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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. bracteosa | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84502 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. viridis | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84559 | |||||
| Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes | Long-stalk Starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84654 | |||||
| Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84775 | |||||
| Heliotropium curassavicum var. obovatum | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84898 | ||||||
| Physcia semipinnata | Species | Fungi | SNR | 33420 | |||||||
| Platanthera orbiculata var. orbiculata | Large Roundleaf Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84985 | |||||
| Physaria acutifolia var. acutifolia | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85075 | ||||||
| Clematis hirsutissima var. hirsutissima | Clustered Leather-flower | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85303 | ||||||
| Scapania umbrosa | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 35847 | ||||||
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta | Red Baneberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85413 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii | Western Waterleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 85560 | |||||
| Agrestia hispida | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3 | SNR | 37129 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi var. praebens | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85783 | |||||
| Poa glauca ssp. glauca | White Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85879 | |||||
| Ramalina thrausta | Hanging Cartilage Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38915 | |||||
| Erigeron engelmannii var. engelmannii | Engelmann's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86043 | |||||
| Carex brunnescens | Brownish Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39386 | |||||
| Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides | Primrose Monkeyflower | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86302 | |||||
| Antennaria howellii | Small Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39571 | |||||
| Allium bisceptrum var. bisceptrum | Patis Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 86388 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39827 | |||||
| Viola adunca var. adunca | Sand Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86565 | |||||
| Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita | Threetip Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86667 | |||||
| Euphorbia spathulata | Reticulate-seeded Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40123 | |||||
| Verbena hastata var. scabra | Blue Vervain | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86778 | |||||
| Juncus tenuis var. tenuis | Slender Rush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86864 | ||||||
| Downingia elegans | Common Downingia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40345 | |||||
| Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys | Small Six-weeks Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86948 | |||||
| Melica fugax | Small Melic Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40449 | |||||
| Physocarpus alternans | Dwarf Ninebark | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40577 | |||||
| Najas guadalupensis | Southern Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40682 | |||||
| Dryas drummondii var. drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87254 | |||||
| Silene acaulis | Moss Campion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40844 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. orchidacea | Spiked Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87355 | |||||
| Lychnis apetala | Apetalous Catchfly | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40965 | |||||
| Penstemon nitidus var. polyphyllus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87447 | |||||
| Heuchera rubescens var. truncata | Pink Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 87563 | |||||
| Cardamine pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41116 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis | Hardstem Bulrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87701 | |||||
| Erigeron filifolius | Threadleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41224 | |||||
| Erigeron aphanactis var. aphanactis | Rayless Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87848 | |||||
| Orthocarpus luteus | Yellow Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41315 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87933 | |||||
| Lupinus sulphureus | Sulphur-flower Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41446 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata var. exarata | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 88027 | ||||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum | Western Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41605 | |||||
| Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88167 | |||||
| Artemisia rigida | Scabland Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 41726 | |||||
| Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare | Western Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88248 | |||||
| Packera indecora | Plains Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41843 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88336 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
| Phlox viridis | Green Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42278 | |||||
| Callitriche heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Northern Water-starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88616 | |||||
| Corydalis caseana | Sierra Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 42349 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. spatulata | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88723 | |||||
| Carex aperta | Columbian Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42473 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum | Leafy-bract Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88811 | |||||
| Arceuthobium laricis | Larch Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42675 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88940 | |||||||
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42789 | |||||
| Carex hallii | Hall's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 42889 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ochroleucum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89120 | ||||||
| Gayophytum ramosissimum | Much-branch Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43123 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii var. eatonii | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89282 | ||||||
| Lomatium roseanum | Rose-flower Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 43218 | |||||
| Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum | White Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89370 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca | Tufted Hairgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89500 | |||||
| Castilleja lutescens | Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43455 | |||||
| Penstemon leonardii var. leonardii | Leonard's Penstemon | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | S3 | 89601 | |||||
| Camissonia pubens | Hairy Suncup | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43547 | |||||
| Descurainia incana ssp. viscosa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89678 | ||||||
| Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43686 | |||||
| Xanthium strumarium var. canadense | Cocklebur | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89726 | |||||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| 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 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Salvelinus confluentus pop. 4 | Bull Trout - Jarbidge River Basin | Population | Fish | 1 | G5T4 | TNR | 80290 | ||||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | ||||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Pyrrocoma liatriformis | Palouse Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 47601 | ||||
| Castilleja peckiana | Peck's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3G4 | S2 | 49314 |
