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 |
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Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Sphaerophorus tuckermanii | Tuckermann's Ball-bearing Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5TNR | S1 | 37623 | |||||
Botrychium pedunculosum | Stalked Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 41400 | ||||
Trifolium owyheense | Owyhee Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 55100 | ||||
Oreohelix intersum | Deep Slide Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 2 | 25169 | ||||
Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum | Winter Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 87023 | |||||
Paraleptophlebia vaciva | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | 29013 | |||||
Vertigo idahoensis | Idaho Vertigo | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1? | 29127 | |||||
Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15981 | |||||
Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15646 | |||||
Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Icterus parisorum | Scott's Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15616 | |||||
Calamospiza melanocorys | Lark Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18563 | |||||
Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19671 | |||||
Passerina caerulea | Blue Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18138 | |||||
Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 17519 | |||||
Quiscalus quiscula | Common Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 19468 | |||||
Hydroprogne caspia | Caspian Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | Tier 2 Breeding population only | 18702 | ||||
Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16214 | |||||
Bartramia longicauda | Upland Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 16813 | |||||
Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B,S4N | Tier 2 | 19287 | ||
Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
Calidris alba | Sanderling | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16902 | |||||
Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19563 | |||||
Charadrius semipalmatus | Semipalmated Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17538 | |||||
Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 18611 | |||||
Pluvialis squatarola | Black-bellied Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17343 | |||||
Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
Anas penelope | Eurasian Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15402 | |||||
Larus glaucescens | Glaucous-winged Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16368 | |||||
Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16060 | |||||
Calcarius lapponicus | Lapland Longspur | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15783 | |||||
Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
Zonotrichia albicollis | White-throated Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17284 | |||||
Podiceps nigricollis | Eared Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S2B | 15293 | |||||
Porzana carolina | Sora | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S4B | 18239 | |||||
Prophysaon coeruleum | Blue-gray Taildropper | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1Q | Tier 1 | 29888 | ||||
Abronia mellifera var. owyhensis | Sand Verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1481320 | |||||
Parnassia kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 43877 | |||||
Monarda fistulosa var. menthifolia | Mintleaf Bergamot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91352 | |||||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Plantago eriopoda | Saline Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 40655 | |||||
Carex podocarpa | Short-stalk Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 49502 | |||||
Abronia mellifera var. lanceolata | Sand Verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1481321 | |||||
Abronia mellifera var. pahoveorum | Boise sand-verbena | Variety | Plant | G4T1T2 | S1S2 | 1373084 | |||||
Calliergonella cuspidata | Calliergonella Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 36212 | |||||
Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
Gentianella tenella | Slender Gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1S2 | 56123 | |||||
Porella roellii | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 36627 | |||||
Gentianella tenella ssp. tenella | Slender Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4 | S1S2 | 90492 | |||||
Astragalus yoder-williamsii | Mud Flat Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1S2 | 58511 | ||||
Parnassia kotzebuei var. kotzebuei | Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1S2 | 87853 | |||||
Agoseris lackschewitzii | Pink Agoseris | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S1S2 | 61302 | |||
Ammannia robusta | Grand Redstem | Species | Plant | G5 | S1S2 | 56863 | |||||
Abronia mellifera | White Sand Verbena | Species | Plant | G4 | S1S2 | 41694 | |||||
Sedum valens | Salmon River Stonecrop | Species | Plant | 3 | G1G2 | S1S2 | 400018 | ||||
Juncus hemiendytus var. abjectus | Dejected Rush | Variety | Plant | 2 | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91332 | ||||
Chaenactis cusickii | Cusick's False Yarrow | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S1S2 | 49928 | ||||
Ipomopsis congesta ssp. crebrifolia | Compact Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G5T3T4 | S1S2 | 90624 | ||||
Sanicula graveolens | Sierra Sanicle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 52326 | |||||
Psilocarphus brevissimus | Round Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 59283 | |||||
Euglesa conventus | Alpine Peaclam | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S2 | 21544 | |||||
Phacelia minutissima | Least Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 46154 | |||
Physaria obdeltata | Middle Butte Bladderpod | Species | Plant | 4 | G2 | S2 | 93768 | ||||
Cicindela decemnotata montevolans | A Tiger Beetle | Subspecies | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | Tier 2 | 23076 | ||||
Homoglaea californica | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474175 | |||||
Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae | Tobias' Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 85362 | ||||
Stylocline filaginea | Stylocline | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 42693 | |||||
Protogygia postera | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474864 | |||||
Mimulus breviflorus | Short-flower Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 42904 | |||||
Sorex nanus | Dwarf Shrew | Species | Mammal | G4 | S2 | 18888 | |||||
Leptodactylon glabrum | Bruneau River Prickly Phlox | Species | Plant | 3 | G2 | S2 | 44300 | ||||
Acrolophitus pulchellus | Idaho Point-headed Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 28349 | |||
Pyrrocoma scaberula | Rough Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 1563942 | ||||
Pilophorus acicularis | Nail Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | G4 | S2 | 35809 | ||||
Botrychium simplex | Least Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 58763 | |||
Proserpinus flavofasciata | Yellow-banded Day Sphinx Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S2 | 20813 | |||||
Rana luteiventris pop. 3 | Columbia Spotted Frog (Great Basin DPS) | Population | Amphibian | 2 | G4T2T4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80518 | |||
Gentianella propinqua | Four-parted Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 53443 | |||||
Ribes howellii | Howell's Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 40649 | |||||
Sympistis pudorata | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474610 | |||||
Carex cordillerana | Cordilleran Sedge | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 56911 | |||||
Tuckermannopsis subalpina | Arboreal Wrinkle Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | S2 | 37971 | |||||
Valvata utahensis | Desert Valvata | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S2 | 30930 | |||||
Carex sheldonii | Sheldon's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 39628 | |||||
Ametropus ammophilus | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S2 | 23489 | |||||
Lewisia kelloggii | Idaho Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 55413 | |||||
Astragalus vexilliflexus | Bent-flower Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49828 | |||||
Epirrhoe plebeculata | A Geometer Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S2 | 1476736 | |||||
Salix pedicellaris | Bog Willow | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 44158 | ||||
Tuckermannopsis sepincola | Chestnut Wrinkle Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S2 | 35326 | |||||
Pseudocyphellaria anomala | Pseudocyphellaria Lichen | Species | Fungi | G2G4 | S2 | 36312 | |||||
Abagrotis nanalis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S2 | 30539 | |||||
Artemisia sp. 1 | Bruneau big sagebrush | Species | Plant | GNR | S2 | 68127 |