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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penstemon cyaneus | Dark-blue Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50470 | |||||
| Sphyrapicus ruber | Red-breasted Sapsucker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17912 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. diapensioides | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 88299 | ||||||
| Viola palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59064 | |||||
| Vallisneria americana | Tapegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 46044 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. bracteosa | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84502 | |||||
| Hordeum pusillum | Little Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57084 | |||||
| Ammannia coccinea | Scarlet Ammannia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44228 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii | Douglas' Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 91679 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus maritimus | Saltmarsh Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39794 | |||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Salix lucida | Shining Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51179 | |||||
| Circaea alpina ssp. alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86709 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Phacelia linearis | Linearleaf Phacelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46740 | |||||
| Nucifraga columbiana | Clark's Nutcracker | Species | Bird | G5 | S2 | Tier 3 | 16032 | ||||
| Arenaria congesta var. subcongesta | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85042 | |||||
| Ranunculus aquatilis | White Water Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55454 | |||||
| Alopecurus saccatus | Pacific Foxtail | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42393 | |||||
| Bouteloua curtipendula var. curtipendula | Sideoats Grama | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92195 | |||||
| Enceliopsis nudicaulis | Panamint Sunray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53712 | |||||
| Luzula congesta | Heath Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 40561 | |||||
| Picoides villosus | Hairy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18653 | |||||
| Erigeron eatonii var. lavandulus | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | S3 | 88855 | |||||
| Zigadenus elegans ssp. elegans | Mountain Deathcamas | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90744 | |||||
| Erigeron nanus | Dwarf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49315 | |||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius | Spiny Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 87239 | |||||
| Antennaria rosea | Rosy Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47431 | |||||
| Cottus beldingii | Paiute Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16679 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma lanceolata var. lanceolata | Lance-leaf Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 83567 | |||||
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56102 | |||||
| Gayophytum ramosissimum | Much-branch Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43123 | |||||
| Heterotheca villosa var. scabra | Hairy False Goldenaster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92776 | |||||
| Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19320 | |||||
| Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens | Fineleaf Woolly-white | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89388 | |||||
| Elymus lanceolatus | Streamside Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49913 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85770 | |||||
| Ledum groenlandicum | Common Labrador Tea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45669 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata | Lace Foamflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41168 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43739 | |||||
| Lactuca canadensis | Canada Lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52643 | |||||
| Mimulus floribundus | Floriferous Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39383 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa | Black Cottonwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89872 | |||||
| Potentilla diversifolia var. perdissecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86326 | |||||
| Lathyrus sulphureus | Brewer's Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56664 | |||||
| Orobanche corymbosa | Flat-top Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46237 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 22 | Steelhead (Snake River - B Run) | Population | G5TNRQ | SNA | 79657 | ||||||
| Piptatherum micranthum | Small-flowered Ricegrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G5 | S1 | 55028 | ||||
| Callipepla gambelii | Gambel's Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20097 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata | Threeleaf Foamflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91849 | |||||
| Phegopteris connectilis | Northern Beechfern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 50669 | ||||
| Orobanche californica | California Broomrape | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40083 | |||||
| Toxostoma rufum | Brown Thrasher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18183 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88459 | |||||
| Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86861 | |||||
| Veronica scutellata | Marsh-speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57386 | |||||
| Arceuthobium laricis | Larch Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42675 | |||||
| Juniperus communis var. montana | Common Juniper | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90433 | |||||
| Suaeda occidentalis | Slender Seepweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61861 | |||||
| Orthocarpus tenuifolius | Goldtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51425 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. oregana | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89040 | |||||
| Thlaspi parviflorum | Small-flowered Pennycress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 60008 | |||||
| Carex neurophora | Alpine-nerved Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46977 | |||||
| Lupinus aridus ssp. aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85241 | |||||
| Bidens tenuisecta | Slim-lobe Beggar-ticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55762 | |||||
| Agoseris retrorsa | Spear-leaf False-dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45126 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83666 | |||||
| Poecile rufescens | Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18867 | |||||
| Erigeron divergens | Spreading Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49527 | |||||
| Hygrobiella laxifolia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 37701 | ||||||
| Mimulus moschatus var. moschatus | Muskflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87438 | |||||
| Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
| Botrychium lineare | Linear-Leaved Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G2G3 | SH | 57635 | |||
| Pyrrocoma radiata | Snake River Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56113 | |||
| Lepidomeda copei | Northern Leatherside Chub | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 74379 | ||
| Botrychium paradoxum | Peculiar Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 59804 | |||
| Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S4 | 15570 | |||
| Allotropa virgata | Candystick | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 45693 | |||
| Castilleja christii | Christ's Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma insecticruris | Bugleg Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 55520 | |||
| Astragalus aquilonius | Lemhi Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 42258 | |||
| Lewisia sacajaweana | Sacajawea's bitterroot | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 93764 | ||||
| Strix nebulosa | Great Gray Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15848 | |||
| Allium madidum | Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 49159 | ||||
| Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Astragalus anserinus | Goose Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 51746 | |||
| Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
| Draba globosa | Pointed Draba | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 44554 | |||
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. nubilus | White Clouds Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G4T2 | S2 | 88363 | ||||
| Cymopterus davisii | Davis' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 51551 | ||||
| Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae | Tobias' Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 85362 |
