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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| 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 | |
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Juncus acuminatus | Sharp-fruit Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59942 | |||||
| Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. americanus | Richardson's Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88847 | |||||
| Eriogonum chrysops | Golden Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G2 | SNR | 44166 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 91761 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. attenuata | Scarlet Skyrocket | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 84895 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana | Rosy Lewisia | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87238 | |||||
| Dipodomys microps | Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17426 | |||||
| Orobanche ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana | Louisiana Broomrape | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89716 | |||||
| Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis | White-dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36512 | |||||
| Lupinus ornatus | Ornate Lupine | Species | Plant | G3?Q | SNR | 45544 | |||||
| Carex backii | Back's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41534 | |||||
| Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
| Heuchera chlorantha | Green-flower Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56577 | |||||
| Oxytropis sericea var. speciosa | White Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93024 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius | Water-plantain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49233 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. virginicum | Poor-man's Pepper-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90205 | |||||
| Cypripedium montanum | Mountain Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52331 | |||||
| Bromus inermis | Awnless Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60660 | |||||
| Alnus rubra | Red Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44885 | |||||
| Potamogeton illinoensis | Illinois Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55397 | |||||
| Arenaria franklinii var. franklinii | Franklin's Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 85557 | |||||
| Silene repens | Creeping Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58791 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus var. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90879 | |||||
| Eremophila alpestris | Horned Lark | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19323 | |||||
| Salix reticulata | Net-veined Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47131 | |||||
| Hulsea algida | Alpine Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42332 | |||||
| Stipa pinetorum | Pine Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 47891 | |||||
| Arnica gracilis | Slender Leopardbane | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 51092 | |||||
| Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus | Thimbleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86119 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus var. gracilior | Shaggy Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88445 | |||||
| Eriogonum spergulinum | Spurry Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43728 | |||||
| Populus x acuminata | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78814 | |||||
| Hierochloe odorata ssp. odorata | Holy Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86856 | |||||
| Calidris alba | Sanderling | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16902 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. dichrocephalum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83416 | |||||
| Delphinium andersonii ssp. cognatum | Carson City Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89342 | |||||
| Euphorbia spathulata | Reticulate-seeded Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40123 | |||||
| Orthotrichum rivulare | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 34049 | ||||||
| Lomatium simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43551 | |||||
| Camissonia scapoidea ssp. brachycarpa | Naked-stemmed Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91427 | |||||
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58057 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45004 | |||||
| Juncus howellii | Howell's Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56201 | |||||
| Carex preslii | Presl's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60990 | |||||
| Carex canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83985 | |||||
| Rumex aquaticus | Western Dock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48790 | |||||
| Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima | Black-eyed-Susan | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89839 | |||||
| Amelanchier utahensis var. utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86743 | |||||
| Crepis modocensis ssp. modocensis | Siskiyou Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 91998 | |||||
| Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis | Saltpond Grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85072 | |||||
| Argentina anserina | Silverweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58304 | |||||
| Carex rupestris var. drummondiana | Rock Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87434 | |||||
| Agrostis rossiae | Ross' Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46628 | |||||
| Astragalus robbinsii | Robbins' Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52538 | |||||
| Potentilla concinna | Red Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 45758 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. shastensis | Shasta Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 88098 | |||||
| Ranunculus karelinii | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61623 | |||||
| Chaenothecopsis nigra | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93776 | |||||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. rubricaulis | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 84549 | |||||
| Calypso bulbosa var. americana | Fairy Slipper | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90390 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 82999 | |||||
| Navarretia leucocephala ssp. minima | Least Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 88977 | |||||
| Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. paysonii | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92538 | |||||
| Galium mexicanum ssp. asperulum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85782 | ||||||
| Ligusticum grayi | Gray's Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43133 | |||||
| Eriogonum effusum | Spreading Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59010 | |||||
| Microtus montanus | Montane Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18453 | |||||
| Festuca viridula | Mountain Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53885 | |||||
| Galium hypotrichium ssp. subalpinum | Alpine Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91070 | |||||
| Thymallus arcticus | Arctic Grayling | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19610 | |||||
| Sullivantia hapemanii | Purpus' Sullivantia | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 57523 |
