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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phlox hoodii ssp. lanata | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83804 | |||||
| Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus | Streamside Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84005 | |||||
| Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Spider Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84195 | |||||
| Camissonia scapoidea ssp. scapoidea | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84406 | |||||||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | Fish | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | |||
| Loxia sinesciurus | Cassia Crossbill | Population | Bird | GNR | S1 | Tier 2 | 1344926 | ||||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G4T2Q | SNA | 80290 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Rana luteiventris pop. 3 | Columbia Spotted Frog (Great Basin DPS) | Population | Amphibian | 2 | G4T2T4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80518 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Bitterroot Ecosystem DPS) | Population | Mammal | 1 | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867142 | |||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. flabellifolia | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84504 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. montanus | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84776 | |||||
| Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84916 | |||||
| Grindelia squarrosa var. serrulata | Tar Weed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84986 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85085 | |||||
| Juncus nodosus var. nodosus | Knotted Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85202 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta var. stricta | Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85310 | |||||
| Mimulus ringens var. ringens | Monkey Flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85437 | |||||
| Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis | Variety | Plant | G5 | SNR | 85563 | ||||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. neglecta | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85784 | |||||
| Chenopodium album var. album | White Goosefoot | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNA | 85883 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius | Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86056 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata var. minor | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86309 | ||||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. nana | Dwarf Gray Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | 4 | G5T4 | S3 | 86390 | ||||
| Thermopsis gracilis var. gracilis | Slender False Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 86499 | |||||
| Astragalus geyeri var. geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86572 | |||||
| Astragalus canadensis var. mortonii | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86669 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans var. selwayensis | Elegant Mariposa Lily | Variety | Plant | G3G4T2T3 | SNR | 86781 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum | Western Witchgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86867 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis var. millegrana | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87046 | ||||||
| Dryas drummondii var. drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87254 | |||||
| Penstemon nitidus var. polyphyllus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87447 | |||||
| Heuchera rubescens var. truncata | Pink Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 87563 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis | Hardstem Bulrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87701 | |||||
| Erigeron aphanactis var. aphanactis | Rayless Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87848 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87933 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata var. exarata | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 88027 | ||||||
| Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare | Western Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88248 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88336 | |||||
| Cannabis sativa var. sativa | Variety | Plant | GNRTNR | SNA | 88425 | ||||||
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. latifolia | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88730 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. incana | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88815 | |||||
| Eriogonum capistratum var. capistratum | Hidden Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | SNR | 89220 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii var. eatonii | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89282 | ||||||
| Penstemon leonardii var. leonardii | Leonard's Penstemon | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | S3 | 89601 | |||||
| Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata | Spotted Coralroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89724 | |||||
| Astragalus toanus var. toanus | Toano Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89809 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura var. brevisquama | Erect Blackened Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89932 | |||||
| Lathyrus pauciflorus var. utahensis | Few-flower Peavine | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 90013 | |||||
| Zizania aquatica var. aquatica | Indian Wild Rice | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90089 | |||||
| Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens | Western Bracken | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90248 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
| Subularia aquatica var. americana | Water Awlwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90452 | |||||
| Mentzelia torreyi var. torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90647 | |||||
| Juniperus communis var. depressa | Dwarf Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90720 | |||||
| Glechoma hederacea var. hederacea | Ground-ivy | Variety | Plant | GNRTNR | SNA | 90813 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. diaphanoides | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90993 | |||||
| Arabis hirsuta var. glabrata | Western Hairy Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91294 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. woodsonii | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91456 | |||||
| Plantago major var. major | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNA | 91526 | ||||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. albicaulis | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91616 | |||||
| Astragalus lentiginosus var. latus | Broad-pod Freckled Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 91845 | |||||
| Astragalus curvicarpus var. curvicarpus | American Sickle | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92117 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. deserticum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 92193 | |||||
| Hymenoxys richardsonii var. richardsonii | Richardson's Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92278 | |||||
| Ranunculus inamoenus var. alpeophilus | Graceful Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92476 | |||||
| Parnassia palustris var. parviflora | Small-flower Grass-of-parnassus | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 93215 | |||||
| Thlaspi idahoense var. aileeniae | Stanley Thlaspi | Variety | Plant | G3G4T3 | S3 | 83006 | |||||
| Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83081 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. dichrocephalum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83416 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. saxicola | Hudson Bay Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83904 | |||||
| Aquilegia flavescens var. flavescens | Yellow Columbine | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84006 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84107 | |||||
| Abronia mellifera var. lanceolata | Sand Verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1481321 | |||||
| Prunus emarginata var. emarginata | Bitter Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84327 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. ctenophora | Coil-beaked Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 84424 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina | Alpine Pincushion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84918 | |||||
| Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85001 | |||||
| Minuartia pusilla var. pusilla | Dwarf Stitchwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85315 | |||||
| Allium geyeri var. geyeri | Geyer's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 85566 | |||||
| Spergula arvensis var. arvensis | Cornspurry | Variety | Plant | GNRTNRQ | SNA | 85892 | |||||
| Claytonia megarhiza var. megarhiza | Alpine Springbeauty | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4? | SNR | 85977 | |||||
| Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. 1 | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86500 | |||||
| Saxifraga ferruginea var. ferruginea | Rusty-hair Saxifrage | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86590 | |||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus var. andersonii | Woolly Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 86670 | |||||
| Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata | Fly Honeysuckle | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87050 | |||||
| Astragalus calycosus var. calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87259 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87464 | |||||
| Parnassia kotzebuei var. kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1S2 | 87853 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys scouleri var. cusickii | Meadow Popcorn-flower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88191 | |||||
| Erigeron eatonii var. villosus | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 88251 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88343 | |||||
| Arabis lyallii var. lyallii | Lyall's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88426 | |||||
| Polyctenium fremontii var. fremontii | Desert Combleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88522 |
