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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astragalus vexilliflexus | Bent-flower Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 49828 | |||||
| Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85683 | |||||
| Carex magellanica | Poor Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58532 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84040 | |||||
| Senecio serra | Tall Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54304 | |||||
| Pterospora andromedea | Giant Pinedrops | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41127 | |||||
| Lepidium davisii | Davis' Peppergrass | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S3 | 52549 | ||||
| Asclepias speciosa | Showy Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39343 | |||||
| Caulanthus crassicaulis var. crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87872 | ||||||
| Mertensia longiflora | Long-flower Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61075 | |||||
| Ribes cereum var. pedicellare | Wax Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86237 | |||||
| Penstemon watsonii | Watson Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56608 | |||||
| Dicentra cucullaria | Dutchman's Breeches | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46186 | |||||
| x Amelasorbus jackii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79574 | ||||||
| Senecio integerrimus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54979 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum subspicatum | Douglas' Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41838 | |||||
| Veratrum californicum var. californicum | California False Helleborne | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91795 | |||||
| Erigeron simplex | One-stem Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50626 | |||||
| Mertensia brevistyla | Short-style Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59232 | |||||
| Poa wheeleri | Wheeler's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 48806 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana | Mountain Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84611 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata var. orchidacea | Spiked Standing-cypress | Variety | Plant | G5T2T3 | SNR | 86806 | |||||
| Floerkea proserpinacoides | False Mermaidweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57307 | |||||
| Linanthus nuttallii | Buslty Desert-gold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44414 | |||||
| Grindelia nana var. nana | Idaho Gumweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83052 | |||||
| Astragalus vallaris | Snake Canyon Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 53234 | |||||
| Atriplex tridentata | Basin Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42592 | |||||
| Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa | Thymeleaf Speedwell | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90388 | |||||
| Osmorhiza depauperata | Blunt-fruit Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61768 | |||||
| Dodecatheon jeffreyi ssp. jeffreyi | Jeffrey's Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88976 | |||||
| Ranunculus andersonii | Anderson Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59929 | |||||
| Piranga olivacea | Scarlet Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16258 | |||||
| Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata | Greater Red Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85206 | |||||
| Pellaea glabella | Smooth Cliffbrake | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45054 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina var. spathulata | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92356 | |||||
| Juncus drummondii | Drummond's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53879 | |||||
| Collomia debilis | Alpine Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 40690 | |||||
| Tyrannus verticalis | Western Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18816 | |||||
| Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90907 | |||||
| Aralia nudicaulis | Wild Sarsaparilla | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49482 | |||||
| Biatora flavopunctata | Lichen | Species | Fungi | SNR | 37531 | ||||||
| Erysimum capitatum var. perenne | Sierra Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 87406 | |||||
| Eriogonum douglasii | Douglas' Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58105 | |||||
| Melica subulata var. subulata | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85861 | ||||||
| Saxifraga hyperborea | Pygmy Saxifrage | Species | Plant | SNR | 56222 | ||||||
| Anemone oregana | Oregon Anemone | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43248 | |||||
| Bromus ciliatus var. richardsonii | Fringed Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93218 | |||||
| Fritillaria atropurpurea | Purple Mission-bells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52120 | |||||
| Salix monticola | Mountain Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 41296 | |||||
| Oreochromis mossambicus | Mozambique Tilapia | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19521 | |||||
| Bromus sitchensis | Alaska Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60659 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata var. exarata | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 88027 | ||||||
| Torreyochloa pallida | Pale Manna Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58790 | |||||
| Ipomopsis polycladon | Spreading Gilia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 45818 | ||||
| Erigeron poliospermus var. poliospermus | Hairy-seed Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84279 | ||||||
| Callitriche trochlearis | Waste-water Winged Starwort | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54547 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides | Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52792 | |||||
| Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis | Sierran Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90036 | |||||
| Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
| Delphinium occidentale ssp. occidentale | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86463 | ||||||
| Thryomanes bewickii | Bewick's Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 15745 | |||||
| Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84781 | |||||
| Ceratophyllum demersum | Common Hornwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55159 | |||||
| Agrostis scabra | Rough Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42106 | |||||
| Silene menziesii var. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92023 | |||||
| Carex stipata | Awl-fruit Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50845 | |||||
| Saxifraga marshallii | Marshall's Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40257 | |||||
| Vireo olivaceus | Red-eyed Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 18345 | |||||
| Callitriche heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Northern Water-starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88616 | |||||
| Solidago multiradiata | Alpine Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62098 | |||||
| Chaenactis macrantha | Large-flowered Chaenactis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49067 | |||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Symphyotrichum boreale | Rush Aster | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 51123 | |||
| Synaptomys borealis | Northern Bog Lemming | Species | Mammal | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 19288 | |||
| Thelypteris nevadensis | Sierra Wood-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 56620 | ||||
| Corynorhinus townsendii | Townsend's Big-eared Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17659 | |
| Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
| Botrychium montanum | Mountain Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | S2 | 60450 | ||||
| Dryopteris cristata | Crested Shield-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2S3 | 61511 | ||||
| Epipactis gigantea | Giant Helleborine | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G4 | S2S3 | 55447 | |||
| Entosphenus tridentatus | Pacific Lamprey | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17473 | ||
| Cicuta bulbifera | Bulb-bearing Waterhemlock | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 42669 | |||
| Sitta pygmaea | Pygmy Nuthatch | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 15329 | ||||
| Phegopteris connectilis | Northern Beechfern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 50669 | ||||
| Scheuchzeria palustris | Pod Grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 59065 | ||||
| Lycopodiella inundata | Northern Bog Clubmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 45135 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Muhlenbergia glomerata | Marsh Muhly | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60900 | ||||
| Cypseloides niger | Black Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 16351 | ||
| Collema curtisporum | Short-spored Jelly Lichen | Species | Fungi | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 39004 | |||
| Botrychium paradoxum | Peculiar Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 59804 | |||
| Cladonia uncialis | Thorn Cladonia | Species | Fungi | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36769 | ||||
| Mimulus alsinoides | Chickweed Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 46265 | ||||
| Carex flava | Yellow Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 49533 | ||||
| Mimulus breviflorus | Short-flower Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | 42904 | ||||
| Halimolobos perplexa | Puzzling Rockcress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S4 | 40106 | ||||
| Trifolium douglasii | Douglas' Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 41044 | |||
| Githopsis specularioides | Common Bluecup | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 665631 | ||||
| Streptopus streptopoides | Kruhsea | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 51986 |
