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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61750 | |||||
| Microseris lindleyi | Lindley's Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51360 | |||||
| Buxbaumia viridis | Green Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 33965 | ||||
| Lomatium bicolor var. bicolor | Bicolor Biscuitroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 88963 | |||||
| Juncus acuminatus | Sharp-fruit Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59942 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense | Pacific American-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85174 | |||||
| Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
| Gambusia affinis | Western Mosquitofish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17918 | |||||
| Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 | |||||
| Epilobium obcordatum | Rock-fringe Willowherb | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 45081 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. calcaratus | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92322 | ||||||
| Poa glauca ssp. rupicola | Timberline Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83622 | |||||
| Cirsium undulatum | Nodding Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40725 | |||||
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19419 | |||||
| Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis | Old-man Prickly-pear | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87360 | ||||||
| Eriogonum kingii | Ruby Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 58106 | |||||
| Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus | Straight-beak Buttercup | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85836 | ||||||
| Camissonia scapoidea | Paiute Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56225 | |||||
| Polemonium micranthum | Annual Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52122 | |||||
| Astragalus miser | Timber Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41323 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca | Virginia Strawberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89548 | |||||
| Bromus inermis | Awnless Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60660 | |||||
| Silene repens | Creeping Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58791 | |||||
| Sphenopholis obtusata | Prairie Wedgegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45827 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. wallowensis | Columbia Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84221 | |||||
| Phacelia franklinii | Franklin's Phacelia | Species | Plant | SNR | 54563 | ||||||
| Dalea ornata | Blue Mountain Prairie-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43911 | |||||
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum | Scribner's Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91422 | |||||
| Epilobium saximontanum | Rocky Mountain Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52808 | |||||
| Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum | Rough Cocklebur | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90018 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61291 | |||||
| Rubus parviflorus | Thimbleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48342 | |||||
| Carex livida var. radicaulis | Livid Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86435 | |||||
| Potamogeton nodosus | Longleaf Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56789 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 59459 | |||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus var. trichophyllus | Threadleaf Water Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84748 | |||||
| Tinca tinca | Tench | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17215 | |||||
| Hypericum frondosum | Golden St. John's-wort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55184 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta | Autumn Dwarf Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91997 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa | Crimson Columbine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50913 | |||||
| Thlaspi idahoense | Idaho Pennycress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | SNR | 40276 | ||||
| Cicuta maculata var. maculata | Spotted Water-hemlock | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88581 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 62096 | |||||
| Amorpha fruticosa | False Indigobush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49075 | |||||
| Phlox multiflora ssp. depressa | Many-flowered Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86955 | |||||
| Dryopteris arguta | Coastal Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57585 | |||||
| Stellaria umbellata | Umbellate Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44696 | |||||
| Eragrostis mexicana ssp. virescens | Mexican Lovegrass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83231 | ||||||
| Ruppia maritima | Ditch-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53463 | |||||
| Streptopus amplexifolius var. chalazatus | Clasping Twisted-stalk | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90546 | |||||
| Equisetum sylvaticum | Woodland Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51668 | |||||
| Buxbaumia piperi | Piper's Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 35373 | |||||
| Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia | California Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89147 | |||||
| Penstemon procerus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47146 | |||||
| Monardella odoratissima ssp. glauca | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85400 | ||||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S2B | 17242 | ||||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone DPS) | Species | Mammal | Delisted | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Physa natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 |
