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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Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
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 | |||
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Boisduvalia macrantha | Large-flower Spike-primrose | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43522 | |||||
Oreochromis mossambicus | Mozambique Tilapia | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19521 | |||||
Frasera speciosa | Showy Green-gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56412 | |||||
Saxifraga adscendens | Ascending Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 47565 | |||||
Solidago missouriensis var. extraria | Missouri Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88591 | |||||
Anelsonia eurycarpa | Dagger-pod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53734 | |||||
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis | Western Yarrow | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90609 | |||||
Sphaeralcea munroana ssp. subrhomboidea | White-stem Globemallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 84371 | |||||
Ranunculus glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44150 | |||||
Chimaphila menziesii | Menzies' Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45903 | |||||
Carex bolanderi | Bolander's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50086 | |||||
Acrocheilus alutaceus | Chiselmouth | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 18873 | |||||
Juniperus occidentalis | Western Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57045 | |||||
Ranunculus populago | Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60082 | |||||
Lomatium nuttallii | Nuttall's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 40936 | |||||
Downingia elegans var. elegans | Common Downingia | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89150 | ||||||
Bromus inermis ssp. pumpellianus | Awnless Brome | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91125 | |||||
Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. nudicaulis | Naked-stem Daisy | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84937 | |||||
Tortula bartramii | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 35821 | ||||||
Ligusticum verticillatum | Idaho Lovage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46510 | |||||
Platanthera stricta | Slender Bog Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48300 | |||||
Antennaria media | Stony Mountain Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54410 | |||||
Potamogeton illinoensis | Illinois Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55397 | |||||
Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
Juniperus osteosperma | Utah Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60774 | |||||
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87608 | |||||
Thelypodium integrifolium | Entireleaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52676 | |||||
Potentilla rivalis var. rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86006 | |||||
Philadelphus lewisii var. lewisii | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83412 | |||||
Callirhoe involucrata var. involucrata | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91609 | ||||||
Artemisia tilesii | Tilesius Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39214 | |||||
Cryptantha torreyana | Torrey's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43088 | |||||
Sphaeromeria potentilloides | Cinquefoil Tansy | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 49054 | |||||
Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89693 | ||||||
Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88237 | |||||
Vulpia octoflora var. octoflora | Slender 8-flowered Fescue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85588 | |||||
Elatine californica | California Waterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47227 | |||||
Lupinus argenteus var. laxiflorus | Spur Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90216 | |||||
Plagiobothrys scouleri var. hispidulus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83976 | ||||||
Lupinus polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43709 | |||||
Luzula divaricata | Forked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45411 | |||||
Oxytropis besseyi | Bessey's Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61420 | |||||
Hulsea algida | Alpine Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42332 | |||||
Bromus polyanthus | Basin Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53327 | |||||
Chamaesyce ocellata | Valley Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59621 | |||||
Phlox hoodii ssp. hoodii | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86626 | |||||
Rubus pubescens | Dwarf Red Blackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 39898 | |||||
Rorippa calycina | Persistent-sepal Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49681 | |||||
Ranunculus pygmaeus var. pygmaeus | Dwarf Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90737 | |||||
Gavia stellata | Red-throated Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19827 | |||||
Pluvialis squatarola | Black-bellied Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17343 | |||||
Eleocharis quadrangulata | Squarestem Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56612 | |||||
Helianthus ciliaris | Blue-weed Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47797 | |||||
Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana | Virginia Strawberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87158 | |||||
Cleome serrulata | Bee Spider-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44432 | |||||
Populus balsamifera ssp. balsamifera | Balsam Poplar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82997 | |||||
Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Wild Licorice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42643 | |||||
Arnica x diversifolia | Rayless Arnica | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78923 | |||||
Carex canescens | Hoary Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60367 | |||||
Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41110 | |||||
Cordylanthus parviflorus | Purple Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52209 | |||||
Allium textile | White Wild Onion | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 58479 | |||||
Huperzia selago var. densa | Fir Clubmoss | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87840 | |||||
Vesicarpa potentilloides var. potentilloides | False Chicken-sage | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91310 | |||||
Equisetum hyemale var. affine | Scouring-rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85110 | |||||
Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46748 | |||||
Papaver lapponicum ssp. occidentale | Lapland Poppy | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89850 | ||||||
Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. neomexicana | Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 83586 | |||||
Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 | |||||
Alnus rubra | Red Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44885 | |||||
Agrostis thurberiana | Thurber's Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61026 | |||||
Hieracium umbellatum | Umbellate Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41819 |