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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamaesyce glyptosperma | Corrugate-seed Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48752 | |||||
| Chenopodium fremontii var. fremontii | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91180 | ||||||
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica | Brook-pimpernell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44354 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum | Meadow Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53168 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61024 | |||||
| Machaeranthera bigelovii | Bigelow's Tansy-aster | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51269 | |||||
| Woodsia scopulina ssp. scopulina | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86133 | |||||
| Heracleum maximum | Cow-parsnip | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46873 | |||||
| Mentha x piperita | Peppermint | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79269 | |||||
| Pulsatilla patens | American Pasqueflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55575 | |||||
| Podiceps grisegena | Red-necked Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16128 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. vaginiflorus | Poverty Dropseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91696 | |||||
| Scutellaria antirrhinoides | Snap-dragon Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53794 | |||||
| Pedicularis contorta var. contorta | Curve-beak Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88336 | |||||
| Viola nuttallii | Nuttall's Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40638 | |||||
| Anas americana | American Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18845 | |||||
| Madia citriodora | Lemon-scent Tarweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49415 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
| Agrestia hispida | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3 | SNR | 37129 | |||||
| Gutierrezia microcephala | Small-head Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56175 | |||||
| Astragalus robbinsii var. occidentalis | Lamoille Canyon Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 90294 | |||||
| Saxifraga subapetala | Yellowstone Saxifrage | Species | Plant | SNR | 61666 | ||||||
| Cirsium tioganum | Stemless Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52068 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88880 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41260 | |||||
| Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19563 | |||||
| Sedum debile | Weak-stem Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50038 | |||||
| Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum | Showy Jacob's-ladder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85087 | |||||
| Phacelia hastata var. hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92223 | |||||
| Myosotis laxa | Small Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45754 | |||||
| Arabis lyallii var. nubigena | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 83573 | ||||||
| Ranunculus suksdorfii | Suksdorf's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54476 | |||||
| Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis | Gairdner's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90812 | |||||
| Mertensia cusickii | Toiyabe Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 52714 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87287 | ||||||
| Dodecatheon conjugens var. conjugens | Bonneville Shootingstar | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85776 | |||||
| Carex deflexa | Short-stemmed Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56714 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Boreal Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 92792 | |||||
| Castilleja applegatei | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46352 | |||||
| Corispermum orientale | Oriental Tick-seed | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 55085 | |||||
| Nama densum var. parviflorum | Compact Fiddleleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89438 | |||||
| Collomia tinctoria | Yellow-staining Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50758 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. alpinum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87933 | |||||
| Ambrosia tomentosa | Skeleton-leaf Bursage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49028 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84146 | ||||||
| Carex fissuricola | Cleft Sedge | Species | Plant | SNR | 57490 | ||||||
| Juncus bufonius var. bufonius | Toad Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91357 | |||||
| Eriogonum inerme | Unarmed Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44599 | |||||
| Atriplex gardneri | Gardner's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53401 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. hendersonii | Henderson's Currant | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89950 | |||||
| Crepis modocensis | Siskiyou Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61229 | |||||
| Carex praeceptorum | Teacher's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51565 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. iodanthus | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86360 | |||||
| Pentagramma triangularis | Western Gold Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60065 | |||||
| Chenopodium overi | Over's Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47072 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84673 | |||||
| Larus glaucescens | Glaucous-winged Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16368 | |||||
| Lagophylla ramosissima | Slender Hareleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58186 | |||||
| Machaeranthera grindelioides var. grindelioides | Rayless Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91950 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45239 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha | Starvation Cactus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88521 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum chilense | Pacific American-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40915 | |||||
| Biatora subduplex | Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | SNR | 61902 | |||||
| Arabis drummondii | Drummond's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47756 | |||||
| Lycopodium clavatum var. clavatum | Running-pine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83160 | |||||
| Grindelia howellii | Howell's Gumweed | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 56331 | ||||
| Arnica chamissonis var. andina | Leafy Leopardbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90470 | |||||
| Stanleya confertiflora | Malheur Prince's Plume | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 43416 | ||||
| Zannichellia palustris | Horned Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52273 | |||||
| Acer grandidentatum var. grandidentatum | Bigtooth Maple | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 89081 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri | Hooker's Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41486 | |||||
| Carex deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50284 | |||||
| Minuartia pusilla var. pusilla | Dwarf Stitchwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85315 | |||||
| Iris missouriensis | Western Blue Iris | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58922 | |||||
| Passerculus sandwichensis | Savannah Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17889 | |||||
| Cardamine breweri var. breweri | Brewer's Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92427 | |||||
| Gayophytum racemosum | Racemed Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45979 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta ssp. inexpansa | New England Northern Reedgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83737 | |||||
| Vaccinium myrtillus | Whortleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44043 | |||||
| Picea pungens | Blue Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52936 | |||||
| Thalictrum fendleri var. fendleri | Fendler's Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87484 | |||||
| Valeriana sitchensis | Marsh Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60765 | |||||
| Potamogeton vaginatus | Sheathed Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48529 | |||||
| Blepharipappus scaber ssp. scaber | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85960 | ||||||
| Cottus beldingii | Paiute Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16679 | |||||
| Artemisia tripartita | Three-tip Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59613 | |||||
| Leymus triticoides | Beardless Lyme Grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46577 | |||||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 |
