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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streptanthella longirostris | Long-beak Streptauthella | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56975 | |||||
| Scirpus pallidus | Pale Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44096 | |||||
| Spergularia salina var. salina | Saltmarsh Sandspurry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91608 | |||||
| Juncus ensifolius | Three-stamened Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53032 | |||||
| Antennaria arcuata | Meadow Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G3 | S1 | 39727 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex var. leptophyllum | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90184 | |||||
| Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61466 | |||||
| Eragrostis pilosa | Indian Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48587 | |||||
| Streptopus streptopoides ssp. streptopoides | Small Twisted-stalk | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86631 | |||||
| Lycopodium dendroideum | Groundpine | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59685 | ||||
| Platanthera orbiculata var. orbiculata | Large Roundleaf Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84985 | |||||
| Chionophila tweedyi | Tweedy's Snowlover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55367 | |||||
| Festuca saximontana | Rocky Mountain Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42341 | |||||
| Viola palustris var. brevipes | Alpine Marsh Violet | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92153 | ||||||
| Atriplex argentea | Silvery Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53662 | |||||
| Melica fugax | Small Melic Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40449 | |||||
| Calamospiza melanocorys | Lark Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18563 | |||||
| Stephanomeria exigua ssp. exigua | Small Skeletonplant | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88804 | |||||
| Descurainia incana | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49242 | |||||
| Ipomopsis congesta ssp. palmifrons | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87160 | |||||
| Monolepis pusilla | Red Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57796 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. depressum | Cushion Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83471 | |||||
| Eleocharis obtusa | Blunt Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43036 | |||||
| Musineon divaricatum var. hookeri | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92708 | ||||||
| Navarretia breweri | Yellow Navarretia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51865 | |||||
| Meesia longiseta | Meesia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36240 | ||||
| Salvia dorrii ssp. dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89318 | |||||
| Lomatium orientale | Oriental Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60412 | |||||
| Valeriana acutiloba | Cordilleran Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49815 | |||||
| Sanguisorba canadensis | Canada Burnet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58523 | |||||
| Corylus cornuta | Beaked Hazelnut | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45606 | |||||
| Oxytropis lagopus var. lagopus | Hare's-foot Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 84033 | |||||
| Pimephales promelas | Fathead Minnow | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17205 | |||||
| Phacelia bakeri | Baker's Phacelia | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 54295 | |||||
| Gayophytum eriospermum | Coville's Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41117 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. effusus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91290 | |||||
| Pinus contorta | Lodgepole Pine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52536 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39332 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala | Slender-sepal Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87870 | |||||
| Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis | Canadian Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89832 | |||||
| Corallorhiza mertensiana | Merten's Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61068 | |||||
| Oxytropis nana | Wyoming Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 48033 | |||||
| Carex incurviformis var. incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5Q | SNR | 86234 | |||||
| Cuscuta cephalanthi | Button-bush Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54953 | |||||
| Penstemon leonardii | Leonard's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S3 | 41828 | |||||
| Psilocarphus brevissimus var. brevissimus | Dwarf Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S2 | 91781 | |||||
| Alyssum alyssoides | Pale Alyssum | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 50605 | |||||
| Salix lasiolepis var. bigelovii | Arroyo Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3Q | SNR | 88422 | |||||
| Frangula purshiana | Cascara False Buckthorn | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59217 | |||||
| Lomatium nudicaule | Naked-stem Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48797 | |||||
| Mertensia paniculata var. borealis | Tall Bluebells | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 84599 | |||||
| Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57302 | |||||
| Eriogonum compositum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44407 | |||||
| Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum | Nevada Greasebush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83047 | |||||
| Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 15981 | |||||
| Kalmia microphylla | Alpine Bog Laurel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53224 | |||||
| Carex elynoides | Blackroot Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42569 | |||||
| Najas guadalupensis ssp. guadalupensis | Southern Naiad | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90374 | |||||
| Claytonia perfoliata | Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | SNR | 61713 | ||||||
| Eleocharis parvula | Small Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51342 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. laetiflorus | Gay-flowered Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88968 | |||||
| Allium parvum | Dwarf Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59914 | |||||
| Lithospermum ruderale | Western Gromwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46900 | |||||
| Salix amygdaloides | Peach-leaved Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55663 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides | Canada Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45046 | |||||
| Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum | Whortleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92329 | |||||
| Neotoma cinerea | Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16619 | |||||
| Spiraea douglasii | Dougla's Spiraea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53864 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus | Foreign Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40684 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta | Holboell's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90880 | |||||
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Halimolobos perplexa var. perplexa | Puzzling Halimolobos | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4T3 | S3 | 88025 | |||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Agoseris lackschewitzii | Pink Agoseris | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S1S2 | 61302 | |||
| Douglasia idahoensis | Idaho Dwarf-primrose | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 48318 | |||
| Rubus bartonianus | Bartonberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 39742 | ||||
| Bryum calobryoides | Beautiful Bryum | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | SH | 36269 | ||||
| Cygnus buccinator | Trumpeter Swan | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1B,S4N | Tier 2 | 19287 | ||
| Euderma maculatum | Spotted Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 18838 | |||
| Poa abbreviata ssp. marshii | Marsh's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S1 | 91461 | ||||
| Oxytropis besseyi var. salmonensis | Challis Crazyweed | Variety | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5T3 | S3 | 87009 | |||
| Rana luteiventris | Columbia Spotted Frog (Northern Population) | Species | Amphibian | Sensitive | G4 | S4 | 19034 | ||||
| Corynorhinus townsendii | Townsend's Big-eared Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17659 | |
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Thelypodium repandum | Wavy-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56624 | |||
| Eriogonum meledonum | Guardian Buckwheat | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 46193 | ||||
| Thlaspi idahoense | Idaho Pennycress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | SNR | 40276 | ||||
| Carex incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 55430 | ||||
| Physaria didymocarpa var. lyrata | Salmon Twin Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 92188 | |||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18395 | ||
| Astragalus amnis-amissi | Lost River Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41636 | |||
| Leptodactylon pungens ssp. hazeliae | Hazel's Prickly Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5T2Q | S2 | 89037 | |||
| Cymopterus douglassii | Douglass' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 39564 | ||||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Penstemon lemhiensis | Lemhi Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53948 | |||
| Primula alcalina | Alkali Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 40322 |
