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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carex breweri var. paddoensis | Brewer's Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87640 | |||||
| Eriophorum viridicarinatum | Green Keeled Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47893 | ||||
| Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Bobolink | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 17303 | ||||
| Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata | Yellow Cow-lily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86037 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56475 | |||||
| Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43618 | |||||
| Absconditella lignicola | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93773 | |||||||
| Betula x utahensis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78931 | ||||||
| Limnodromus griseus | Short-billed Dowitcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16093 | |||||
| Rhinichthys falcatus | Leopard Dace | Species | Fish | G4 | S3 | 19980 | |||||
| Carex vulpinoidea var. vulpinoidea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89703 | ||||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. occidentalis | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91576 | |||||
| Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare | Western Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88248 | |||||
| Arnica longifolia | Long-leaf Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59080 | |||||
| Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora | Twinflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84460 | |||||
| Erigeron compositus | Dwarf Mountain Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57091 | |||||
| Draba oligosperma | Few-seed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44296 | |||||
| Mertensia platyphylla | Broad-leaf Bluebells | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39921 | |||||
| Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum | Slender Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90185 | ||||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum ciliatum | Alkali American-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51218 | |||||
| Arabis williamsii var. saximontana | William's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G3T3Q | SNR | 86651 | |||||
| Lepidium montanum var. montanum | Mountain Pepperwort | Variety | Plant | G5?T3T5 | SNR | 88788 | |||||
| Rorippa curvipes | Rocky Mountain Yellowcress | Species | Plant | SNR | 59787 | ||||||
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Bearberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46772 | |||||
| Claytonia sibirica var. sibirica | Siberian Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85002 | ||||||
| Rubus ursinus ssp. macropetalus | California Blackberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92171 | |||||
| Anelsonia eurycarpa | Dagger-pod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53734 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40598 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum | Variety | Plant | G4?T4? | SNR | 90716 | ||||||
| Geum triflorum var. ciliatum | Prairie-smoke | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87188 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis | Stemless Four-nerve-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57900 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata | Spike Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47477 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83516 | |||||
| Juncus torreyi | Torrey's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56116 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Soft-leaf Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43179 | |||||
| Viola renifolia var. brainerdii | Kidney-leaved White Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92713 | |||||
| Larus canus | Mew Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15597 | |||||
| Schistostega pennata | Luminous Moss | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S1 | 37047 | |||||
| Carex halliana | Hall's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 41201 | |||||
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eastern Towhee | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19397 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. oblongifolius | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89331 | |||||
| Eriogonum thymoides | Thymeleaf Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60479 | |||||
| Spartina pectinata | Fresh Water Cordgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49978 | |||||
| Erigeron aphanactis var. aphanactis | Rayless Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87848 | |||||
| Antennaria parvifolia | Nuttall's Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58659 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. militaris | Taper-leaved Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84049 | |||||
| Antennaria media | Stony Mountain Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54410 | |||||
| Gilia sinuata | Rosy Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43803 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. albiflora | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91292 | ||||||
| Thelypodium integrifolium | Entireleaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52676 | |||||
| Delphinium burkei | Meadow Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39454 | |||||
| Allium brevistylum | Short-stem Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48177 | |||||
| Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
| Phlox austromontana ssp. densa | Desert Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86246 | |||||
| Gaillardia aristata | Great Blanket-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46313 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana | Hooker's Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84580 | |||||
| Rubus ursinus | California Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55043 | |||||
| Delphinium distichum | Two-spike Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42015 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei ssp. pinetorum | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91786 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40136 | |||||
| Viburnum edule | Squashberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59340 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48917 | |||||
| Astragalus convallarius var. convallarius | Lesser Rushy Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86808 | |||||
| Carex leptopoda | Short-scaled Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57390 | |||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| 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 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S2B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Physa natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 |
