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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| 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 | ||||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Mitella stauropetala var. stauropetala | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85952 | ||||||
| Typha latifolia | Broadleaf Cattail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56326 | |||||
| Sorex merriami | Merriam's Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19993 | |||||
| Malvella leprosa | Alkali Mallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43403 | |||||
| Delphinium occidentale | Tall Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52268 | |||||
| Polygonum bistortoides | American Bistort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54660 | |||||
| Machaeranthera grindelioides | Western Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41480 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. pumilum | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89644 | |||||
| Carex exsiccata | Beaked Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50281 | |||||
| Larus schistisagus | Slaty-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16035 | |||||
| Cryptantha torreyana var. torreyana | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88152 | ||||||
| Carex laeviconica | Smooth-cone Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58918 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum ssp. hesperium | Siskiyou Aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84347 | |||||
| Saussurea weberi | Weber's Saw-wort | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 56893 | |||||
| Ranunculus eximius | Tundra Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 44029 | |||||
| Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides | American Hop | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 91504 | ||||||
| Penstemon wilcoxii | Wilcox's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52934 | |||||
| Scirpus rollandii | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3Q | SNR | 61408 | ||||
| Crepis occidentalis | Gray Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48524 | |||||
| Primula cusickiana | Wallowa Primrose | Species | Plant | 5 | G4 | SNR | 50996 | ||||
| Salix barclayi | Barclay's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59607 | |||||
| Equisetum variegatum | Variegated Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46573 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. attenuata | Scarlet Skyrocket | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 84895 | |||||
| Allium validum | Tall Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 55293 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. gooddingii | Desert Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92071 | ||||||
| Lomatium grayi | Mountain Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40416 | |||||
| Ceanothus velutinus ssp. velutinus | Tobacco Ceanothus | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88700 | |||||
| Lonicera involucrata | Four-line Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67857 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. rubicunda | Coil-beaked Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 87062 | |||||
| Cuscuta megalocarpa | Big-fruit Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57692 | |||||
| Pinicola enucleator | Pine Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18911 | |||||
| Ranunculus longirostris | Eastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44799 | |||||
| Larix occidentalis | Western Larch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47277 | |||||
| Salix lucida ssp. caudata | Shining Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83365 | |||||
| Brickellia microphylla | Littleleaf Brickell-bush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55972 | |||||
| Buteo jamaicensis | Red-tailed Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17490 | |||||
| Myiarchus cinerascens | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19453 | |||||
| Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Stitchwort | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92602 | ||||||
| Purshia tridentata | Antelope Bitterbrush | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 51770 | |||||
| Orthotrichum holzingeri | Holzinger's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 36085 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus var. maximus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89237 | |||||
| Cirsium scariosum | Drummond's Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49758 | |||||
| Arenaria franklinii var. franklinii | Franklin's Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85557 | |||||
| Saxifraga foliolosa | Leafy Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58453 | |||||
| Penstemon procerus var. procerus | Pincushion Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83921 | |||||
| Aspidotis densa | Indian's-dream | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54224 | |||||
| Wolffia borealis | Dotted Watermeal | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41081 | |||||
| Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana | Oregon Woodsia (Tetraploid) | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91171 | |||||
| Artemisia pedatifida | Bird's-foot Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52500 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii | Fringed Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87739 | |||||
| Juncus drummondii var. subtriflorus | Drummond's Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5Q | SNR | 89738 | |||||
| Carex hoodii | Hood's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47988 | |||||
| Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus | Thimbleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86119 | |||||
| Juncus tracyi | Tracy's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46089 | |||||
| Betula x sargentii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79166 | ||||||
| Myosurus aristatus | Sedge Mousetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54879 | |||||
| Carex bebbii | Bebb's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41740 | |||||
| Allium tolmiei var. platyphyllum | Flat-leaved Tolmie's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3Q | SNR | 91669 | |||||
| Prunella vulgaris | Self-heal | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50524 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. sterilis | Barren Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S1 | 88331 | ||||
| Castilleja rhexiifolia | Rhexia-leaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59142 | |||||
| Camissonia subacaulis | Long-leaf Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48750 | |||||
| Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. scoparium | Little Bluestem | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86705 | |||||
| Lomatium ambiguum | Streambank Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57165 | |||||
| Melospiza melodia | Song Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18444 | |||||
| Orobanche fasciculata | Clustered Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53166 | |||||
| Rhododendron albiflorum | White-flowered Rhododendron | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42429 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala var. sulfurea | Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90279 | ||||||
| Luetkea pectinata | Segmented Luetkea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61631 | |||||
| Diploschistes scruposus | Crater Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | SNR | 33638 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. americanus | Richardson's Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88847 | |||||
| Glyceria occidentalis | Northwestern Manna Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46865 |
