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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii | Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86820 | ||||||
| Holodiscus discolor | Cream-bush Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57333 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
| Helianthus ciliaris | Blue-weed Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47797 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea var. discoidea | Sharp-scaled Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 88993 | |||||
| Cyperus erythrorhizos | Red-root Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59949 | |||||
| Wyethia helenioides | Gray Muleears | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52323 | |||||
| Eleocharis quinqueflora | Few-flower Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41540 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85218 | |||||
| Notropis hudsonius | Spottail Shiner | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19796 | |||||
| Elymus trachycaulus | Slender Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55731 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
| Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
| Gentiana calycosa | Explorer's Gentian | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53897 | |||||
| Ranunculus hyperboreus | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46005 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum | Large-leaved Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90924 | |||||
| Alectoris chukar | Chukar | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15628 | |||||
| Nothocalais troximoides | Weevil False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44091 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87412 | |||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58117 | |||||
| Carex breweri | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53015 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa | Diffuse Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 85877 | |||||
| Pedicularis groenlandica | Bull Elephant's-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56241 | |||||
| Lomatium gormanii | Gorman's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48575 | |||||
| Crataegus okennonii | O'Kennon's Hawthorn | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 46624 | |||||
| Carex rupestris var. rupestris | Rock Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89585 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma lanceolata | Lanceleaf Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42339 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius ssp. paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88077 | |||||
| Taraxacum eriophorum | Wool-bearing Dandelion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58806 | |||||
| Gilia tenerrima | Delicate Gilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54569 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius | Water-plantain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49233 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. serotinus | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91463 | |||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Sidalcea oregana var. maxima | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90051 | |||||
| Cystopteris fragilis | Fragile Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43029 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86478 | ||||||
| Stipa nevadensis | Nevada Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56801 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
| Erysimum occidentale | Western Wallflower | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 55188 | |||||
| Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida | Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92027 | |||||
| Moehringia macrophylla | Largeleaf Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45603 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88624 | |||||||
| Corylus cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45606 | |||||
| Phlox viridis ssp. compacta | Green Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88641 | |||||
| Lepidium ramosissimum | Branched Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62108 | |||||
| Gayophytum eriospermum | Coville's Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41117 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. miser | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87013 | |||||
| Pinus contorta | Lodgepole Pine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52536 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39332 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. luzulina | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83278 | |||||
| Oxytropis nana | Wyoming Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 48033 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. polyanthum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90601 | |||||
| Charadrius montanus | Mountain Plover | Species | Bird | G3 | SNA | 16542 | |||||
| Cleome lutea var. lutea | Yellow Spider-flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89199 | |||||
| Astragalus ceramicus | Pottery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60189 | |||||
| Penstemon leonardii | Leonard's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S3 | 41828 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa | Mada Stick-leaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58351 | |||||
| Alyssum alyssoides | Pale Alyssum | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 50605 | |||||
| Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii | Subspecies | Plant | G3G4T2T3Q | SNR | 92587 | ||||||
| Lomatium nudicaule | Naked-stem Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48797 | |||||
| Eriogonum compositum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44407 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. subcarinata | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87670 | ||||||
| Kalmia microphylla | Alpine Bog Laurel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53224 | |||||
| Carex elynoides | Blackroot Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42569 | |||||
| Erigeron engelmannii var. engelmannii | Engelmann's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86043 | |||||
| Castilleja septentrionalis | Labrador Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56451 | |||||
| Eleocharis parvula | Small Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51342 | |||||
| Arnica x diversifolia | Rayless Arnica | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78923 | |||||
| Ceanothus velutinus | Tobacco Ceanothus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54788 | |||||
| Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17318 | |||||
| Lithospermum ruderale | Western Gromwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46900 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica var. glabella | Poker Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89723 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides | Canada Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45046 | |||||
| Woodsia oregana ssp. oregana | Oregon Woodsia (Diploid) | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 88265 | |||||
| Potentilla multisecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 59053 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus | Foreign Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40684 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. idahoensis | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84471 | |||||
| Peraphyllum ramosissimum | Wild Crab Apple | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 49451 | ||||
| Silene drummondii var. drummondii | Drummond's Campion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91627 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum ssp. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90215 | |||||
| Sagina saginoides | Arctic Pearlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61503 | |||||
| Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita | Threetip Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86667 | |||||
| Atriplex canescens | Four-wing Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59748 | |||||
| Trifolium beckwithii | Beckwith's Clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52110 | |||||
| Cicuta douglasii | Western Water-hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41291 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. dives | Sitka Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85018 | |||||
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
| Picrothamnus desertorum | Bud Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53701 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. trifida | Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88833 | |||||
| Leptarrhena pyrolifolia | Leather-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43884 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87227 | |||||
| Carex tahoensis | Lake Tahoe Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57859 | |||||
| Lesquerella douglasii | Douglas Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 52773 | |||||
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed-Susan | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39525 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83522 | |||||
| Plantago tweedyi | Tweedy's Plaintain | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 56072 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48313 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa | European Red Elder | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92758 | |||||
| Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16819 |
