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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elymus multisetus | Big Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45444 | |||||
| Trifolium parryi ssp. montanense | Parry's Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89913 | |||||
| Formica montana | An Ant | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 24997 | |||||
| Salix eastwoodiae | Eastwood's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61161 | |||||
| Arge clavicornis | An Argid Sawfly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476794 | |||||
| Penstemon speciosus | Royal Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54170 | |||||
| Stenopodius flavidus | A Leaf Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473777 | |||||
| Draba fladnizensis | Austrian Draba | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 41057 | |||||
| Lloydia serotina ssp. serotina | Common Alpine-lily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86329 | |||||
| Exetastes fascipennis | A Scorpion Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475772 | |||||
| Pachyrhinus elegans | A Snout Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1472891 | |||||
| Epilobium foliosum | California Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52435 | |||||
| Erigeron austiniae | Sagebrush Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39218 | |||||
| Lupinus lyallii ssp. alcis-temporis | Lyall's Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1? | SNR | 84625 | |||||
| Syngrapha celsa | Western Conifer Looper Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1474626 | |||||
| Ballana brevidens | A Leafhopper | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475300 | |||||
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47892 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. spicata | Spiked Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91860 | |||||
| Isoperla phalerata | Rockies Stripetail | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | SNR | 28427 | |||||
| Ponometia tortricina | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 71268 | |||||
| Plethodon idahoensis | Coeur d'Alene Salamander | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G4 | S3 | 15699 | ||||
| Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56477 | |||||
| Lacinipolia pensilis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1474123 | |||||
| Castilleja christii | Christ's Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
| Carex deweyana var. deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88473 | |||||
| Vallisneria americana | Tapegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46044 | |||||
| Ancotrema sportella | Beaded Lancetooth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | SNA | 25852 | |||||
| Crataegus columbiana | A Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61864 | |||||
| Paracrias arizonensis | A Eulophid Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476549 | |||||
| Ospriocerus abdominalis | A Robber Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473277 | |||||
| Townsendia mensana | Western Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 54847 | |||||
| Viola orbiculata | Western Rough-leaved Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41696 | |||||
| Juncus tenuis var. tenuis | Slender Rush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86864 | ||||||
| Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
| Osmia cyanella | A Mason Bee | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | SNR | 1476049 | |||||
| Mertensia paniculata | Tall Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50483 | |||||
| Tachysphex hopi | A Crabronid Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473026 | |||||
| Nesovitrea binneyana | Blue Glass Snail | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNA | 32315 | |||||
| Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria | Golden Tickseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83121 | |||||
| Boloria bellona | Meadow Fritillary | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S3 | 23102 | |||||
| Branta bernicla | Brant | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18058 | |||||
| Glyptopleura marginata | White-margined Wax Plant | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 59094 | ||||
| Protogygia postera | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S2 | 1474864 | |||||
| Lesquerella kingii var. cobrensis | King's Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | S3 | 90442 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Macronaemia episcopalis | A Ladybird Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 29265 | |||||
| Lepidostoma roafi | A Caddisfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | SNR | 74084 | |||||
| Nicrophorus hybridus | A Carrion Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 20622 | |||||
| Eurygaster amerinda | A Shield Bug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476890 | |||||
| Atherix variegata | A Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473873 | |||||
| Aira caryophyllea | Silvery Hairgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57096 | |||||
| Tragopogon dubius | Meadow Goat's-beard | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44267 | |||||
| Mitella stauropetala var. stenopetala | Side-flower Bishop's-cap | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89048 | |||||
| Aspidoscelis tigris | Tiger Whiptail | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 16838 | |||||
| Tricholochmaea punctipennis | A Leaf Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476639 | |||||
| Myriophyllum verticillatum | Whorled Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53132 | |||||
| Obtusicauda artemisicola | An Aphid | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473369 | |||||
| Mertensia platyphylla | Broad-leaf Bluebells | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 39921 | |||||
| Melica subulata var. pammelii | Variety | Plant | G5T1T2Q | SNR | 85265 | ||||||
| Alopecurus saccatus | Pacific Foxtail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42393 | |||||
| Calliopsis anthidia | A Miner Bee | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475554 | |||||
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. subarcticum | Tall Cotton-grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92410 | |||||
| Carex vernacula | Native Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 51237 | |||||
| Lanius excubitor | Northern Shrike | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 16436 | |||||
| Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
| Medicago sativa ssp. sativa | Alfalfa | Subspecies | Plant | GNRTNR | SNA | 83678 | |||||
| Chaenactis leucopsis | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 59805 | ||||||
| Agabus morosus | A Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475037 | |||||
| Deschampsia elongata | Slender Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46759 | |||||
| Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpum | Wasatch Biscuitroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90961 | |||||
| Eurois nigra | Great Black Dart Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S3 | 26837 | |||||
| Euxoa ridingsiana | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 68670 | |||||
| Urocitellus canus vigilis | Subspecies | Mammal | 1879737 | ||||||||
| Eriogonum alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55480 | |||||
| Specaria josinae | A Worm | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473964 | |||||
| Penstemon nitidus var. polyphyllus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87447 | |||||
| Minuartia elegans | Ross' Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44914 | |||||
| Parnassius smintheus | Rocky Mountain Parnassian | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 24249 | |||||
| Penstemon davidsonii | Creeping Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60722 | |||||
| Myrmecocystus kennedyi | An Ant | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 1476167 | |||||
| Boreocanthon simplex | A Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1473122 | |||||
| Penstemon aridus | Stiff-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53748 | |||||
| Utricularia minor | Lesser Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40593 | |||||
| Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus | Woolly Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85933 | |||||
| Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
| Dioxyna sororcula | A Fruit Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1475654 | |||||
| Vicia sativa | Spring Vetch | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 49355 | |||||
| Parnassia palustris var. montanensis | Marsh Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 93522 | |||||
| Autographa mappa | Wavy Chestnut Y Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S4 | 30422 | |||||
| Ephemerella tibialis | A Mayfly | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 78102 | |||||
| Dichagyris variabilis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 21610 | |||||
| Cladonia uncialis | Thorn Cladonia | Species | Fungi | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36769 | ||||
| Madia minima | Small-head Tarweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57924 | |||||
| Euxoa pallipennis | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1474559 | |||||
| Xanthisma spinulosum var. spinulosum | Spiny Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4Q | SU | 89629 | |||||
| Atriplex patula ssp. patula | Halberd-leaf Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47454 | |||||
| Loxia curvirostra | Red Crossbill | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17578 | |||||
| Phyllodesma americana | Lappet Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S5 | 27821 | |||||
| Solenopsis molesta | Thief Ant | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S5 | 70429 | |||||
| Epirrhoe plebeculata | A Geometer Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G4G5 | S2 | 1476736 |
