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica | Poker Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52065 | |||||
| Vulpia microstachys | Small Six-weeks Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47132 | |||||
| Penstemon leonardii var. leonardii | Leonard's Penstemon | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | S3 | 89601 | |||||
| Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
| Ranunculus abortivus | Kidneyleaf Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60384 | |||||
| Pimephales promelas | Fathead Minnow | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17205 | |||||
| Rhinichthys falcatus | Leopard Dace | Species | Fish | G4 | S3 | 19980 | |||||
| Ledum glandulosum | Glandular Labrador-tea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45314 | |||||
| Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88091 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii | Hoary Pincushion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85595 | |||||
| Lathyrus rigidus | Rigid Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58503 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum ciliatum ssp. 1 | Rayless Alkali Aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83984 | |||||
| Smelowskia calycina | Alpine Smelowskia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54467 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52710 | |||||
| Carex laeviculmis | Smooth-stem Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47816 | |||||
| Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. calcareum | Calcareous Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T3 | S2 | 90066 | ||||
| Phyllodoce empetriformis | Pink Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61038 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. 1 | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86500 | |||||
| Potamogeton x faxonii | Species | Plant | SNR | 79320 | |||||||
| Alopecurus carolinianus | Tufted Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55079 | |||||
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
| Carex brunnescens | Brownish Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39386 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum | Largeleaf Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92040 | |||||
| Sedum stenopetalum | Narrow-petal Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50747 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88658 | ||||||
| Salix myrtillifolia | Myrtle-leaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48558 | |||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. costata | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87017 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia var. dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82998 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima | Scarlet Skyrocket | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90623 | |||||
| Lemna valdiviana | Pale Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40084 | |||||
| Arenaria aculeata | Spiny Sandwort | Species | Plant | SNR | 51548 | ||||||
| Melica smithii | Smith's Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46633 | |||||
| Astragalus sheldonii | Sheldon's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59884 | |||||
| Astragalus filipes | Basalt Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42344 | |||||
| Neotoma cinerea | Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16619 | |||||
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eastern Towhee | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19397 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55813 | |||||
| Lycopodium annotinum var. annotinum | Stiff Clubmoss | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83595 | |||||
| Gnaphalium uliginosum | Low Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54025 | |||||
| Carex hassei | Salt Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49256 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis | Slender Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91127 |
