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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa acicularis ssp. sayi | Prickly Rose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91264 | |||||
| Artemisia douglasiana | Douglas' Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45787 | |||||
| Agoseris aurantiaca var. purpurea | Orange-flowered False-dandelion | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91348 | |||||
| Boisduvalia stricta | Brook Spike-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45913 | |||||
| Penstemon eriantherus var. eriantherus | Crested-tongue Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 91415 | |||||
| Ranunculus hyperboreus | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46005 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. stenophyllus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91497 | |||||
| Gaura mollis | Velvet-leaved Gaura | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46081 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. 1 | Desert Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | S3 | 91705 | |||||
| Ranunculus acriformis | Sharpleaf Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46462 | |||||
| Stipa occidentalis var. pubescens | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91954 | |||||
| Alisma gramineum | Narrow-leaf Water-plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46566 | |||||
| Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. candidum | White Glacierlily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92024 | |||||
| Dryopteris intermedia | Evergreen Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46681 | |||||
| Leymus salinus ssp. salmonis | Salmon Lyme Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92092 | |||||
| Vahlodea atropurpurea | Mountain Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46850 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92176 | |||||
| Viola canadensis var. canadensis | Canada Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92233 | |||||
| Stylocline psilocarphoides | Malheur Stylocline | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47051 | |||||
| Chamaesyce ocellata ssp. arenicola | Valley Broomspurge | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 92361 | |||||
| Leymus flavescens | Sand Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47145 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92429 | |||||
| Luzula parviflora | Small-flower Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47307 | |||||
| Castilleja angustifolia var. angustifolia | Northwestern Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92562 | |||||
| Antennaria rosea | Rosy Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47431 | |||||
| Elymus albicans | Montana Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47539 | |||||
| Sparganium erectum ssp. stoloniferum | Simple-stem Bur-reed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92773 | |||||
| Potamogeton friesii | Fries' Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47656 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 93018 | |||||
| Polanisia dodecandra | Common Clammyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47768 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. hesperium | Swamp Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93470 | |||||
| Lupinus sellulus | Donner Lake Lupine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47874 | |||||
| Stenanthium occidentale | Western Featherbells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48276 | |||||
| Collinsia grandiflora | Giant Blue-eye Mary | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48438 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Lomatium nudicaule | Naked-stem Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48797 | |||||
| Oxalis corniculata | Creeping Woodsorrel | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49055 | |||||
| Descurainia incana | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49242 | |||||
| Melampyrum lineare | American Cow-wheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49540 | |||||
| Allium nevii | Nevius' Garlic | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 49755 | |||||
| Philadelphus oreganus | Oregon Woods Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49871 | |||||
| Fragaria vesca | Woodland Strawberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50132 | |||||
| Cryptantha spiculifera | Snake River Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 50418 | |||||
| Abies lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50509 | |||||
| Sedum stenopetalum | Narrow-petal Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50747 | |||||
| Camissonia breviflora | Short-flower Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50922 | |||||
| Rorippa tenerrima | Modoc County Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51051 | |||||
| Rorippa alpina | Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 51190 | |||||
| Synthyris missurica | Western Mountain Synthyris | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51427 | |||||
| Lewisia triphylla | Three-leaf Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 51587 | |||||
| Pectocarya penicillata | Short-leaf Combseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51710 | |||||
| Juncus mertensianus | Mertens' Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51791 | |||||
| Monolepis nuttalliana | Nuttall's Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52086 | |||||
| Corispermum pacificum | Pacific Bugseed | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 52314 | |||||
| Erigeron annuus | White-top Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52444 | |||||
| Astragalus robbinsii | Robbins' Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52538 | |||||
| Eriogonum flavum | Yellow Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52693 | |||||
| Verbena stricta | Hoary Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52791 | |||||
| Festuca idahoensis | Idaho Fescue | Species | Plant | SNR | 52883 | ||||||
| Bromus carinatus | California Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53139 | |||||
| Astragalus scaphoides | Bitterroot Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 53233 | |||||
| Alnus viridis | Green Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53358 | |||||
| Boltonia asteroides | Aster-like Boltonia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53452 | |||||
| Poa palustris | Fowl Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53625 | |||||
| Scutellaria antirrhinoides | Snap-dragon Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53794 | |||||
| Castilleja flava | Yellow Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53910 | |||||
| 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 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| 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 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| 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 | |
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear or Brown Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | 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 |
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Viola septentrionalis | Northern Woodland Violet | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 54235 | ||||
| Plethodon idahoensis | Coeur d'Alene Salamander | Species | Amphibian | 2 | G4 | S3 | 15699 | ||||
| Rhinocheilus lecontei | Long-nosed Snake | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | 16243 | ||||
| Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
| Tellima grandiflora | Fringecup | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S3 | 55875 | ||||
| Contopus cooperi | Olive-sided Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3B | Tier 3 | 16929 | |||
| Crotaphytus bicinctores | Great Basin Collared Lizard | Species | Reptile | 2 | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 18788 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Acrolophitus pulchellus | Idaho Point-headed Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 28349 | |||
| Ovis canadensis californiana | California Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S3 | 80168 | |||
| Cicindela columbica | Columbia River Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G2 | S1 | Tier 3 | 30014 | |||
| Eriogonum palmerianum | Palmer's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S1 | 43254 | ||||
| Aquila chrysaetos | Golden Eagle | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 15974 |
