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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18634 | |||||
| Okanagana vanduzeei | A Cicada | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1473843 | |||||
| Rhyacophila angelita | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 74244 | |||||
| Bubo virginianus | Great Horned Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 74430 | |||||
| Physella propinqua | Rocky Mountain Physa | Species | Invertebrate | G5Q | S5 | 21172 | |||||
| Glaucopsyche piasus | Arrowhead Blue | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 21744 | |||||
| Hinkleyia caperata | Wrinkled Marshsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 22687 | |||||
| Temnothorax andrei | An Ant | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1473235 | |||||
| Coenonympha haydenii | Hayden's Ringlet | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S5 | 24302 | |||||
| Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17579 | |||||
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15430 | |||||
| Archilochus alexandri | Black-chinned Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18520 | |||||
| Sayornis saya | Say's Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15345 | |||||
| Geothlypis trichas | Common Yellowthroat | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16670 | |||||
| Molothrus ater | Brown-headed Cowbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17230 | |||||
| Selasphorus platycercus | Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18597 | |||||
| Piranga ludoviciana | Western Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19527 | |||||
| Vireo cassinii | Cassin's Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15392 | |||||
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16003 | |||||
| Geothlypis tolmiei | MacGillivray's Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16469 | |||||
| Hirundo rustica | Barn Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18406 | |||||
| Dumetella carolinensis | Gray Catbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18849 | |||||
| Contopus sordidulus | Western Wood-Pewee | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18287 | |||||
| Empidonax occidentalis | Cordilleran Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15360 | |||||
| Buteo swainsoni | Swainson's Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19372 | |||||
| Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18274 | |||||
| Cathartes aura | Turkey Vulture | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17687 | |||||
| Polioptila caerulea | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19135 | |||||
| Tyrannus verticalis | Western Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18816 | |||||
| Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17318 | |||||
| Setophaga petechia | Yellow Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19972 | |||||
| Vireo gilvus | Warbling Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16201 | |||||
| Salpinctes obsoletus | Rock Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18048 | |||||
| Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19196 | |||||
| Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Cliff Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16527 | |||||
| Empidonax hammondii | Hammond's Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15966 | |||||
| Tachycineta thalassina | Violet-green Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15632 | |||||
| Tachycineta bicolor | Tree Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16161 | |||||
| Pheucticus melanocephalus | Black-headed Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 20042 | |||||
| Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17425 | |||||
| Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17889 | |||||
| Setophaga townsendi | Townsend's Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19626 | |||||
| Bucephala clangula | Common Goldeneye | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 16070 | |||||
| Branta canadensis | Canada Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 74431 | |||||
| Cistothorus palustris | Marsh Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 19798 | |||||
| Chen caerulescens | Snow Goose or Blue Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S5M | 16626 | |||||
| Lithobates sylvaticus | Wood Frog | Species | Amphibian | G5 | S? | 15529 | |||||
| Dendroalsia abietina | Plume Moss | Species | Plant | G4 | SH | 38491 | |||||
| Loeflingia squarrosa ssp. squarrosa | spreading pygmyleaf | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SH | 83298 | |||||
| Argiacris keithi | A Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | GH | SH | Tier 3 | 26696 | ||||
| Muhlenbergia racemosa | Green Muhly | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | SH | 56078 | ||||
| Oreohelix tenuistriata | Thin-ribbed Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | GH | SH | Tier 1 | 29528 | ||||
| Argiacris militaris | A Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | GH | SH | Tier 3 | 32721 | ||||
| Bryum calobryoides | Beautiful Bryum | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | SH | 36269 | ||||
| Viburnum opulus | Guelder-rose Viburnum | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 61114 | |||||
| Astragalus bodinii | Bodin's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SH | 51260 | |||||
| Carex tumulicola | Foothill Sedge | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | SH | 49501 | ||||
| Mimulus evanescens | Short-flowered Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 4 | G3 | SH | 54746 | ||||
| Trichostema oblongum | Mountain Bluecurls | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 60068 | |||||
| Astragalus microcystis | Least Bladdery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 39496 | |||||
| Heterotheca barbata | Bearded Golden Aster | Species | Plant | G1? | SH | 54772 | |||||
| Botrychium lineare | Linear-Leaved Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G2G3 | SH | 57635 | |||
| Sclerolinon digynum | Northwestern Yellow-flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 41712 | |||||
| Fluminicola minutissimus | Pixie Pebblesnail | Species | Invertebrate | GH | SH | Tier 1 | 22375 | ||||
| Papaver radicatum | Arctic Poppy | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 46412 | |||||
| Nymphaea tetragona | Pygmy Water-lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 40968 | |||||
| Solidago spectabilis | Spectacular Goldenrod | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | SH | 54731 | ||||
| Orthotrichum pulchellum | Species | Plant | G4 | SH | 36259 | ||||||
| Festuca arundinacea | Kentucky Fescue | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 54849 | |||||
| Acanthis hornemanni | Hoary Redpoll | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17166 | |||||
| Lepomis gulosus | Warmouth | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17350 | |||||
| Cytisus scoparius | Scotch Broom | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 46438 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus glaucus | Tuberous Bulrush | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 40052 | |||||
| Coccyzus erythropthalmus | Black-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17820 | |||||
| Myosotis discolor | Yellow-and-blue Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 56168 | |||||
| Poecilia reticulata | Guppy | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18334 | |||||
| Lehmannia valentiana | Threeband Gardenslug | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNA | 27237 | |||||
| Pieris rapae | Cabbage White | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNA | 27558 | |||||
| Columba livia | Rock Pigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19045 | |||||
| Physalis philadelphica | Mexican Ground-cherry | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 48093 | |||||
| Astragalus chinensis | Chinese Milkvetch | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 41897 | |||||
| Passer domesticus | House Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19852 | |||||
| Bassia hirsuta | Hairy Smotherweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 42205 | |||||
| Marmota monax | Woodchuck | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 20065 | |||||
| Phragmites australis ssp. australis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNA | 93561 | ||||||
| Rubus macrophyllus | Largeleaf Blackberry | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNA | 51624 | |||||
| Cannabis sativa ssp. sativa | Marijuana | Subspecies | Plant | GNRTNR | SNA | 87871 | |||||
| Fragaria x ananassa var. cuneifolia | Strawberry | Variety | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78848 | |||||
| x Elyhordeum montanense | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79584 | ||||||
| Capitophorus elaeagni | An Aphid | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNA | 1475573 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 21 | Steelhead (Snake River - A Run) | Population | G5TNRQ | SNA | 80796 | ||||||
| Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum | Wheatgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNA | 88656 | |||||
| Echium vulgare | Common Viper's-bugloss | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 59226 | |||||
| Veronica persica var. persica | Bird's-eye Speedwell | Variety | Plant | GNRTNR | SNA | 83541 | |||||
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15617 | |||||
| Verbascum blattaria | White Moth Mullein | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 60455 | |||||
| Melanitta perspicillata | Surf Scoter | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15889 | |||||
| Eschscholzia californica | California Poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNA | 60901 | |||||
| Larus hyperboreus | Glaucous Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16369 | |||||
| Hordeum marinum ssp. gussonianum | Knee Barley | Subspecies | Plant | GNRTNR | SNA | 90111 |
