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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43618 | |||||
| Phyllodoce glanduliflora | Yellow Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48506 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88683 | |||||
| Carex backii | Back's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41534 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Northern Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54060 | |||||
| Caulanthus pilosus | Hairy Wild-cabbage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55212 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. runcinata | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92176 | |||||
| Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18634 | |||||
| Carex subfusca | Rusty Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57598 | |||||
| Draba oligosperma | Few-seed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44296 | |||||
| Mollugo verticillata | Green Carpetweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 49162 | |||||
| Veronica cusickii | Cusick's Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50666 | |||||
| Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17579 | |||||
| Astragalus australis | Indian Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60700 | |||||
| Ranunculus oresterus | Blue Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45621 | |||||
| Hulsea algida | Alpine Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42332 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Delphinium andersonii ssp. cognatum | Carson City Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89342 | |||||
| Carex nudata | Torrent Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40436 | |||||
| Poa fendleriana | Muttongrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52943 | |||||
| Luzula multiflora | Common Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51422 | |||||
| Erigeron rydbergii | Rydberg's Daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 39427 | |||||
| Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae | Small-flower Nemophila | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86089 | |||||
| Amelanchier utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61372 | |||||
| Arabis hirsuta var. glabrata | Western Hairy Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91294 | |||||
| Cenchrus carolinianus | Coast Sandbur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59500 | |||||
| Potamogeton x faxonii | Species | Plant | SNR | 79320 | |||||||
| Muhlenbergia andina | Foxtail Muhly | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46189 | |||||
| Lepus californicus | Black-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15939 | |||||
| Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
| Vaccinium membranaceum | Square-twigged Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56452 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia richardsonis | Soft-leaf Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43179 | |||||
| Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima | Black-eyed-Susan | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89839 | |||||
| Ipomopsis minutiflora | Small-flower Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47916 | |||||
| Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale | Western Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88309 | |||||
| Tortula ruralis | Tortula Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 33411 | |||||
| Festuca subuliflora | Crinkle-awn Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 53633 | |||||
| Mus musculus | House Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19691 | |||||
| Verbena hastata var. hastata | Blue Vervain | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91805 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41110 | |||||
| Carex nebrascensis | Nebraska Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57081 | |||||
| Achnatherum hymenoides | Indian Mountain-ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52179 | |||||
| Antennaria umbrinella | Brown Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43811 | |||||
| Phlox albomarginata ssp. albomarginata | Mountain Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 86727 | |||||
| Iva axillaris | Small-flowered Marsh-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48706 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. arida | Spreading Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 90406 | |||||
| Hesperochiron californicus | California Hesperochiron | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58366 | |||||
| Trifolium microcephalum | Small-head Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45066 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88880 | |||||
| Hieracium umbellatum | Umbellate Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41819 | |||||
| Epilobium lactiflorum | White-flower Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54242 | |||||
| Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis | Flat-spine Sheepburr | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88986 | |||||
| Dryas drummondii var. drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87254 | |||||
| Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella | Blue Lettuce | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92362 | |||||
| Lesquerella multiceps | Manyhead Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 60882 | |||||
| Dumetella carolinensis | Gray Catbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18849 | |||||
| Claytonia lanceolata var. idahoensis | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84471 | |||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. incanum | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90917 | |||||
| Linanthus liniflorus | Flax-flower Desert-gold | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44566 | |||||
| Lomatium cous | Cous-root Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49380 | |||||
| Pertusaria diluta | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93772 | |||||||
| Spirodela polyrrhiza | Common Water-flaxseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50960 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa | Canadian Lousewort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42739 | |||||
| Cornus sericea | Red-osier Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47490 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens var. sessiliflora | Hoary Tansy-aster | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 87892 | |||||
| Viola palustris | Alpine Marsh Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59064 | |||||
| Phalaropus lobatus | Red-necked Phalarope | Species | Bird | G4G5 | S3M | 19127 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. dives | Sitka Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85018 | |||||
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. trisectus | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 89581 | |||||
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S2? | 40672 | |||||
| Potentilla pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53189 | |||||
| Elodea bifoliata | Two-leaf Water-weed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51707 | |||||
| Camissonia pygmaea | Dwarf Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 39618 | |||||
| Lloydia serotina ssp. serotina | Common Alpine-lily | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86329 | |||||
| Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Panicled Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59769 | |||||
| Equisetum pratense | Meadow Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46450 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83522 | |||||
| Orogenia fusiformis | Turkey-peas | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43391 | |||||
| Trisetum canescens | Nodding Trisetum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48239 | |||||
| Carex deweyana var. deweyana | Short-scale Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88473 | |||||
| Carex mertensii | Merten's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41287 | |||||
| Ipomopsis tenuituba | Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53801 | |||||
| Euthamia occidentalis | Western Fragrant Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55015 | |||||
| Juncus tenuis var. tenuis | Slender Rush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86864 | ||||||
| Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. engelmannii | Engelmann's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85735 | |||||
| Cirsium neomexicanum var. utahense | Utah Thistle | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92025 | |||||
| Aristida oligantha | Prairie Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57360 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum | Rock Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43994 | |||||
| Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
| Penstemon cyaneus | Dark-blue Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50470 | |||||
| Sayornis phoebe | Eastern Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17365 | |||||
| Leymus flavescens | Sand Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47145 | |||||
| Phacelia scopulina | Prostrate Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 45320 | |||||
| Leersia oryzoides | Rice Cutgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54492 | |||||
| Alopecurus aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55758 | |||||
| Penstemon nitidus var. polyphyllus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 87447 | |||||
| Cryptantha flaccida | Weak-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 52741 |
