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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catostomus discobolus | Bluehead Sucker | Species | Fish | G4 | S3 | 18700 | |||||
| Monolepis pusilla | Red Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57796 | |||||
| Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
| Ionactis stenomeres | Rocky Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57936 | |||||
| Polystichum andersonii | Anderson Holly-fern | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58076 | |||||
| Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
| Phalaropus lobatus | Red-necked Phalarope | Species | Bird | G4G5 | S3M | 19127 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa | Mada Stick-leaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58351 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58456 | |||||
| Catherpes mexicanus | Canyon Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19377 | |||||
| Polygonum punctatum | Dotted Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58608 | |||||
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19547 | |||||
| Mus musculus | House Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19691 | |||||
| Cleome lutea | Yellow Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58820 | |||||
| Pomoxis annularis | White Crappie | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19841 | |||||
| Iris missouriensis | Western Blue Iris | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58922 | |||||
| Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
| Potentilla multisecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 59053 | |||||
| Zonotrichia leucophrys | White-crowned Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 20050 | |||||
| Cercocarpus ledifolius | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59289 | |||||
| Physaria didymocarpa | Double Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 59413 | |||||
| Marsilea oligospora | Pepperwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59540 | |||||
| Lesquerella montana | Mountain Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59650 | |||||
| Rorippa curvipes | Rocky Mountain Yellowcress | Species | Plant | SNR | 59787 | ||||||
| Astragalus sheldonii | Sheldon's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59884 | |||||
| Gayophytum heterozygum | San Jacinto Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60010 | |||||
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canarygrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60223 | |||||
| Ranunculus abortivus | Kidneyleaf Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60384 | |||||
| Eriogonum thymoides | Thymeleaf Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60479 | |||||
| Sparganium erectum | Simple-stem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60608 | |||||
| Penstemon davidsonii | Creeping Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60722 | |||||
| Perideridia gairdneri | Gairdner's Yampah | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60978 | |||||
| Chenopodium incanum | Mealy Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61156 | |||||
| Callirhoe alcaeoides | Clustered Poppy-mallow | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61283 | |||||
| Mahonia nervosa | Long-leaf Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61401 | |||||
| Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61466 | |||||
| Impatiens aurella | Pale-yellow Jewel-weed | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61591 | |||||
| Claytonia perfoliata | Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | SNR | 61713 | ||||||
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa | Flat-spine Bursage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61883 | |||||
| Lepidium ramosissimum | Branched Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62108 | |||||
| Elymus wawawaiensis | Wawawai Wild Rye | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 67911 | |||||
| Accipiter striatus | Sharp-shinned Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 74432 | |||||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| 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 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | Fish | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | |||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear (Bitterroot Ecosystem DPS) | Population | Mammal | 1 | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 1867142 | |||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G4T2Q | SNA | 80290 | ||||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| 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 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Physa natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Astragalus jejunus var. jejunus | Starveling Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G3T3 | S2 | 85673 | ||||
| Trifolium longipes var. multipedunculatum | Many-stalked Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1 | 90460 | ||||
| Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
| Penstemon compactus | Cache Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 44988 | |||
| Pyrrocoma liatriformis | Palouse Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 47601 | ||||
| Prosopium gemmifer | Bonneville Cisco | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16255 | |||
| Lithobates pipiens | Northern Leopard Frog | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 16367 | |||
| Urocitellus canus | Columbia Plateau Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 16552 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 | |
| Microdipodops megacephalus | Dark Kangaroo Mouse | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 18109 | |||
| Eptesicus fuscus | Big Brown Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 19549 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma scaberula | Rough Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | GNR | S2 | 1563942 | ||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Fisherola nuttalli | Shortface Lanx | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S3 | 32919 | ||||
| Allium aaseae | Aase's Onion | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S2 | 40250 | ||||
| Prenanthella exigua | Desert Prenanthella | Species | Plant | 2 | G5? | S1 | 45664 | ||||
| Castilleja peckiana | Peck's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3G4 | S2 | 49314 | ||||
| Ribes wolfii | Wolf's Currant | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 54427 | ||||
| Numenius americanus | Long-billed Curlew | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 15609 | |||
| Brachylagus idahoensis | Pygmy Rabbit | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 17243 | |||
| Parastrellus hesperus | Canyon Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 17954 | ||||
| Cottus extensus | Bear Lake Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 20071 | |||
| Fluminicola fuscus | Ashy Pebblesnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S3 | 26207 | ||||
| Urocitellus endemicus | Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G2T1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80667 | |||
| Oreohelix strigosa goniogyra | Striate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 2 | 81538 | |||
| Texosporium sancti-jacobi | Wovenspore Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | G3 | S2 | 38928 | ||||
| Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 | ||||
| Phacelia minutissima | Least Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 46154 | |||
| Monardella angustifolia | Leslie Gulch Monardella | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 1345281 | ||||
| Trichophorum pumilum | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 50584 | ||||
| Haemorhous cassinii | Cassin's Finch | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16011 | ||||
| Entosphenus tridentatus | Pacific Lamprey | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17473 | ||
| Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
| Sonora semiannulata | Western Groundsnake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S3 | 17968 | ||||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 |
