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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physa megalochlamys | Cloaked Physa | Species | Invertebrate | G3G4 | S1 | 30655 | |||||
| Grindelia howellii | Howell's Gumweed | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 56331 | ||||
| Melanoplus baldi | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23239 | |||||
| Utricularia ochroleuca | Northern Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 51027 | |||||
| Porella navicularis | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 35786 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum jessicae | Jessica's Aster | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 45453 | ||||
| Lepidium paysonii | Payson's Pepperwort | Species | Plant | G3? | S1 | 53001 | |||||
| Erigeron katiae | Katie's Daisy | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 1854561 | |||||
| Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum | Winter Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 87023 | |||||
| Agrimonia striata | Woodland Agrimony | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53676 | |||||
| Bolshecapnia milami | Glacier Snowfly | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S1 | 27949 | |||||
| Viola selkirkii | Great-spurred Violet | Species | Plant | G5? | S1 | 40639 | |||||
| Lomatium bentonitum | Succor Creek lomatium | Species | Plant | G1G2 | S1 | 628549 | |||||
| Platanthera obtusata | Small Northern Bog-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 48001 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. sterilis | Barren Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T2 | S1 | 88331 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Piptatherum micranthum | Small-flowered Ricegrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 55028 | ||||
| Melanoplus alector | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 21382 | |||||
| Melanoplus obex | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 22628 | |||||
| Astragalus diversifolius | Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 50095 | |||
| Blepharidachne kingii | King's Desertgrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 43707 | ||||
| Melanoplus lemurus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 33162 | |||||
| Scapania apiculata | A Liverwort | Species | Plant | G5? | S1 | 39118 | |||||
| Vallisneria americana | Tapegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46044 | |||||
| Astragalus collinus var. collinus | Rattle Milkvetch | Subspecies | Plant | S1 | 86982 | ||||||
| Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 40600 | ||||
| Idagona westcotti | Idaho Lava Tube Millipede | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 74307 | ||||
| Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum | Green Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 43014 | |||||
| Melanoplus daemon | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 23423 | |||||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Pilophorus clavatus | Nail Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4? | S1 | 33760 | |||||
| Orthocarpus holmgreniorum | Noel's Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G4T3? | S1 | 85964 | |||||
| Phlox idahonis | Clearwater Phlox | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 41410 | |||||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Ericameria bloomeri | Rabbitbrush Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S1 | 41702 | ||||
| Melanoplus lolo | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 32060 | |||||
| Castilleja christii | Christ's Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
| Euthamia graminifolia | Flat-top Fragrant-goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43818 | |||||
| Potentilla plattensis | Platte River Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 53284 | |||||
| Callophrys johnsoni | Johnson's Hairstreak | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 28023 | ||||
| Loxia sinesciuris | Cassia Crossbill | Population | Bird | S1 | Tier 2 | 1344926 | |||||
| Sairocarpus kingii | King's Snapdragon | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 54877 | ||||
| Ranunculus gelidus | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 56184 | |||||
| Asplenium septentrionale | Northern Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S1 | 60443 | |||||
| Cornus nuttallii | Pacific Dogwood | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60675 | ||||
| Eupatorium maculatum | Spotted Joe-pyeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 41301 | |||||
| Cladonia uncialis | Thorn Cladonia | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36769 | |||||
| Beckerus barri | A Click Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S1 | Tier 1 | 1473938 | ||||
| Nevada holmgrenii | Nye County Smelowskia | Species | Plant | G2G3 | S1 | 54542 | |||||
| Manophylax annulatus | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 20360 | ||||
| Astragalus mollissimus var. thompsoniae | Woolly Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 88688 | |||||
| Eriogonum soliceps | Railroad Canyon Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G2 | S1 | 67682 | ||||
| Carex incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 55430 | ||||
| Sphaeromeria potentilloides | Cinquefoil Tansy | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 49054 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. multiscapa | Yellow Spring-beauty | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 83747 | |||||
| Cryptomastix magnidentata | Mission Creek Oregonian | Species | Invertebrate | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 22608 | ||||
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus | Sweet Coltsfoot | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 90290 | ||||
| Petasites frigidus | Arctic Butter-bur | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50663 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Allenrolfea occidentalis | Iodine Bush | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 57620 | |||||
| Cladonia andereggii | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 33967 | ||||
| Botrychium michiganense | Michigan Moonwort | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 58437 | |||||
| Hackelia cronquistii | Cronquist's Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1 | 58684 | ||||
| Melanoplus xenus | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | 26090 | |||||
| Telesonix heucheriformis | False Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 46037 | |||||
| Melanoplus pyro | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 26769 | |||||
| Mimulus alsinoides | Chickweed Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 46265 | ||||
| Erigeron watsonii | Watson's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S1 | 59849 | |||||
| Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
| Aliciella triodon | Coyote Gily-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 61040 | |||||
| Philocasca antennata | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 3 | 29021 | ||||
| Rupertia physodes | California Scurf-pea | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41051 | |||||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Oreohelix haydeni perplexa | A Land Snail (Lower Salmon River) | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G2G3T1T3 | S1 | 82082 | |||||
| Pinus monophylla | Singleleaf Pinyon | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55352 | |||||
| Carex abrupta | Abrupt Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55882 | |||||
| Parameletus columbiae | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 22759 | ||||
| Orogenia fusiformis | Turkey-peas | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43391 | |||||
| Cuscuta denticulata | Sepal-tooth Dodder | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 57061 | ||||
| Flabellorhagidia pecki | A Cave Obligate Mite | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 32397 | ||||
| Phacelia scopulina var. scopulina | Prostrate Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | S1 | 90978 | |||||
| Zapada cordillera | Cordilleran Forestfly | Species | Invertebrate | G3 | S1 | 25093 | |||||
| Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
| Pogogyne floribunda | Profuseflower Mesamint | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 51891 | |||||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Meesia longiseta | Meesia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36240 | ||||
| Tritomaria exsecta | Little Brownwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 37584 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea var. winwardii | Winward's Whitestem Goldenbush | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G4G5T1 | S1 | 93368 | ||||
| Lomatium swingerae | Swinger’s biscuitroot | Species | Plant | G1 | S1 | 1354827 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Oreohelix haydeni hesperia | Western Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | G2G3T1T3 | S1 | 81969 | |||||
| Argemone munita ssp. rotundata | Armed Prickly-poppy | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 89188 | |||||
| Speleomaster lexi | A Cave Obligate Harvestman | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 2 | 23320 | ||||
| Cyperus odoratus | Rusty Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50779 | |||||
| Melanoplus papoosense | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 24715 | |||||
| Oreohelix vortex | Whorled Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25048 | |||
| Botrychium lunaria | Common Moonwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 52107 | |||||
| Melanoplus tincupense | A Spur-throat Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | G1G2 | S1 | 25695 | |||||
| Hierochloe odorata | Vanilla Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 40044 | |||||
| Ovis canadensis canadensis | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | G4T4 | S1 | 80082 |
