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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carex misandra | Few-flowered Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 49670 | |||||
| Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma | Few-seed Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87499 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus americanus | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60802 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa | Red Elderberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47777 | |||||
| Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla | Five-leaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85962 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56337 | |||||
| Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91840 | |||||
| Piranga olivacea | Scarlet Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16258 | |||||
| Carex backii | Back's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41534 | |||||
| Grindelia nana | Idaho Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50334 | |||||
| Woodsia scopulina ssp. laurentiana | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88193 | |||||
| Potamogeton zosteriformis | Flatstem Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45995 | |||||
| Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea | Western Lovegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84368 | |||||
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Calochortus eurycarpus | Big-pod Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56923 | |||||
| Polygonum heterosepalum | Dwarf Desert Knotweed | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 44065 | |||||
| Najas flexilis | Slender Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52959 | |||||
| Linnaea borealis ssp. americana | Twinflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90118 | |||||
| Elatine triandra | Longstem Water-wort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61426 | |||||
| Rorippa tenerrima | Modoc County Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51051 | |||||
| Toxostoma rufum | Brown Thrasher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18183 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea var. sericea | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86560 | ||||||
| Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
| Lupinus caespitosus var. utahensis | Stemless-dwarf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84934 | |||||
| Juniperus communis | Ground Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55328 | |||||
| Eriastrum sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum | Few-flower Eriastrum | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90941 | |||||
| Eleocharis rostellata | Beaked Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42324 | |||||
| Mimulus guttatus | Common Large Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53639 | |||||
| Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens | Smooth White Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88737 | |||||
| Salix arctica | Arctic Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 67955 | |||||
| Eriogonum mancum | Imperfect Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49185 | |||||
| Downingia elegans var. brachypetala | Common Downingia | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 87082 | |||||
| Eleocharis macrostachya | Creeping Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57722 | |||||
| Platanthera leucostachys | Scentbottle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47338 | |||||
| Betula pumila var. glandulifera | Dwarf Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83411 | |||||
| Lupinus sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56009 | |||||
| Arabis cusickii | Cusick's Rockcress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43007 | |||||
| Aythya collaris | Ring-necked Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 15746 | |||||
| Juncus mertensianus | Mertens' Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51791 | |||||
| Thomomys townsendii | Townsend's Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G4G5 | S4 | 18853 | |||||
| Meesia longiseta | Meesia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36240 | ||||
| Glyceria striata | Fowl Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60372 | |||||
| Carex amplifolia | Bigleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49798 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum | Dwarf Waterleaf | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85582 | ||||||
| Hackelia patens var. patens | Johnston's Stickseed | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83967 | ||||||
| Eriogonum capistratum | Hidden Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 54254 | |||||
| Cryptantha ambigua | Obscure Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41106 | |||||
| Linum kingii | Uintah Mountain Flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43660 | |||||
| Mertensia oblongifolia | Sagebrush Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52515 | |||||
| Hackelia deflexa | Northern Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39330 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. leucophaeum | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 86136 | |||||
| Sorbus scopulina | Greene's Mountain-ash | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56565 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum | Largeleaf Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92040 | |||||
| Potamogeton x spathuliformis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79289 | ||||||
| Arnica sororia | Twin Arnica | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54897 | |||||
| Delphinium stachydeum | Spiked Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59202 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48785 | |||||
| Cathartes aura | Turkey Vulture | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17687 | |||||
| Amelanchier utahensis var. utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86743 | |||||
| Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44380 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera | Balsam Poplar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82997 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Chenopodium berlandieri var. zschackii | Pit-seed Goosefoot | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90311 | |||||
| Potamogeton filiformis | Slender Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61685 | |||||
| Podiceps nigricollis | Eared Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S2B | 15293 | |||||
| Zigadenus venenosus var. venenosus | Meadow Deathcamas | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88924 | |||||
| Circaea alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46884 | |||||
| Equisetum hyemale var. affine | Scouring-rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85110 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55621 | |||||
| Catabrosa aquatica var. aquatica | Brook Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91136 | |||||
| Gavia stellata | Red-throated Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19827 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. neomexicana | Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 83586 | |||||
| Oenothera flava | Long-tubed Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53809 | |||||
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S2? | 40672 | |||||
| Bidens vulgata | Tall Bur-marigold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49434 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium ssp. androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87318 | |||||
| Ericameria greenei | Greene's Goldenweed | Species | Plant | SNR | 58042 | ||||||
| Canadanthus modestus | Great Northern Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47556 | |||||
| Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85782 | ||||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. albicaulis | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91616 | |||||
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52093 | |||||
| Carex mertensii | Merten's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41287 | |||||
| Selaginella densa var. standleyi | Standley's Spike-moss | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89469 | |||||
| Ribes laxiflorum | Trailing Black Currant | Species | Plant | SNR | 60601 | ||||||
| Townsendia leptotes | Common Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50075 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. elongatum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87947 | |||||
| Isoetes melanopoda | Blackfoot Quillwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58751 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45781 | |||||
| Carex echinata ssp. echinata | Little Prickly Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84163 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia | Currantleaf Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54507 | |||||
| Danthonia californica | California Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43873 | |||||
| Rosa gymnocarpa | Wood Rose | Species | Plant | SNR | 52755 | ||||||
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed-Susan | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39525 | |||||
| Erigeron glabellus var. glabellus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89968 | ||||||
| Berula erecta | Wild Parsnip | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48295 | |||||
| Castilleja minor ssp. minor | Alkali Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86385 | |||||
| Lepidium montanum | Mountain Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5? | S4 | 56746 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. deserticum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 92193 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59392 | |||||
| Papaver radicatum | Arctic Poppy | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 46412 |
