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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tachycineta bicolor | Tree Swallow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16161 | |||||
| Carex mariposana | Mariposa Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55429 | |||||
| Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16289 | |||||
| Carex engelmannii | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 55568 | |||||
| Elymus trachycaulus | Slender Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55731 | |||||
| Oxytropis campestris | Northern Yellow Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55822 | |||||
| Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16589 | |||||
| Carex pachystachya | Thick-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55905 | |||||
| Gaura coccinea | Scarlet Gaura | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56108 | |||||
| Chondestes grammacus | Lark Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17045 | |||||
| Larus occidentalis | Western Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17188 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Coccothraustes vespertinus | Evening Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17261 | |||||
| Cirsium brevistylum | Short-style Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56338 | |||||
| Plagiobothrys leptocladus | Alkali Popcorn-flower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56465 | |||||
| Perca flavescens | Yellow Perch | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17482 | |||||
| Lysimachia hybrida | Lance-leaf Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56566 | |||||
| Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Black Crappie | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17591 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
| Lepidium montanum | Mountain Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5? | S4 | 56746 | |||||
| Branta hutchinsii | Cackling Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | SNR | 17868 | |||||
| Cirsium neomexicanum | New Mexico Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56861 | |||||
| Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17975 | |||||
| Castilleja cervina | Deer Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57005 | |||||
| Cryptantha gracilis | Narrow-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57113 | |||||
| Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii | Hoary Pincushion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57304 | |||||
| Spiraea betulifolia | White White Meadowsweet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57432 | |||||
| Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 18488 | |||||
| Carex multicostata | Many-ribbed Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57581 | |||||
| Callipepla californica | California Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18589 | |||||
| Lomatium serpentinum | Snake Canyon Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57657 | |||||
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18721 | |||||
| Plantago pusilla | Dwarf Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57802 | |||||
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
| Montia linearis | Linearleaf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58080 | |||||
| Tsuga mertensiana | Mountain Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58188 | |||||
| Eucephalus elegans | Elegant Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58354 | |||||
| Carex merritt-fernaldii | Merritt Fernald's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58460 | |||||
| Sparganium angustifolium | Narrow-leaf Burreed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58624 | |||||
| Gayophytum humile | Low Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58728 | |||||
| Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19895 | |||||
| Calochortus apiculatus | Baker's Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58924 | |||||
| Sorex merriami | Merriam's Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19993 | |||||
| Halogeton glomeratus | Halogeton | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 59059 | |||||
| Callipepla gambelii | Gambel's Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20097 | |||||
| Viola vallicola | Valley Violet | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59162 | |||||
| Eriogonum angulosum | Angle-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59316 | |||||
| Potentilla fissa | Big-flower Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | SNR | 59424 | ||||||
| Lycopus asper | Rough Bugleweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59653 | |||||
| Potentilla ovina | Sheep Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59893 | |||||
| Solidago spathulata | Sticky Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60012 | |||||
| Campanula rotundifolia | American Harebell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60252 | |||||
| Draba densifolia | Denseleaf Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60625 | |||||
| Penstemon glandulosus | Glandular Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60723 | |||||
| Nemophila parviflora | Small-flower Nemophila | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60861 | |||||
| Carex preslii | Presl's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60990 | |||||
| Mertensia longiflora | Long-flower Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61075 | |||||
| Salix eastwoodiae | Eastwood's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61161 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61291 | |||||
| Stellaria longipes | Long-stalked Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61402 | |||||
| Castilleja exserta | Red Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61598 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61750 | |||||
| Biatora subduplex | Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | SNR | 61902 | |||||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear or Brown Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Physella 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 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| 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 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Oreohelix strigosa goniogyra | Striate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 2 | 81538 | |||
| Prenanthella exigua | Desert Prenanthella | Species | Plant | 2 | G5? | S1 | 45664 | ||||
| Trichophorum pumilum | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 50584 | ||||
| Ribes wolfii | Wolf's Currant | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 54427 | ||||
| Asio flammeus | Short-eared Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15544 | |||
| Oreoscoptes montanus | Sage Thrasher | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 16738 | |||
| Myotis volans | Long-legged Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4G5 | S3 | 16889 | ||||
| Euderma maculatum | Spotted Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 18838 | |||
| Antrozous pallidus | Pallid Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S3 | 20004 | ||||
| Oreohelix jugalis | Boulder Pile Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 28287 | |||
| Glacicavicola bathyscioides | Blind Cave Leiodid Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S1 | Tier 1 | 28887 | |||
| Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis | Maculate Tumbleweed Shield Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | GNR | S1 | 38432 | ||||
| Psilocarphus tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 40871 | ||||
| Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 |
