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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salix discolor | Pussy Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49994 | |||||
| Astragalus alpinus var. alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84869 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54442 | |||||
| Eleocharis rostellata | Beaked Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42324 | |||||
| Rudbeckia laciniata | Greenhead Coneflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39891 | |||||
| Perideridia gairdneri | Gairdner's Yampah | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60978 | |||||
| Potamogeton natans | Floating Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52696 | |||||
| Xanthium strumarium var. canadense | Cocklebur | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89726 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 83321 | |||||
| Eriogonum mancum | Imperfect Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49185 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus | Subalpine Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91657 | |||||
| Arabis cusickii | Cusick's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43007 | |||||
| Allium cernuum | Nodding Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59105 | |||||
| Platanthera leucostachys | Scentbottle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47338 | |||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus | Northeastern White Water Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50742 | |||||
| Isoetes bolanderi var. bolanderi | Bolander's Quillwort | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88325 | |||||
| Gallinago delicata | Wilson's Snipe | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N,S4B | 17532 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85539 | |||||
| Salix brachycarpa | Short-fruit Willow | Species | Plant | SNR | 57141 | ||||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Anemone multifida var. saxicola | Hudson Bay Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83904 | |||||
| Castilleja exserta | Red Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61598 | |||||
| Castilleja oresbia | Pale Wallowa Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 53388 | |||||
| Penstemon deustus var. deustus | Hot-rock Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90251 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis | Hardstem Bulrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87701 | |||||
| Cryptantha ambigua | Obscure Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41106 | |||||
| Lycopodium sitchense | Sitka Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 51512 | |||||
| Pedicularis parryi ssp. purpurea | Parry's Lousewort | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88842 | ||||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86106 | |||||
| Linum kingii | Uintah Mountain Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43660 | |||||
| Rorippa x sterilis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78998 | ||||||
| Epilobium ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55799 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92204 | |||||
| Beckmannia syzigachne | American Sloughgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54019 | |||||
| Lactuca canadensis var. canadensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 90788 | ||||||
| Potamogeton pusillus | Slender Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39443 | |||||
| Lanius excubitor | Northern Shrike | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 16436 | |||||
| Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua | Serpentine Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84512 | |||||
| Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16439 | |||||
| Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19786 | |||||
| Campanula parryi var. idahoensis | Parry's Northern Harebell | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84515 | ||||||
| Geranium bicknellii | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56156 | |||||
| Solidago simplex ssp. simplex | Sticky Goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92784 | |||||
| Populus angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60526 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48785 | |||||
| Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
| Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. nelsoniana | Heart-leaf Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89427 | |||||
| Downingia laeta | Great Basin Downingia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54658 | |||||
| Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44380 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Geranium carolinianum | Carolina Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58699 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50276 | |||||
| Pinguicula macroceras var. macroceras | Horned Butterwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4Q | SNR | 87908 | |||||
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17088 | |||||
| Cymopterus acaulis var. acaulis | Plains Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85063 | |||||
| Circaea alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46884 | |||||
| Typha angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cattail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61170 | |||||
| Penstemon lyallii | Lyall's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52904 | |||||
| Potamogeton foliosus ssp. foliosus | Leafy Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89937 | |||||
| Astragalus calycosus var. calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87259 | |||||
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S2? | 40672 | |||||
| Downingia bacigalupii | Bacigalupi's Downingia | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2 | 56699 | ||||
| Viola purpurea ssp. venosa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85738 | ||||||
| Bidens vulgata | Tall Bur-marigold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49434 | |||||
| Carex crawei | Craw Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 55277 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii var. pendulocarpa | Holboell's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91922 | |||||
| Galium mexicanum | Mexican Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59386 | |||||
| Canadanthus modestus | Great Northern Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47556 | |||||
| Hieracium gracile | Alpine Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61867 | |||||
| Crepis occidentalis ssp. pumila | Gray Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88488 | |||||
| Carex mertensii | Merten's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41287 | |||||
| Buxbaumia aphylla | Leafless Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 37996 | ||||
| Pylodictis olivaris | Flathead Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19177 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis var. fasciculata | Missouri Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84118 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. conglomeratus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90458 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45781 | |||||
| Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51759 | |||||
| Physocarpus alternans ssp. alternans | Dwarf Ninebark | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89066 | ||||||
| Danthonia californica | California Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43873 | |||||
| Claytonia sibirica | Siberian Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58147 | |||||
| Tonestus lyallii | Lyall's Haplopappus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49754 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus var. egglestonianus | Silky Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4Q | SNR | 84631 | |||||
| Lesquerella kingii ssp. diversifolia | King's Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 92417 | |||||
| Berula erecta | Wild Parsnip | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48295 | |||||
| Listera cordata | Heartleaf Twayblade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54218 | |||||
| Carex rossii | Short Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39630 | |||||
| Papaver radicatum | Arctic Poppy | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 46412 | |||||
| Penstemon glandulosus | Glandular Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60723 | |||||
| Synthyris pinnatifida | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52479 | |||||
| Sorex merriami | Merriam's Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19993 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum var. fasciculatum | Western Witchgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86867 | |||||
| Juncus regelii | Regel's Rush | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 56310 | |||||
| Eatonella nivea | White Eatonella | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 49050 | ||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. pumilum | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89644 | |||||
| Triglochin maritima | Common Bog Arrow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44638 | |||||
| Oenothera brachycarpa | Short-fruit Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42799 | |||||
| Solanum douglasii | Douglas' Horse-nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58911 | |||||
| Carex stenophylla | Narrow-leaved Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 50508 | |||||
| Cryptantha torreyana var. torreyana | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88152 | ||||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. martinii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4Q | SNR | 85293 |
