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 |
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Lemmiscus curtatus | Sagebrush Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16749 | |||||
Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
Chenopodium overi | Over's Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47072 | |||||
Eleocharis uniglumis | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5?Q | SNR | 39319 | |||||
Clematis hirsutissima var. hirsutissima | Clustered Leather-flower | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85303 | ||||||
Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
Betula papyrifera var. commutata | Western Paper Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92510 | |||||
Platanthera hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45239 | |||||
Scutellaria angustifolia ssp. angustifolia | Narrowleaf Skullcap | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83720 | |||||
Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91058 | |||||
Symphyotrichum ascendens | Western Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41798 | |||||
Scutellaria angustifolia ssp. micrantha | Narrowleaf Skullcap | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87473 | |||||
Arabis drummondii | Drummond's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47756 | |||||
Carex bigelowii | Bigelow's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39972 | |||||
Monardella odoratissima ssp. odoratissima | Mountain Wildmint | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85953 | |||||
Pseudacris maculata | Boreal Chorus Frog | Species | Amphibian | G5 | S4 | 78171 | |||||
Saussurea americana | American Saw-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44362 | |||||
Erysimum inconspicuum var. inconspicuum | Small-flower Prairie Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91547 | |||||
Catharus fuscescens | Veery | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B | 17512 | |||||
Carex deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50284 | |||||
Carex aperta | Columbian Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42473 | |||||
Townsendia alpigena var. minima | Wyoming Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 88236 | |||||
Iris missouriensis | Western Blue Iris | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58922 | |||||
Gayophytum racemosum | Racemed Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45979 | |||||
Calochortus apiculatus | Baker's Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58924 | |||||
Isoetes nuttallii | Nuttall's Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 45980 | |||||
Bazzania ambigua | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 33747 | ||||||
Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. crenulata | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 84354 | ||||||
Himantopus mexicanus | Black-necked Stilt | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19107 | |||||
Chenopodium desiccatum | Narrow-leaf Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52937 | |||||
Eriogonum compositum var. compositum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90166 | |||||
Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61412 | |||||
Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48535 | |||||
Ribes howellii | Howell's Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 40649 | |||||
Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86542 | |||||
Trifolium parryi | Parry's Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46583 | |||||
Bryum violaceum | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 37178 | ||||||
Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84916 | |||||
Salix exigua | Narrowleaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55306 | |||||
Potamogeton pusillus ssp. pusillus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92149 | |||||
Lomatium juniperinum | Juniper Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 43219 | |||||
Senecio sphaerocephalus | Rough-head Groundsel | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53628 | |||||
Astragalus atratus | Mourning Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S4 | 49177 | |||||
Plantago aristata | Large-bract Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41283 | |||||
Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 87068 | |||||
Equisetum fluviatile | Water Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57703 | |||||
Pinicola enucleator | Pine Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18911 | |||||
Pellaea breweri | Brewer's Cliffbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56001 | |||||
Ipomopsis tenuituba ssp. tenuituba | Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 92693 | |||||
Lilium columbianum | Columbian Lily | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51779 | |||||
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43860 | |||||
Certhia americana | Brown Creeper | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17082 | |||||
Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60361 | |||||
Prosartes hookeri | Hooker's Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39499 | |||||
Castilleja pilosa | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49776 | |||||
Huperzia selago var. densa | Fir Clubmoss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87840 | |||||
Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis | Variety | Plant | G5 | SNR | 85563 | ||||||
Carex merritt-fernaldii | Merritt Fernald's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58460 | |||||
Lupinus ornatus | Ornate Lupine | Species | Plant | G3?Q | SNR | 45544 | |||||
Ivesia baileyi var. beneolens | Owyhee Ivesia | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91278 | |||||
Arabis hirsuta | Western Hairy Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42060 | |||||
Scolochloa festucacea | Sprangletop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52508 | |||||
Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides | Silvery Brown Pussytoes | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89830 | ||||||
Ribes niveum | Snow Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 61019 | |||||
Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86131 | |||||
Cryptantha recurvata | Curved-nut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56527 | |||||
Cordylanthus ramosus | Much-branded Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46098 | |||||
Equisetum x ferrissii | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79220 | |||||
Clematis ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44633 | |||||
Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 91761 | |||||
Egretta thula | Snowy Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15646 | |||||
Valeriana edulis | Hairy Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50528 | |||||
Trichophorum caespitosum | Tufted Clubrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42793 | |||||
Ribes cereum var. cereum | Wax Currant | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88419 | ||||||
Viola vallicola | Valley Violet | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59162 | |||||
Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi | Bolander's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84532 | |||||
Artemisia tilesii ssp. unalaschcensis | Tilesius Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 86719 | |||||
Parietaria pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57172 | |||||
Fontinalis antipyretica var. oregonensis | Giant Fountain Moss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 82789 | |||||
Melospiza melodia | Song Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18444 | |||||
Cymopterus longipes | Long-stalk Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61653 | |||||
Carex phaeocephala | Mountain Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40923 | |||||
Amelanchier pallida | Pale Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51276 | |||||
Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia | Roundleaf Sundew | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88966 | ||||||
Utricularia macrorhiza | Greater Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46876 | |||||
Caloplaca sorocarpa | Orange Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | SNR | 38295 | |||||
Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85085 | |||||
Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45004 | |||||
Machaeranthera canescens var. canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83572 | |||||
Cinna latifolia | Slender Wood Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43458 | |||||
Lupinus leucophyllus var. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90879 | |||||
Nama aretioides | Purple Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49420 | |||||
Angelica roseana | Rock Angelica | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41525 | |||||
Synthyris pinnatifida var. pinnatifida | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Variety | Plant | G4T2T4 | SNR | 87282 | |||||
Elymus bakeri | Baker's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 47538 | |||||
Luzula glabrata | Smooth Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56177 | |||||
Polygonum hydropiperoides | Mild Water-pepper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52073 | |||||
Cryptantha watsonii | Watson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44056 | |||||
Lewisia nevadensis | Nevada Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39712 | |||||
Lepidium virginicum | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50039 |