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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Lupinus aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52841 | |||||
| Blepharipappus scaber | Rough Eyelash-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39567 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala | White Marsh-marigold | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90071 | |||||
| Amelanchier utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61372 | |||||
| Artemisia frigida | Prairie Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48372 | |||||
| Plectritis macrocera ssp. macrocera | White Plectritis | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86509 | |||||
| Viola renifolia | Kidneyleaf White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56841 | |||||
| Cenchrus carolinianus | Coast Sandbur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59500 | |||||
| Coreopsis tinctoria | Golden Tickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46484 | |||||
| Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa | Subalpine Fir | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84854 | |||||
| Salix nivalis | Snow Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55217 | |||||
| Sagittaria cuneata | Wapatum Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42189 | |||||
| Rorippa palustris ssp. occidentalis | Bog Yellowcress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92043 | |||||
| Eragrostis pectinacea | Purple Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50955 | |||||
| Peromyscus maniculatus | North American Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16337 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum ssp. strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88666 | ||||||
| Polemonium occidentale | Western Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 49099 | |||||
| Potamogeton praelongus | White-stem Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57602 | |||||
| Valeriana occidentalis | Small-flower Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44706 | |||||
| Loeflingia squarrosa ssp. squarrosa | spreading pygmyleaf | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SH | 83298 | |||||
| Epilobium brachycarpum | Panicled Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53540 | |||||
| Argemone munita | Munite Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 55898 | |||||
| Filago californica | California Fluffweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42884 | |||||
| Eleocharis tenuis | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 51698 | |||||
| Jungermannia rubra | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 35524 | ||||||
| Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89222 | ||||||
| Rigiopappus leptocladus | Bristle-head | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47177 | |||||
| Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana | Golden Tickseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85511 | |||||
| Passerella iliaca | Fox Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17043 | |||||
| Taraxacum lyratum | Alpine Dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58364 | |||||
| Stellaria longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Stitchwort | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92602 | ||||||
| Androsace septentrionalis ssp. subumbellata | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83894 | |||||
| Cyperus lupulinus | Great Plains Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41028 | |||||
| Catabrosa aquatica var. aquatica | Brook Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91136 | |||||
| Saxifraga idahoensis | Idaho Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 49730 | |||||
| Gayophytum diffusum ssp. diffusum | Diffuse Groundsmoke | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87686 | |||||
| Lomatium geyeri | Geyer's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60881 | |||||
| Cryptantha thompsonii | Thompson's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 47869 | |||||
| Draba crassifolia var. crassifolia | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86079 | ||||||
| Mentzelia veatchiana | Veatch's Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43537 | |||||
| Arabis x divaricarpa | Hybrid Rockcress | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78968 | |||||
| Psilostrophe bakeri | Baker's Paper-flower | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 54805 | |||||
| Delphinium sutherlandii | Sutherland's Larkspur | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 41644 | |||||
| Sorex vagrans | Vagrant Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 19881 | |||||
| Juncus drummondii var. subtriflorus | Drummond's Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5Q | SNR | 89738 | |||||
| Castilleja pulchella | Beautiful Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S2 | 50466 | |||||
| Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
| Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Red-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17890 | |||||
| Penstemon montanus var. montanus | Cordroot Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 88292 | |||||
| Ameiurus natalis | Yellow Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17695 | |||||
| Viola glabella | Smooth Yellow Woodland Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59063 | |||||
| Amaranthus hybridus | Smooth Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 46042 | |||||
| Streptanthus cordatus var. cordatus | Perennial Twistflower | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84500 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura | Different-nerve Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57083 | |||||
| Betula nana | Swamp Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44185 | |||||
| Allium tolmiei var. platyphyllum | Flat-leaved Tolmie's Onion | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3Q | SNR | 91669 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Species | Plant | G4 | S4 | 53096 | |||||
| Antennaria neglecta | Field Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39788 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. austiniae | Austin's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90228 | |||||
| Cuscuta pentagona | Field Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51173 | |||||
| Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. scoparium | Little Bluestem | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86705 | |||||
| Draba oreibata | Subalpine Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 59763 | |||||
| Senecio rapifolius | Idaho Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 46716 | |||||
| Stipa lemmonii var. lemmonii | Lemmon's Needlegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85031 | |||||
| Heuchera micrantha | Crevice Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42386 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. deserticum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 92193 | |||||
| Poa abbreviata | Northern Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53706 | |||||
| Botrychium virginianum | Rattlesnake Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40560 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. americanus | Richardson's Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88847 | |||||
| Carex norvegica ssp. norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90741 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana | Rosy Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87238 | |||||
| Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Black Greasewood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57874 |
