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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. leucophaeum | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 86136 | |||||
| Potentilla nivea | Snow Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43932 | |||||
| Cirsium neomexicanum | New Mexico Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56861 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59519 | |||||
| Artemisia biennis var. biennis | Biennial Wormwood | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89777 | |||||
| Sphagnum platyphyllum | Sphagnum | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 35607 | |||||
| Solidago gigantea | Smooth Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55230 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91681 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea | California Heath-Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48975 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88336 | |||||
| Cardamine breweri var. leibergii | Colorado Bitter-cress | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 84544 | |||||
| Carassius auratus | Goldfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 20043 | |||||
| Astragalus bisulcatus | Two-groove Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42215 | |||||
| Paspalum vaginatum | Seashore Paspalum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57613 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. longipes | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83283 | |||||
| Epilobium brachycarpum | Panicled Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53540 | |||||
| Artemisia tilesii | Tilesius Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39214 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum eatonii | Eaton's Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47056 | |||||
| Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii | Patterson's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86776 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88880 | |||||
| Elodea bifoliata | Two-leaf Water-weed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51707 | |||||
| Opuntia fragilis | Brittle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60217 | |||||
| Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85108 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. cognatum | Canada Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92222 | |||||
| Besseya rubra | Red Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49559 | |||||
| Hesperochiron californicus | California Hesperochiron | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58366 | |||||
| Calidris himantopus | Stilt Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15599 | |||||
| Silene douglasii | Dougla's Campion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54129 | |||||
| Chenopodium berlandieri var. berlandieri | Goosefoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90809 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47737 | |||||
| Trifolium longipes ssp. reflexum | Long-stalk Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87293 | |||||
| Saxifraga lyallii | Redstem Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45348 | |||||
| Poa stenantha | Narrow-flower Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60895 | |||||
| Rubus pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39898 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92791 | |||||||
| Wyethia helianthoides | White-head Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50273 | |||||
| Arabis x divaricarpa | Hybrid Rockcress | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78968 | |||||
| Nama densum var. parviflorum | Compact Fiddleleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89438 | |||||
| Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17607 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43551 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87933 | |||||
| Viola palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59064 | |||||
| Piranga ludoviciana | Western Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19527 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91356 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40598 | |||||
| Lithophragma tenellum | Slender Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48511 | |||||
| Erigeron glabellus | Smooth Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57088 | |||||
| Vallisneria americana | Tapegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46044 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 53096 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89947 | |||||
| Myosotis verna | Spring Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46568 | |||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Prunus emarginata var. mollis | Bitter Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86373 | |||||
| Linum neomexicanum | New Mexican Yellow Flax | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 44230 | |||||
| Scutellaria siphocamyploides | Gray-leaf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51172 | |||||
| Potentilla brevifolia | Short-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59782 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84688 | |||||
| Apocynum cannabinum | Clasping-leaf Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55464 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis | Arizona Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91942 | |||||
| Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis | Panamint Sunray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53712 | |||||
| Ratibida columnifera | Upright Prairie Coneflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42398 | |||||
| Viola vallicola var. major | Upland Yellow Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 86915 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis ssp. humilis | Gray Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83524 | |||||
| Petradoria pumila ssp. pumila | Grassy Rock-goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90461 | |||||
| Stanleya pinnata | Desert Prince's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39446 | |||||
| Rumex densiflorus | Dense-flower Dock | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 47332 | |||||
| Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56108 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum var. grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89081 | |||||
| Larus fuscus | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17192 | |||||
| Selaginella wallacei | Wallace's Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60472 | |||||
| Ligusticum grayi | Gray's Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43133 | |||||
| Ranunculus inamoenus var. inamoenus | Graceful Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92423 | |||||
| Salvia dorrii var. incana | Fleshy Sage | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83749 | |||||
| Xiphophorus hellerii | Green Swordtail | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19024 | |||||
| Stephanomeria paniculata | Stiff-branch Wire-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54395 | |||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia | Gooseberry-leaved Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90985 | |||||
| Cymopterus purpurascens | Purple Cymopterus | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40133 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula | Lesser Spearwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47929 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40136 | |||||
| Hierochloe hirta | Northern Sweet Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47954 | |||||
| Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma | Few-seed Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87499 | |||||
| Papaver lapponicum | Lapland Poppy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45670 | |||||
| Penstemon perpulcher | Minidoka Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 61128 | |||||
| Orthocarpus tolmiei ssp. holmgreniorum | Tolmie's Owl's-clover | Subspecies | Plant | G4T3? | SNR | 85964 | |||||
| Chrysosplenium tetrandrum | Northern Golden-carpet | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43753 | |||||
| Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii ssp. 2 | Snake River Fine-spotted Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | G4T1T2Q | SNA | 79758 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex var. simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89654 | |||||
| Helodium blandowii | Blandow's Helodium | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 34146 | |||||
| Angelica kingii | Nevada Angelica | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 55033 | ||||
| Cryptogramma cascadensis | Cascade Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48731 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys scouleri var. cusickii | Meadow Popcorn-flower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88191 | |||||
| Viburnum edule | Squashberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59340 | |||||
| Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea | Western Lovegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84368 | |||||
| Pomoxis annularis | White Crappie | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19841 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum | White Prairie Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41958 | |||||
| Mitella pentandra | Five-point Bishop's-cap | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 40882 |
