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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum | Western Bog Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91714 | |||||
| Crepis nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39242 | |||||
| Helianthella uniflora | Rocky Mountain Rockrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60322 | |||||
| Carex macloviana | Falkland Island Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49531 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88371 | |||||
| Opuntia macrorhiza var. macrorhiza | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85580 | ||||||
| Lupinus arbustus ssp. neolaxiflorus | Long-spur Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83951 | |||||
| Cicuta maculata | Spotted Water-hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54199 | |||||
| Lithophragma glabrum | Bulbous Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43336 | |||||
| Artemisia rigida | Scabland Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 41726 | |||||
| Lepomis gibbosus | Pumpkinseed | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19003 | |||||
| Carex preslii | Presl's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60990 | |||||
| Lonicera caerulea | Western Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50234 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88938 | |||||
| Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56501 | |||||
| Mentha x piperita | Peppermint | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79269 | |||||
| Podiceps auritus | Horned Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 16689 | |||||
| Trisetum wolfii | Beardless Oats | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54868 | |||||
| Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
| Potentilla nivea | Snow Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43932 | |||||
| Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana | Pacific Northwest Starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92256 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39957 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52849 | |||||
| Tortula ruralis | Tortula Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 33411 | |||||
| Prenanthes alata | Western Rattlesnake-root | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48441 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. vallicola | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87324 | |||||
| Circus cyaneus | Northern Harrier | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17749 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57146 | |||||
| Eriogonum desertorum | Desert Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G3Q | SNA | 46497 | ||||
| Campanula parryi | Parry's Northern Harebell | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 40617 | |||||
| Ranunculus karelinii | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61623 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89481 | |||||
| Cirsium pulcherrimum | Wyoming Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59833 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49108 | |||||
| Potentilla ovina var. ovina | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 87965 | ||||||
| Anemone multifida var. globosa | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85102 | ||||||
| Salix pseudomonticola | False Mountain Willow | Species | Plant | 3 | G4G5 | S1 | 55530 | ||||
| Nicotiana attenuata | Coyote Tobacco | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53583 | |||||
| Ellisia nyctelea | Nyctelea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53763 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis | False Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91384 | |||||
| Agrestia hispida | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3 | SNR | 37129 | |||||
| Erigeron filifolius | Threadleaf Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41224 | |||||
| Pectocarya penicillata | Short-leaf Combseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51710 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. trifidum | Small Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89970 | |||||
| Archilochus alexandri | Black-chinned Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18520 | |||||
| Chenopodium rubrum | Coast-blite Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57954 | |||||
| Hordeum depressum | Dwarf Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47197 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. tomentellum | Spreading Dogbane | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83605 | ||||||
| Geranium bicknellii | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56156 | |||||
| Sylvilagus floridanus | Eastern Cottontail | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 77057 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus | Whitney's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91968 | |||||
| Epilobium hornemannii | Hornemann's Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39474 | |||||
| Populus angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60526 | |||||
| Viola sheltonii | Shelton's Violet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49736 | |||||
| Wyethia amplexicaulis | Northern Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52386 | |||||
| Parietaria pensylvanica var. pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88545 | |||||
| Geranium carolinianum | Carolina Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58699 | |||||
| Lupinus holosericeus | Nuttall's Silky Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47875 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. flava | Yellow Spring Beauty | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86927 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54442 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43551 | |||||
| Anemone drummondii ssp. drummondii | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90500 | ||||||
| Carex haydeniana | Hayden's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40170 | |||||
| Penstemon gairdneri | Gairdner's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50471 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. glabratus | Stemless Mock Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89117 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. balticus | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86364 | |||||
| Downingia bacigalupii | Bacigalupi's Downingia | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2 | 56699 | ||||
| Symphyotrichum ericoides | White Heath Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46063 | |||||
| Tyrannus savana | Fork-tailed Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16992 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16060 | |||||
| Linum neomexicanum | New Mexican Yellow Flax | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 44230 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum var. montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92462 | |||||
| Petradoria pumila | Grassy Rock-goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53101 | |||||
| Ranunculus cymbalaria var. saximontanus | Seaside Crowfoot | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 91027 | ||||||
| Orthotrichum hallii | Hall's Orthotrichum Moss | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S1 | 34673 | ||||
| Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
| Galium mexicanum | Mexican Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59386 | |||||
| Rorippa alpina | Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 51190 | |||||
| Acer glabrum var. douglasii | Douglas Maple | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87523 | ||||||
| Salpinctes obsoletus | Rock Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18048 | |||||
| Phacelia hastata | Silverleaf Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46742 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. platyphyllus | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83176 | |||||
| Lecidea albohyalina | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93771 | |||||||
| Brasenia schreberi | Watershield | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40892 | |||||
| Carex infirminervia | Species | Plant | SNR | 62033 | |||||||
| Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89675 | ||||||
| Scapania gymnostomophila | A liverwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 38077 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus var. belliae | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88199 | |||||
| Cathartes aura | Turkey Vulture | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17687 | |||||
| Castilleja pallescens var. pallescens | Pallid Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85317 | |||||
| Equisetum scirpoides | Dwarf Scouring-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55811 | |||||
| Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla | Shortleaf Fescue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83741 | |||||
| Beckmannia syzigachne | American Sloughgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54019 | |||||
| Ligusticum grayi | Gray's Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43133 | |||||
| Crepis nana ssp. nana | Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91541 | |||||
| Lupinus sulphureus | Sulphur-flower Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41446 | |||||
| Cyperus filiculmis | Slender Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51944 | |||||
| Juncus longistylis var. longistylis | Long-styled Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90130 | |||||
| Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 18768 |
