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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eastern Towhee | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19397 | |||||
| Draba lemmonii var. cyclomorpha | Wallowa Draba | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 90357 | |||||
| Grindelia nana | Idaho Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50334 | |||||
| Ranunculus macounii | Macoun's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61121 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. laetiflorus | Gay-flowered Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88968 | |||||
| Potamogeton zosteriformis | Flatstem Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45995 | |||||
| Polygonum heterosepalum | Dwarf Desert Knotweed | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 44065 | |||||
| Penstemon acuminatus var. acuminatus | Sanddune Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 92309 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus | Chufa Flatsedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83630 | |||||
| Najas flexilis | Slender Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52959 | |||||
| Melica fugax | Small Melic Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40449 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. rubricaulis | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90872 | |||||
| Rorippa tenerrima | Modoc County Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51051 | |||||
| Arceuthobium douglasii | Douglas-fir Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59320 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. leiosperma | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87394 | |||||
| Aristida oligantha | Prairie Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57360 | |||||
| Cladonia bellidiflora | Cup Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36205 | |||||
| Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85840 | |||||||
| Asplenium trichomanes-ramosum | Green Spleenwort | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 43014 | |||||
| Asio otus | Long-eared Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16122 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. consimilis | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93160 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89554 | |||||
| Eriogonum mancum | Imperfect Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49185 | |||||
| Coptis occidentalis | Western Goldthread | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59999 | |||||
| Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88022 | ||||||
| Platanthera leucostachys | Scentbottle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47338 | |||||
| Alopecurus aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55758 | |||||
| Eleocharis uniglumis | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5?Q | SNR | 39319 | |||||
| Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
| Cardamine pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41116 | |||||
| Sorbus scopulina var. scopulina | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91411 | ||||||
| Juncus mertensianus | Mertens' Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51791 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. griseum | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90007 | |||||
| Carex amplifolia | Bigleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49798 | |||||
| Elaeagnus commutata | American Silverberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58124 | |||||
| Viola beckwithii ssp. beckwithii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86461 | ||||||
| Bromus sitchensis | Alaska Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60659 | |||||
| Cymopterus nivalis | Snow Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56270 | |||||
| Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84775 | |||||
| Linum kingii | Uintah Mountain Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43660 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. gordonianus | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91982 | |||||
| Mertensia oblongifolia | Sagebrush Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52515 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. geyeri | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88592 | |||||
| Poa curta | Short-leaved Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58833 | |||||
| Physalis heterophylla var. heterophylla | Clammy Ground-cherry | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86975 | ||||||
| Acer negundo var. violaceum | Box-elder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83235 | |||||
| Egretta caerulea | Little Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19700 | |||||
| Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
| Descurainia incana ssp. procera | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90542 | |||||
| Antennaria alpina | Alpine Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61359 | |||||
| Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus | Daisy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89157 | |||||
| Mentzelia torreyi | Torrey's Stickleaf | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 48783 | |||||
| Neotoma lepida | Desert Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18771 | |||||
| Actaea rubra ssp. arguta | Red Baneberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85413 | |||||
| Atriplex prostrata | Creeping Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59487 | |||||
| Camissonia claviformis ssp. cruciformis | Brown-eye Suncup | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92499 | |||||
| Salix nivalis | Snow Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55217 | |||||
| Chorizanthe brevicornu var. spathulata | Brittle Spineflowerr | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83834 | |||||
| Ramalina farinacea | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | SNR | 37138 | |||||
| Osmorhiza occidentalis | Western Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53206 | |||||
| Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17216 | |||||
| Najas guadalupensis | Southern Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40682 | |||||
| Viola palustris var. palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91043 | |||||
| Cerastium beeringianum | Bering Sea Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53460 | |||||
| Lupinus caudatus ssp. caudatus | Kellogg's Spurred Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87612 | |||||
| Tonella floribunda | Large-flowered Tonella | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46880 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57601 | |||||
| Trifolium kingii ssp. macilentum | King's Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 86016 | |||||
| Myriophyllum sibiricum | Common Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43232 | |||||
| Cottus cognatus | Slimy Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 16363 | |||||
| Lycopodium x zeilleri | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78790 | ||||||
| Festuca rubra | Red Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55897 | |||||
| Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima | Spotted Langloisia | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89698 | |||||
| Antennaria pulcherrima | Handsome Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49431 | |||||
| Stanleya viridiflora | Green Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60194 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza careyana var. careyana | Carey's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 88245 | |||||
| Achnatherum thurberiana | Thurber's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47555 | |||||
| Camissonia boothii ssp. alyssoides | Pine Creek Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84441 | |||||
| Platanthera orbiculata | Round-leaved Rein-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58363 | |||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta | Spiny Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 39498 | |||||
| Aythya valisineria | Canvasback | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 19131 | |||||
| Monolepis nuttalliana | Nuttall's Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52086 | |||||
| Stellaria borealis ssp. borealis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90152 | ||||||
| Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
| Streptopus streptopoides ssp. streptopoides | Small Twisted-stalk | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86631 | |||||
| Spartina gracilis | Alkali Cordgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45776 | |||||
| Eriastrum wilcoxii | Wilcox's Eriastrum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56458 | |||||
| Chen rossii | Ross's Goose | Species | Bird | G4 | S3M | 18289 | |||||
| Platanthera orbiculata var. orbiculata | Large Roundleaf Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84985 | |||||
| Erigeron strigosus | Daisy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42072 | |||||
| Langloisia setosissima | Bristly Langloisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43862 | |||||
| Thermopsis gracilis var. ovata | Slender False Lupine | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 92136 | |||||
| Ambrosia psilostachya | Naked-spike Ambrosia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42077 | |||||
| Danthonia californica | California Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43873 | |||||
| Spiraea douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92137 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis | Slender Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54815 | |||||
| Rosa gymnocarpa | Wood Rose | Species | Plant | SNR | 52755 | ||||||
| Rhinichthys cataractae | Longnose Dace | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16651 | |||||
| Saxifraga marshallii | Marshall's Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40257 | |||||
| Lesquerella occidentalis ssp. occidentalis | Western Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90697 |
