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 |
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Sparganium natans | Small Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52121 | |||||
Carex aperta | Columbian Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42473 | |||||
Rorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83889 | |||||
Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis | Slender Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91127 | |||||
Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
Notropis hudsonius | Spottail Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19796 | |||||
Torreyochloa pallida | Pale Manna Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58790 | |||||
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. subsecundus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87681 | |||||
Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
Zizania aquatica | Eastern Wild Rice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54551 | |||||
Stachys palustris | Marsh Hedge-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45013 | |||||
Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum | Common Dandelion | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86076 | |||||
Ipomopsis pumila | Low Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52794 | |||||
Cymopterus acaulis | Plains Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40645 | |||||
Arabis x divaricarpa | Hybrid Rockcress | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78968 | |||||
Ribes velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61291 | |||||
Dodecatheon conjugens | Bonneville Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48334 | |||||
Sidalcea oregana var. nevadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91615 | ||||||
Ramalina farinacea | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | SNR | 37138 | |||||
Juncus articulatus | Jointed Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59455 | |||||
Arenaria congesta var. cephaloidea | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88284 | |||||
Hulsea nana | Dwarf Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55183 | |||||
Lomatium roseanum | Rose-flower Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 43218 | |||||
Ameiurus nebulosus | Brown Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17549 | |||||
Aquilegia formosa | Crimson Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50913 | |||||
Heterotheca villosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 62096 | |||||
Tachycineta thalassina | Violet-green Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15632 | |||||
Ranunculus flammula var. flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90227 | |||||
Amorpha fruticosa | False Indigobush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49075 | |||||
Townsendia hookeri | Hooker's Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57584 | |||||
Linanthus harknessii | Harkness Linanthus | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 45759 | |||||
Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum | Leafy-bract Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88811 | |||||
Cirsium subniveum | Western Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55858 | |||||
Eriogonum niveum | Snow Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43849 | |||||
Vicia americana ssp. minor | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85029 | |||||
Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92191 | ||||||
Scutellaria nana | Dwarf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51660 | |||||
Astragalus kentrophyta | Spiny Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 39498 | |||||
Astragalus beckwithii | Beckwith's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 60139 | |||||
Abies concolor var. concolor | White Fir | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90740 | |||||
Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
Polygonum erectum | Erect Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58295 | |||||
Puccinellia distans | Spreading Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46367 | |||||
Ranunculus acris | Tall Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54106 | |||||
Arabis puberula | Blue Mountain Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42058 | |||||
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum | Spreading Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83529 | |||||
Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85683 | |||||
Dulichium arundinaceum | Threeway Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49696 | |||||
Agoseris glauca var. laciniata | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92769 | |||||
Eleocharis bella | Delicate Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52321 | |||||
Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum | White Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89370 | |||||
Pinguicula vulgaris | Common Butterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56406 | |||||
Caulanthus crassicaulis var. crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87872 | ||||||
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42789 | |||||
Eriogonum alatum var. alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84074 | |||||
Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91313 | |||||
Poa alpina | Alpine Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50413 | |||||
x Elyhordeum macounii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79583 | ||||||
Draba nemorosa | Wood Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58994 | |||||
Carex norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47090 | |||||
Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum | Ponderosa Pine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89854 | ||||||
Festuca minutiflora | Small-flower Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48572 | |||||
Cornus canadensis | Dwarf Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45271 | |||||
Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
Festuca baffinensis | Baffin Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53061 | |||||
Carex luzulina | A Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40921 | |||||
Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana | Mountain Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84611 | |||||
Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91840 | |||||
Heterocladium macounii | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 38287 | ||||||
Carex prairea | Prairie Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59698 | |||||
Calamagrostis canadensis var. macouniana | Blue-joint Reedgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88443 | |||||
Castilleja lutescens | Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43455 | |||||
Crepis runcinata ssp. hispidulosa | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86850 | |||||
Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83081 | |||||
Gavia pacifica | Pacific Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15897 | |||||
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90420 | |||||
Polemonium californicum | California Polemonium | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49274 | |||||
Polygonum davisiae | Davi's Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45985 | |||||
Cryptantha echinella | Prickly Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47395 | |||||
Pedicularis racemosa | Leafy Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56061 | |||||
Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria | Small Skeletonplant | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85222 | |||||
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
Philadelphus trichothecus | Columbian Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39709 | |||||
Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
Poa macroclada | Rydberg's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G3?Q | SNR | 60414 | |||||
Eriastrum sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum | Few-flower Eriastrum | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90941 | |||||
Hackelia patens | Johnston's Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49845 | |||||
Carex magellanica | Poor Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58532 | |||||
Lactuca tatarica | Tartarian Lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46586 | |||||
Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87428 | |||||
Carex microptera | Small-wing Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52559 | |||||
Carex nudata | Torrent Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40436 | |||||
Mertensia longiflora | Long-flower Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61075 | |||||
Penstemon leonardii var. leonardii | Leonard's Penstemon | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | S3 | 89601 | |||||
Dicentra uniflora | One-flower Bleedinghearts | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 48075 | |||||
Penstemon watsonii | Watson Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56608 | |||||
Selaginella selaginoides | Low Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44809 | |||||
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88091 | |||||
Picea glauca | White Spruce | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 42988 | ||||
Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84316 |