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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| 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 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| 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 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis | Fairy Slipper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86419 | |||||
| Mertensia ciliata var. ciliata | Streamside Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88738 | |||||
| Cryptantha watsonii | Watson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44056 | |||||
| Polygonum bistortoides | American Bistort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54660 | |||||
| Oenothera caespitosa ssp. caespitosa | Tufted Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84721 | |||||
| Salix brachycarpa ssp. brachycarpa | Short-fruit Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87084 | |||||
| Zapus princeps | Western Jumping Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17406 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. pumilum | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89644 | |||||
| Atriplex falcata | Sickle Saltbush | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 40532 | |||||
| Buxbaumia aphylla | Leafless Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 37996 | ||||
| Luzula divaricata | Forked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45411 | |||||
| Peromyscus maniculatus | North American Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16337 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii | Cusick's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 49851 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 84288 | |||||
| Mollugo verticillata | Green Carpetweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49162 | |||||
| Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
| Polypodium hesperium | Western Polypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44811 | |||||
| Allium validum | Tall Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 55293 | |||||
| Astragalus ceramicus var. apus | Painted Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | S3 | 92198 | |||||
| Aristida purpurea | Purple Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42807 | |||||
| Erigeron cronquistii | Cronquist's Daisy | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 57098 | |||||
| Stylocline psilocarphoides | Malheur Stylocline | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47051 | |||||
| Carex rossii | Short Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39630 | |||||
| Solidago simplex | Sticky Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62101 | |||||
| Penstemon lyallii | Lyall's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52904 | |||||
| Salix cascadensis | Cascade Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42262 | |||||
| Camissonia claviformis | Brown-eye Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47833 | |||||
| Salix glauca ssp. glauca | Gray Willow | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85991 | |||||
| Chenopodium fremontii | Fremont's Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43650 | |||||
| Malacothrix californica | California Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50638 | |||||
| Amelanchier utahensis var. utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86743 | |||||
| Phlox longifolia ssp. longifolia | Longleaf Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83257 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus var. maximus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89237 | |||||
| Delphinium andersonii | Carson City Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40055 | |||||
| Bazzania ambigua | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 33747 | ||||||
| Aspidotis densa | Indian's-dream | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54224 | |||||
| Calidris bairdii | Baird's Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 20080 | |||||
| Polygonum viviparum | Viviparous Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57930 | |||||
| Alnus rubra | Red Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44885 | |||||
| Rumex maritimus | Sea-side Dock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60863 | |||||
| Juncus drummondii var. subtriflorus | Drummond's Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5Q | SNR | 89738 | |||||
| Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51759 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. longiloba | Alkali Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86600 | |||||
| Scutellaria galericulata | Hooded Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44367 | |||||
| Myosurus aristatus | Sedge Mousetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54879 | |||||
| Trifolium andersonii ssp. andersonii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 91853 | ||||||
| Ribes aureum var. aureum | Golden Currant | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84967 | ||||||
| Astragalus geyeri | Geyer's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58173 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87318 | |||||
| Salvelinus namaycush | Lake Trout | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17608 | |||||
| Calochortus nuttallii | Nuttall's Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40742 | |||||
| Alisma gramineum | Narrow-leaf Water-plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46566 | |||||
| Artemisia tilesii | Tilesius Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39214 | |||||
| Synthyris pinnatifida | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52479 | |||||
| Pinus ponderosa | Ponderosa Pine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45683 | |||||
| Huperzia selago | Fir Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47394 | |||||
| Cryptantha muricata | Pointed Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 56674 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. elongatum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87947 | |||||
| Carex paysonis | Payson's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50128 | |||||
| Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora | Twinflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84460 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus humilis | Dwarf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G4? | S3 | 49378 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala var. sulfurea | Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90279 | ||||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. americanus | Richardson's Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88847 | |||||
| Carex engelmannii | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 55568 | |||||
| Lepidium ramosissimum var. bourgeauanum | Bourgeau's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92404 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa var. glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85634 | |||||
| Cystopteris fragilis | Fragile Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43029 | |||||
| Carex laeviconica | Smooth-cone Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58918 | |||||
| Rissa tridactyla | Black-legged Kittiwake | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18429 | |||||
| Castilleja hispida | Harsh Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53780 | |||||
| Carex capitata ssp. capitata | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90957 | ||||||
| Juncus tenuis | Slender Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57408 |
