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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelanchier utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61372 | |||||
| Scutellaria antirrhinoides | Snap-dragon Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53794 | |||||
| Lycopodium obscurum | Tree Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45743 | |||||
| Tetradymia spinosa | Short-spine Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47682 | |||||
| Carex lenticularis var. impressa | Lenticular Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90086 | |||||
| Eurybia glauca | Gray Aster | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59516 | |||||
| Melica subulata var. pammelii | Variety | Plant | G5T1T2Q | SNR | 85265 | ||||||
| Gutierrezia microcephala | Small-head Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56175 | |||||
| Draba breweri | Brewer's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 50237 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia var. anagallidea | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92060 | |||||
| Astragalus eremiticus | Hermit Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39544 | |||||
| Cirsium tioganum | Stemless Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52068 | |||||
| Perca flavescens | Yellow Perch | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17482 | |||||
| Paspalum vaginatum | Seashore Paspalum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57613 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Boreal Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 92792 | |||||
| Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17889 | |||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus | Woolly Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85933 | |||||
| Ranunculus suksdorfii | Suksdorf's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54476 | |||||
| Oxytropis monticola | Yellow-flower Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 48449 | |||||
| Mertensia cusickii | Toiyabe Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 52714 | |||||
| Corallorhiza maculata | Spotted Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44578 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89230 | |||||
| Hesperochiron californicus | California Hesperochiron | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58366 | |||||
| Cryptantha interrupta | Interrupted Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42747 | |||||
| Glyceria grandis var. grandis | American Mannagrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84328 | |||||
| Carex deflexa | Short-stemmed Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56714 | |||||
| Poa leptocoma | Bog Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50987 | |||||
| Lepus townsendii | White-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15559 | |||||
| Corispermum orientale | Oriental Tick-seed | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 55085 | |||||
| Penstemon cyananthus var. subglaber | Variety | Plant | G4T3? | SNR | 91148 | ||||||
| Lesquerella multiceps | Manyhead Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 60882 | |||||
| Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18634 | |||||
| Packera pseudaurea | Western Golden Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45229 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis | Hardstem Bulrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87701 | |||||
| Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. macdougalii | Desert-parsley | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86523 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89723 | |||||
| Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | Species | Bird | G4G5 | SNA | 19842 | |||||
| Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84869 | |||||
| Rubus nivalis | Snow Dwarf Bramble | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 40983 | |||||
| Atriplex gardneri | Gardner's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53401 | |||||
| Eritrichium nanum | Arctic Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47241 | |||||
| Penstemon confertus | Yellow Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49712 | |||||
| Silene drummondii var. drummondii | Drummond's Campion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91627 | |||||
| Cladonia transcendens | Transcending Reindeer Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38706 | |||||
| Viola palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59064 | |||||
| Carex praeceptorum | Teacher's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51565 | |||||
| Piperia unalascensis | Alaska Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43402 | |||||
| Chondestes grammacus | Lark Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17045 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. trifoliata | Laceflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88316 | |||||
| Hordeum pusillum | Little Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57084 | |||||
| Phlox viscida | Sticky Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41454 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 83321 | |||||
| Gentiana parryi | Parry's Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45969 | |||||
| Ribes inerme | White-stem Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47889 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90242 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Solanum elaeagnifolium | Silverleaf Nightshade | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46041 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85539 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. trifida | Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88833 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. saxicola | Hudson Bay Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83904 | |||||
| Grindelia howellii | Howell's Gumweed | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 56331 | ||||
| Erigeron acris ssp. debilis | Northern Daisy | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92202 | |||||
| Polemonium viscosum | Skunk Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39766 | |||||
| Zannichellia palustris | Horned Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52273 | |||||
| Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
| Salix bebbiana | Bebb's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48646 | |||||
| Smelowskia calycina var. americana | Alpine Smelowskia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90782 | |||||
| Bromus marginatus | Large Mountain Brome | Species | Plant | SNR | 42286 | ||||||
| Dryas drummondii var. drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87254 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86106 | |||||
| Spizella arborea | American Tree Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 19294 | |||||
| Rorippa x sterilis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78998 | ||||||
| Eleocharis palustris | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40484 | |||||
| Picea pungens | Blue Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52936 | |||||
| Boykinia major | Mountain Brookfoam | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44791 | |||||
| Abronia fragrans | Fragrant White Sand-verbena | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46750 | |||||
| Grindelia squarrosa var. squarrosa | Broadleaf Gumweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89394 | |||||
| Juncus interior | Inland Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42958 | |||||
| Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua | Serpentine Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84512 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 | |||||
| Acipenser transmontanus | White Sturgeon | Species | Fish | 2 | G4 | S2 | 15794 | ||||
| Astragalus toanus | Toano Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49348 | |||||
| Asclepias cryptoceras ssp. davisii | Humboldt Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 91336 | |||||
| Poa palustris | Fowl Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53625 | |||||
| Anas americana | American Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18845 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea | White Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45509 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47452 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 |
