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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heuchera chlorantha | Green-flower Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56577 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii | Nuttall's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43704 | |||||
| Gutierrezia sarothrae | Broom Snakeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46137 | |||||
| Melica subulata | Alaska Onion Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54917 | |||||
| Cuscuta denticulata var. denticulata | Desert Dodder | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 91756 | |||||
| Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. occidentalis | Carolina Tassel-rue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88409 | |||||
| Lesquerella alpina | Alpine Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48785 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala ssp. hookeriana | Hooker's Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84580 | |||||
| Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44380 | |||||
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes | Heller's Witchgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53215 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
| Epilobium clavatum | Clavate-fruit Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61692 | |||||
| Silene menziesii | Menzies' Pink | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51332 | |||||
| Hackelia deflexa var. americana | Northern Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88956 | |||||
| Potentilla ovina | Sheep Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59893 | |||||
| Circaea alpina | Small Enchanter's-nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46884 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum chilense var. chilense | Pacific American-aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85174 | |||||
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55636 | |||||
| Poa pratensis | Kentucky Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53818 | |||||
| Bidens vulgata | Tall Bur-marigold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49434 | |||||
| Ramalina farinacea | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | SNR | 37138 | |||||
| Opuntia erinacea var. utahensis | Old-man Prickly-pear | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87360 | ||||||
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58057 | |||||
| Canadanthus modestus | Great Northern Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47556 | |||||
| Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus | Straight-beak Buttercup | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85836 | ||||||
| Juncus howellii | Howell's Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56201 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93161 | |||||
| Cassiope mertensiana | Western Bell-heather | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 52094 | |||||
| Arabis lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89545 | |||||
| Draba densifolia | Denseleaf Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60625 | |||||
| Carex cusickii | Cusick's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50084 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45781 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. wallowensis | Columbia Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84221 | |||||
| Danthonia californica | California Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43873 | |||||
| Penstemon eriantherus var. eriantherus | Crested-tongue Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 91415 | |||||
| Geum triflorum | Prairie-smoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52756 | |||||
| Astragalus kentrophyta | Spiny Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 39498 | |||||
| Lathyrus pauciflorus var. utahensis | Few-flower Peavine | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 90013 | |||||
| Scirpus fluviatilis | River Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 61262 | |||||
| Berula erecta | Wild Parsnip | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48295 | |||||
| Dipodomys microps | Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17426 | |||||
| Carex livida var. radicaulis | Livid Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86435 | |||||
| Papaver radicatum | Arctic Poppy | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 46412 | |||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus var. trichophyllus | Threadleaf Water Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84748 | |||||
| Mertensia lanceolata | Prairie Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55126 | |||||
| Sphenosciadium capitellatum | Swamp Whiteheads | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42067 | |||||
| Luzula multiflora var. multiflora | Common Woodrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91995 | |||||
| Huperzia occidentalis | Shining Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50818 | |||||
| Cicuta maculata var. maculata | Spotted Water-hemlock | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88581 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 59459 | |||||
| Deschampsia caespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62082 | |||||
| Astragalus purshii var. concinnus | Pursh's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 88587 | |||||
| Triantha occidentalis | Western False Asphodel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62085 | |||||
| Synthyris missurica ssp. missurica | Columbia Synthyris | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86956 | |||||
| Cirsium canovirens | Gray Green Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57542 | |||||
| Musineon lineare | Rydberg's Musineon | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 44643 | |||||
| Melospiza lincolnii | Lincoln's Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 19196 | |||||
| Aristida purpurea var. longiseta | Long-awned | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83232 | |||||
| Delphinium depauperatum | Slim Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42800 | |||||
| Streptopus amplexifolius var. chalazatus | Clasping Twisted-stalk | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90546 | |||||
| Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia | California Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89147 | |||||
| Cordylanthus capitatus | Yakima Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60109 | |||||
| Paxistima myrsinites | Oregon Boxleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 47122 | |||||
| Piranga olivacea | Scarlet Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16258 | |||||
| Antennaria rosea ssp. rosea | Rosy Pussytoes | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85402 | |||||
| Malacothrix torreyi | Torrey's Malacothrix | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 55881 | |||||
| Cirsium davisii | Davis' Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58260 | |||||
| Oenanthe sarmentosa | Water-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45284 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera var. commutata | Western Paper Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92510 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. parryi | Parry's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83822 | |||||
| Lomatium nuttallii | Nuttall's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 40936 | |||||
| Stipa occidentalis var. occidentalis | Western Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91058 | |||||
| Rorippa calycina | Persistent-sepal Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49681 | |||||
| Caloplaca sorocarpa | Orange Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | SNR | 38295 | |||||
| Delphinium andersonii ssp. andersonii | Carson City Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87595 | |||||
| Sparganium eurycarpum | Large Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47794 | |||||
| Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Yellow-headed Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 20030 | |||||
| Langloisia setosissima ssp. punctata | Spotted Langloisia | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 86000 | |||||
| Penstemon venustus | Lovely Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56378 | |||||
| Potentilla biennis | Biennial Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43475 | |||||
| Vaccinium x nubigenum | Species | Plant | SNR | 78721 | |||||||
| Cuscuta californica | California Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52322 | |||||
| Townsendia alpigena var. minima | Wyoming Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 88236 | |||||
| Cynanchum laeve | Honeyvine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58977 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84428 | |||||
| Gnaphalium palustre | Western Marsh Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56960 | |||||
| Penstemon janishiae | Janish's Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | G4 | S2 | 44088 | ||||
| Lewisia nevadensis | Nevada Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39712 | |||||
| Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber | Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90164 | |||||
| Camissonia minor | Nelson's Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 61458 | |||||
| Festuca minutiflora | Small-flower Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48572 | |||||
| Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Desert Horned Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 17641 | |||||
| Pedicularis racemosa ssp. alba | Parrot's-beak | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86618 | |||||
| Parnassia fimbriata | fringed grass-of-parnassus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59666 | |||||
| Potentilla pectinisecta | Comb-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46606 | |||||
| Thryomanes bewickii | Bewick's Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 15745 | |||||
| Couesius plumbeus | Lake Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 18798 | |||||
| Valeriana acutiloba var. pubicarpa | Cordilleran Valerian | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84977 | |||||
| Humulus lupulus | Common Hop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55350 |
