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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malacothrix sonchoides | Sow-thistle Desert-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41059 | |||||
| Platismatia herrei | Herre's Ragged Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | S2 | 39012 | |||||
| Antennaria corymbosa | Meadow Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43927 | |||||
| Eurybia integrifolia | Thick-stem Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41962 | |||||
| Hackelia hispida | Rough Stickseed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56657 | |||||
| Crepis nana ssp. nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91541 | |||||
| Cinna latifolia | Slender Wood Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43458 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex var. simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89654 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum boreale | Rush Aster | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 51123 | |||
| Prenanthes alata | Western Rattlesnake-root | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48441 | |||||
| Juncus effusus | Soft Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 46470 | |||||
| Carex bolanderi | Bolander's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50086 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. balticus | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86364 | |||||
| Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus | Perennial Twistflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84500 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos longiflorus | Long-flowered Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58886 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87412 | |||||
| Ligusticum canbyi | Canby's Wild Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61076 | |||||
| Chorizanthe brevicornu | Brittle Spineflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48942 | |||||
| Packera pauciflora | Few-flower Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 39873 | |||||
| Dipodomys microps | Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17426 | |||||
| Allium geyeri | Geyer's Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45152 | |||||
| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19794 | |||||
| Lupinus cusickii ssp. cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G1T1 | SNR | 90666 | |||||
| Valeriana occidentalis | Small-flower Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44706 | |||||
| Equisetum hyemale | Rough Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54030 | |||||
| Allium pleianthum | Many-flowered Onion | Species | Plant | G3Q | SNR | 53089 | |||||
| Lathyrus bijugatus | Latah Tule-pea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55119 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51884 | |||||
| Mertensia lanceolata | Prairie Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55126 | |||||
| Lupinus burkei | Burke's Lupine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51886 | |||||
| Heuchera flabellifolia var. subsecta | Bridger Mountain Alumroot | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88083 | ||||||
| Carex tahoensis | Lake Tahoe Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57859 | |||||
| Carex athrostachya | Jointed-spike Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50831 | |||||
| Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
| Asplenium trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 40600 | ||||
| Besseya rubra | Red Coral-drops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49559 | |||||
| Eryngium aristulatum | California Eryngo | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41395 | |||||
| Artemisia tripartita | Three-tip Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59613 | |||||
| Dugaldia hoopesii | Orange-sneezeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45908 | |||||
| Arabis cusickii | Cusick's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43007 | |||||
| Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla | Five-leaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85962 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. compacta | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88641 | |||||
| Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
| x Elyleymus aristatus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79589 | ||||||
| Astragalus miser var. miser | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87013 | |||||
| Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis | Greater Creeping Spearwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91732 | |||||
| Erigeron rydbergii | Rydberg's Daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 39427 | |||||
| Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
| Ammannia coccinea | Scarlet Ammannia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44228 | |||||
| Poa palustris | Fowl Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53625 | |||||
| Ambrosia coronopifolia | Western Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52618 | |||||
| Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Annual Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42246 | |||||
| Carex tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60359 | |||||
| Glossopetalon spinescens | Spiny Greasebush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54725 | |||||
| Orthocarpus tolmiei | Tolmie's Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51365 | |||||
| Poa reflexa | Nodding Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57343 | |||||
| Apocynum x floribundum | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78985 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea var. sericea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86560 | ||||||
| Coturnicops noveboracensis | Yellow Rail | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15452 | |||||
| Glyptopleura marginata | White-margined Wax Plant | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 59094 | ||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Carex haydeniana | Hayden's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40170 | |||||
| Lupinus caespitosus var. utahensis | Stemless-dwarf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84934 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. subcarinata | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87670 | ||||||
| Kelloggia galioides | Milky Kelloggia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49163 | |||||
| Carex siccata | Dry-spike Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62087 | |||||
| Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
| Silene menziesii ssp. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90308 | ||||||
| Ranunculus uncinatus | Woodland Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45424 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale ssp. boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90835 | |||||
| Pteridium aquilinum | Bracken Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42500 | |||||
| Prosartes hookeri var. oregana | Hooker's Mandarin | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88913 | |||||
| Galium hypotrichium | Alpine Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47439 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83666 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana | Oregon Checkermallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55343 | |||||
| Antennaria microphylla | Small-leaf Cat's-foot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52133 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. borealis | Boreal Wormwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 92792 | |||||
| Woodsia oregana ssp. oregana | Oregon Woodsia (Diploid) | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 88265 | |||||
| Alopecurus alpinus | Mountain Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58121 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85582 | ||||||
| Potentilla rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43739 | |||||
| Carex scoparia var. scoparia | Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91386 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89462 | ||||||
| Lemna turionifera | Turion Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48127 | |||||
| Clarkia rhomboidea | Tongue Clarkia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56775 | |||||
| Bubo virginianus | Great Horned Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 74430 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. leucophaeum | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 86136 | |||||
| Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium | Common Woolly-sunflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84320 | |||||
| Senecio hydrophilus | Great Swamp Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58674 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87227 | |||||
| Draba paysonii var. treleasii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91971 | |||||
| Rumex venosus | Veined Dock | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 60862 | |||||
| Iva axillaris | Small-flowered Marsh-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48706 | |||||
| Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17216 | |||||
| Stanleya pinnata var. pinnata | Desert Prince's-plume | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89967 | |||||
| Scutellaria antirrhinoides | Snap-dragon Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53794 | |||||
| Melica subulata | Alaska Onion Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54917 | |||||
| Lysimachia ciliata | Fringed Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51682 |
