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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Halogeton glomeratus | Halogeton | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 59059 | |||||
Eucephalus engelmannii | Engelmann's Aster | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48054 | |||||
Erigeron bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41225 | |||||
Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera | Mt. Hood Pussy-paws | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86801 | |||||
Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. weberi | Weber's Scarlet Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 90129 | |||||
Poa leibergii | Leiberg's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 53488 | ||||||
Carex piperi | Piper's Sedge | Species | Plant | GUQ | SNR | 57077 | |||||
Juncus brachyphyllus | Short-leaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46177 | |||||
Mitella trifida var. trifida | Pacific Bishop's-cap | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83048 | |||||
Sagina saginoides | Arctic Pearlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61503 | |||||
Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
Trifolium haydenii | Hayden's Clover | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59752 | |||||
Poa lettermanii | Letterman's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48804 | |||||
Juncus nodosus var. nodosus | Knotted Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85202 | |||||
Lupinus cusickii ssp. cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G1T1 | SNR | 90666 | |||||
Lotus unifoliolatus var. unifoliolatus | American Bird's-foot-trefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83636 | |||||
Townsendia exscapa | Silky Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39955 | |||||
Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
Tortula ruralis | Tortula Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 33411 | |||||
Cryptantha affinis | Slender Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42034 | |||||
Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
Salpinctes obsoletus | Rock Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18048 | |||||
Acer negundo var. interius | Box-elder | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92647 | |||||
Carex spectabilis | Northwestern Showy Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57861 | |||||
Polystichum munitum | Western Swordfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46907 | |||||
Draba paysonii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40199 | |||||
Salix myrtillifolia var. myrtillifolia | Myrtle-leaf Willow | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85844 | ||||||
Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
Mimetanthe pilosa | False Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45047 | |||||
Procyon lotor | Northern Raccoon | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 77652 | |||||
Cusickiella douglasii | Alkali False Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44570 | |||||
Collomia linearis | Narrow-leaved Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49462 | |||||
Eleocharis acicularis | Least Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42741 | |||||
Rorippa curvisiliqua var. nuttallii | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91201 | |||||
Astragalus calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54824 | |||||
Sparganium angustifolium | Narrow-leaf Burreed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58624 | |||||
Artemisia biennis var. biennis | Biennial Wormwood | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89777 | |||||
Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
Bucephala albeola | Bufflehead | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B,S1N | 18755 | |||||
Ranunculus macounii | Macoun's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61121 | |||||
Vaccinium uliginosum | Alpine Blueberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40900 | |||||
Delphinium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86463 | ||||||
Ranunculus flammula var. filiformis | Greater Creeping Spearwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91732 | |||||
Ipomopsis polycladon | Spreading Gilia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 45818 | ||||
Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84781 | |||||
Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya | Wing-nut Cat's-eye | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88376 | ||||||
Symphyotrichum ciliatum | Alkali American-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51218 | |||||
Epilobium hornemannii | Hornemann's Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39474 | |||||
Piperia unalascensis | Alaska Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43402 | |||||
Arceuthobium douglasii | Douglas-fir Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59320 | |||||
Phlox viscida | Sticky Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41454 | |||||
Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum | Idaho Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90322 | |||||
Aristida oligantha | Prairie Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57360 | |||||
Phacelia ivesiana var. glandulifera | Sticky Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83252 | |||||
Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88940 | |||||||
Charadrius montanus | Mountain Plover | Species | Bird | G3 | SNA | 16542 | |||||
Coptis occidentalis | Western Goldthread | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59999 | |||||
Chaenactis macrantha | Large-flowered Chaenactis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49067 | |||||
Eragrostis pilosa var. pilosa | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85444 | |||||||
Lepidium densiflorum | Dense-flower Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51968 | |||||
Hedysarum boreale ssp. boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90835 | |||||
Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa | Different-nerve Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83855 | |||||
Arabidopsis salsuginea | Saltwater Cress | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49958 | |||||
Bromus marginatus | Large Mountain Brome | Species | Plant | SNR | 42286 | ||||||
Carex breweri var. paddoensis | Brewer's Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87640 | |||||
Androsace septentrionalis | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54403 | |||||
Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93017 | |||||
Elaeagnus commutata | American Silverberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58124 | |||||
Bromus sitchensis | Alaska Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60659 | |||||
Vulpia microstachys | Small Six-weeks Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47132 | |||||
Lomatium piperi | Piper's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40415 | |||||
Polygonum polygaloides ssp. confertiflorum | Dense-flower Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 86035 | |||||
Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca | Tufted Hairgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89500 | |||||
Cyperus squarrosus | Awned Cyperus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52671 | |||||
Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17318 | |||||
Cymopterus nivalis | Snow Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56270 | |||||
Ledum glandulosum | Glandular Labrador-tea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45314 | |||||
Populus x acuminata | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78814 | |||||
Cerastium alpinum var. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 87966 | |||||
Boykinia major | Mountain Brookfoam | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44791 | |||||
Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
Scapania gymnostomophila | A liverwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 38077 | |||||
Juncus interior | Inland Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42958 | |||||
Carex scoparia var. scoparia | Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91386 | |||||
Carex garberi | Elk Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55036 | |||||
Poa curta | Short-leaved Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58833 | |||||
Carex laeviculmis | Smooth-stem Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47816 | |||||
Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84450 | |||||
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89976 | |||||
Glaucomys sabrinus | Northern Flying Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 16055 | |||||
Lepomis gibbosus | Pumpkinseed | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19003 | |||||
Antennaria alpina | Alpine Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61359 | |||||
Lathyrus nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41074 | |||||
Rudbeckia laciniata var. laciniata | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86646 | |||||
Artemisia rothrockii | Rothrock's Artemisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53317 | |||||
Draba paysonii var. treleasii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91971 | |||||
Atriplex prostrata | Creeping Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59487 | |||||
Salix myrtillifolia | Myrtle-leaf Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48558 | |||||
Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85001 |