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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astragalus ceramicus var. apus | Painted Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | S3 | 92198 | |||||
| Delphinium andersonii | Carson City Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40055 | |||||
| Senecio sphaerocephalus | Rough-head Groundsel | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53628 | |||||
| Triantha occidentalis | Western False Asphodel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62085 | |||||
| Astragalus atratus | Mourning Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S4 | 49177 | |||||
| Cleome serrulata | Bee Spider-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44432 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. stellatum | Starry Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87245 | |||||
| Distichlis spicata | Seashore Saltgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57545 | |||||
| Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wild Licorice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42643 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 85706 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella | Northern Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55833 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. minor | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92777 | |||||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Anemone tetonensis | Teton Thimble-weed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55843 | |||||
| Grindelia squarrosa var. squarrosa | Broadleaf Gumweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89394 | |||||
| Astragalus adsurgens | Rattle Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49778 | |||||
| Epilobium obcordatum | Rock-fringe Willowherb | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 45081 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 | |||||
| Nothocalais nigrescens | Black Hairy False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58289 | |||||
| Cirsium hookerianum | Hooker's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40757 | |||||
| Linum lewisii var. lewisii | Prairie Flax | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84116 | |||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii | Humboldt Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 91336 | |||||
| Arceuthobium tsugense | Hemlock Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52509 | |||||
| Trifolium parryi ssp. montanense | Parry's Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89913 | |||||
| Salix scouleriana | Scouler's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60836 | |||||
| Lloydia serotina ssp. serotina | Common Alpine-lily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86329 | |||||
| Limnodromus scolopaceus | Long-billed Dowitcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4M | 15915 | |||||
| Allium tolmiei | Tolmie's Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S4 | 41336 | |||||
| Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
| Equisetum x litorale | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78660 | |||||
| Poa arida | Prairie Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54751 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. spicata | Spiked Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91860 | |||||
| Phlox variabilis | Variegated Phlox | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 50529 | |||||
| Sphenopholis obtusata | Prairie Wedgegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45827 | |||||
| Carex deweyana var. deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88473 | |||||
| Lycopodium annotinum | Stiff Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58988 | |||||
| Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48774 | |||||
| Dalea ornata | Blue Mountain Prairie-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43911 | |||||
| Juncus tenuis var. tenuis | Slender Rush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86864 | ||||||
| Streptanthella longirostris | Long-beak Streptauthella | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56975 | |||||
| Blepharipappus scaber | Rough Eyelash-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39567 | |||||
| Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria | Golden Tickseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83121 | |||||
| Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
| Arnica amplexicaulis | Stream-bank Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53187 | |||||
| Lesquerella kingii var. cobrensis | King's Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | S3 | 90442 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata | Rough Barnyard Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61465 | |||||
| Saxifraga oppositifolia | Purple Mountain Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51282 | |||||
| Mitella stauropetala var. stenopetala | Side-flower Bishop's-cap | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89048 | |||||
| Melica subulata var. pammelii | Variety | Plant | G5T1T2Q | SNR | 85265 | ||||||
| Chionophila tweedyi | Tweedy's Snowlover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55367 | |||||
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. subarcticum | Tall Cotton-grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92410 | |||||
| Potentilla gracilis | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53797 | |||||
| Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpum | Wasatch Biscuitroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90961 | |||||
| Artemisia sp. 1 | Bruneau big sagebrush | Species | Plant | GNR | S2 | 68127 | |||||
| Stellaria umbellata | Umbellate Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44696 | |||||
| Penstemon nitidus var. polyphyllus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87447 | |||||
| Monolepis pusilla | Red Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57796 | |||||
| Elymus albicans | Montana Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47539 | |||||
| Notropis hudsonius | Spottail Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19796 | |||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus | Woolly Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85933 | |||||
| Richardsonius balteatus | Redside Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | S5 | 15488 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Alisma triviale | Northern Water-plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52076 | |||||
| Lomatium orientale | Oriental Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60412 | |||||
| Draba fladnizensis var. fladnizensis | White Arctic Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88140 | |||||
| Sanguisorba canadensis | Canada Burnet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58523 | |||||
| Glyceria grandis var. grandis | American Mannagrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84328 | |||||
| Poa bolanderi | Bolander's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54487 | |||||
| Ranunculus adoneus var. alpinus | Western Wild Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNRQ | SNR | 91495 | |||||
| Anemone multifida | Hudson Bay Anemone | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52729 | |||||
| Carex lenticularis var. impressa | Lenticular Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90086 | |||||
| Corallorhiza mertensiana | Merten's Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61068 | |||||
| Stenanthium occidentale | Western Featherbells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48276 | |||||
| Physaria geyeri | Geyer's Twinpod | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 43524 | |||||
| Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. macdougalii | Desert-parsley | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86523 | |||||
| Cinclus mexicanus | American Dipper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16187 | |||||
| Puccinellia distans | Spreading Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46367 | |||||
| Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84869 | |||||
| Packera werneriifolia | Rock Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54977 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia var. anagallidea | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92060 | |||||
| Cyperus odoratus | Rusty Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50779 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus | Northern Green Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46022 | |||||
| Frangula purshiana | Cascara False Buckthorn | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59217 | |||||
| Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57302 | |||||
| Antennaria neglecta | Field Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39788 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 83321 | |||||
| Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
| Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium | Water Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53410 | |||||
| Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii | Subspecies | Plant | G3G4T2T3Q | SNR | 92587 | ||||||
| Lupinus lyallii | Lyall's Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51576 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89230 | |||||
| Allium parvum | Dwarf Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59914 | |||||
| Carex norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47090 | |||||
| Arnica parryi | Nodding Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42358 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85539 | |||||
| Salix amygdaloides | Peach-leaved Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55663 | |||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras | Humboldt Milkweed | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 40549 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. saxicola | Hudson Bay Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83904 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Northern Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54060 |
