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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Arenaria congesta var. congesta | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85811 | |||||
| Polygonum polygaloides | White-margin Knotweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45932 | |||||
| Corydalis aurea | Golden Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48081 | |||||
| Stercorarius parasiticus | Parasitic Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15492 | |||||
| Linanthus liniflorus ssp. pharnaceoides | Flax-flower Desert-gold | Subspecies | Plant | G3?TNR | SNR | 89536 | |||||
| Carex pachystachya | Thick-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55905 | |||||
| Sander canadensis | Sauger | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16776 | |||||
| Icteria virens | Yellow-breasted Chat | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 18706 | |||||
| Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Western Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 88001 | |||||
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. nudicaulis | Naked-stem Daisy | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84937 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus subterminalis | Water Clubrush | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 61261 | |||
| Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57146 | |||||
| Chenopodium pratericola | Desert Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48841 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris ssp. hispida | Bog Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91375 | |||||
| Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis | Fairy Slipper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86419 | |||||
| Cirsium pulcherrimum | Wyoming Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59833 | |||||
| Packera debilis | Rocky Mountain Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51227 | |||||
| Erigeron glabellus var. glabellus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89968 | ||||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. lewisii | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83412 | |||||
| Sambucus nigra | Common Elderberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62077 | |||||
| Penstemon acuminatus | Sanddune Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44755 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum subspicatum | Douglas' Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41838 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
| Penstemon montanus | Cordroot Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39878 | |||||
| Gentianopsis simplex | One-flower Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42937 | |||||
| Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Juniper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88564 | |||||
| Astragalus calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54824 | |||||
| Eleocharis acicularis var. acicularis | Least Spikerush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91965 | |||||
| Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora | Slender 8-flowered Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85588 | |||||
| Penstemon procerus var. formosus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86946 | |||||
| Chenopodium rubrum | Coast-blite Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57954 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys scouleri var. hispidulus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83976 | ||||||
| Populus angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60526 | |||||
| Cyprinus carpio | Common Carp | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19422 | |||||
| Trifolium plumosum ssp. plumosum | Plumed Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90480 | |||||
| Geranium carolinianum | Carolina Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58699 | |||||
| Spiraea x pyramidata | Pyramidal Spiraea | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79312 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum | Tapered Rosette Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60816 | |||||
| Castilleja minor | Small-flower Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43601 | |||||
| Collomia debilis | Alpine Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 40690 | |||||
| Apocynum cannabinum | Clasping-leaf Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55464 | |||||
| Geum triflorum var. canescens | Prairie-smoke | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92446 | |||||
| Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus | Blue Wildrye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87555 | |||||
| Thelypodium integrifolium | Entireleaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52676 | |||||
| Carex vesicaria var. vesicaria | Inflated Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91014 | |||||
| Salix glauca ssp. glauca | Gray Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85991 | |||||
| Rubus parviflorus | Thimbleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48342 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera | Balsam Poplar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82997 | |||||
| Myosurus minimus | Eastern Mousetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44269 | |||||
| Ranunculus acriformis | Sharpleaf Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46462 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 89685 | |||||
| Salix monticola | Mountain Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 41296 | |||||
| Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56108 | |||||
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17088 | |||||
| Pinicola enucleator | Pine Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18911 | |||||
| Ratibida columnifera | Upright Prairie Coneflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42398 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina var. alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88223 | |||||
| Amelanchier pumila | Dwarf Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50703 | |||||
| Equisetum hyemale var. affine | Scouring-rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85110 | |||||
| Corispermum hyssopifolium | Common Tick-seed | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 61454 | |||||
| Trillium petiolatum | Round-leaf Trillium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49076 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. neomexicana | Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 83586 | |||||
| Bromus polyanthus | Basin Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53327 | |||||
| Cryptogramma acrostichoides | American Rockbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54401 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis ssp. brevifolius | Lowly Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91534 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba | Alkali Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86600 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. hordeoides | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90119 | |||||
| Claytonia sibirica | Siberian Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58147 | |||||
| Penstemon procerus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47146 | |||||
| Agrostis scabra | Rough Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42106 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 |
