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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penstemon payettensis | Payette's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40864 | |||||
| Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus | Northern Bugleweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90098 | |||||
| Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61412 | |||||
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48535 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86542 | |||||
| Empidonax oberholseri | Dusky Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15770 | |||||
| Collema furfuraceum | Scurffy Jelly Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38074 | |||||
| Trifolium parryi | Parry's Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46583 | |||||
| Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84916 | |||||
| Salix exigua | Narrowleaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55306 | |||||
| Hedysarum occidentale var. occidentale | Western Sweet-vetch | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92075 | ||||||
| Senecio sphaerocephalus | Rough-head Groundsel | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53628 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88715 | |||||
| Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19786 | |||||
| Astragalus atratus | Mourning Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S4 | 49177 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 87068 | |||||
| Equisetum fluviatile | Water Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57703 | |||||
| Cottus greenei | Shoshone Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G2 | S4 | 17754 | ||||
| Polygonum polygaloides | White-margin Knotweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45932 | |||||
| Pellaea breweri | Brewer's Cliffbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56001 | |||||
| Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa | Cushion Cat's-eye | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92607 | |||||
| Lilium columbianum | Columbian Lily | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51779 | |||||
| Galium bifolium | Low Mountain Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39655 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. muscoides | Moss Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89256 | |||||
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60361 | |||||
| Castilleja pilosa | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49776 | |||||
| Festuca idahoensis var. idahoensis | Variety | Plant | G5 | SNR | 85563 | ||||||
| Carex merritt-fernaldii | Merritt Fernald's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58460 | |||||
| Salix cascadensis | Cascade Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42262 | |||||
| Chamaechaenactis scaposa var. parva | Fullstem | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 91177 | |||||
| Scolochloa festucacea | Sprangletop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52508 | |||||
| Chenopodium humile | Marshland Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40372 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89748 | |||||
| Ribes niveum | Snow Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 61019 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86131 | |||||
| Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 15296 | |||||
| Cryptantha recurvata | Curved-nut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56527 | |||||
| Cordylanthus ramosus | Much-branded Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46098 | |||||
| Penstemon acuminatus | Sanddune Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44755 | |||||
| Equisetum x ferrissii | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79220 | |||||
| Melica bulbosa | Western Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54890 | |||||
| Arnica alpina | Alpine Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42938 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus | Poverty Dropseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91696 | |||||
| Phlox variabilis | Variegated Phlox | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 50529 | |||||
| Scapania umbrosa | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 35847 | ||||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88336 | |||||
| Lygodesmia grandiflora | Large-flower Skeleton-plant | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59172 | |||||
| Reithrodontomys megalotis | Western Harvest Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19182 | |||||
| Rhus glabra | Smooth Sumac | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48774 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
| Arnica amplexicaulis | Stream-bank Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53187 | |||||
| Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis | Lamoille Canyon Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 90294 | |||||
| Saxifraga subapetala | Yellowstone Saxifrage | Species | Plant | SNR | 61666 | ||||||
| Saxifraga oppositifolia | Purple Mountain Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51282 | |||||
| Spizella pallida | Clay-colored Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16012 | |||||
| Crepis nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39242 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88880 | |||||
| Erigeron radicatus | Taprooted Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 59850 | |||||
| Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17365 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85087 | |||||
| Eriogonum prociduum | Prostrate Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 55592 | |||||
| Petasites sagittatus | Arrowleaf Coltsfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 43608 | |||||
| Phacelia hastata var. hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92223 | |||||
| Arabis lyallii var. nubigena | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83573 | ||||||
| Potentilla gracilis | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53797 | |||||
| Caulanthus crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 41707 | |||||
| Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis | Gairdner's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90812 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87287 | ||||||
| Cymopterus glaucus | Grayish Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57993 | |||||
| Elymus albicans | Montana Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47539 | |||||
| Dodecatheon conjugens var. conjugens | Bonneville Shootingstar | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85776 | |||||
| Ranunculus sceleratus | Cursed Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56180 | |||||
| Hedysarum sulphurescens | Yellow Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44290 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Boreal Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 92792 | |||||
| Alisma triviale | Northern Water-plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52076 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39957 | |||||
| Nama densum var. parviflorum | Compact Fiddleleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89438 | |||||
| Viola macloskeyi | Smooth White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42401 | |||||
| Ribes hudsonianum | Northern Black Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60593 | |||||
| Physcia semipinnata | Species | Fungi | SNR | 33420 | |||||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87933 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58732 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84146 | ||||||
| Poa bolanderi | Bolander's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54487 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius var. bufonius | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91357 | |||||
| Argemone polyanthemos | White Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44940 | |||||
| Anemone multifida | Hudson Bay Anemone | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52729 | |||||
| Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 40600 | ||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Currant | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89950 | |||||
| Neotoma lepida | Desert Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18771 | |||||
| Crepis modocensis | Siskiyou Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61229 | |||||
| Stenanthium occidentale | Western Featherbells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48276 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. iodanthus | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86360 | |||||
| Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56735 | |||||
| Puccinellia distans | Spreading Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46367 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84673 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55099 | |||||
| Festuca campestris | Big Rough Fescue | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 43176 | |||||
| Machaeranthera grindelioides var. grindelioides | Rayless Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91950 | |||||
| Cyperus odoratus | Rusty Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50779 |
