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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
| Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85770 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. latifolius | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87882 | ||||||
| Isoetes occidentalis | Western Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45679 | |||||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. vexilliflexus | Bent-flowered Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S1 | 84105 | |||||
| Chrysosplenium tetrandrum | Northern Golden-carpet | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43753 | |||||
| Piperia elegans | Hillside Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39419 | |||||
| Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa | Black Cottonwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89872 | |||||
| Mimulus primuloides | Primrose Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48126 | |||||
| Potentilla diversifolia var. perdissecta | Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86326 | |||||
| Cirsium eatonii | Eaton's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56669 | |||||
| Plectritis ciliosa | Long-spur Plectritis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46263 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 22 | Steelhead (Snake River - B Run) | Population | G5TNRQ | SNA | 79657 | ||||||
| Agropyron cristatum | Crested Wheatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 55032 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum | White Prairie Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41958 | |||||
| Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata | Threeleaf Foamflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91849 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia | Giant Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50676 | |||||
| Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40104 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88459 | |||||
| Chenopodium subglabrum | Smooth Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48858 | |||||
| Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86861 | |||||
| Sparganium emersum | Simplestem Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57387 | |||||
| Calamagrostis koelerioides | Dense Pine Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44525 | |||||
| Cistanthe umbellata | Mt. Hood Pussy-paws | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42678 | |||||
| Juniperus communis var. montana | Common Juniper | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90433 | |||||
| Suaeda occidentalis | Slender Seepweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61861 | |||||
| Synthyris missurica | Western Mountain Synthyris | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51427 | |||||
| Helodium blandowii | Blandow's Helodium | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 34146 | |||||
| Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. oregana | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89040 | |||||
| Alectoris chukar | Chukar | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15628 | |||||
| Eurybia merita | Arctic Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60009 | |||||
| Erigeron pumilus | Shaggy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46991 | |||||
| Lupinus aridus ssp. aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85241 | |||||
| Carex leporinella | Sierran Hare Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55767 | |||||
| Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans | White Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83666 | |||||
| Eleocharis engelmannii | Engelmann's Spikerush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40822 | |||||
| Carex macloviana | Falkland Island Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49531 | |||||
| Fontinalis antipyretica | Aquatic Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 37855 | |||||
| Mimulus moschatus var. moschatus | Muskflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87438 | |||||
| Ericameria nana | Dwarf Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58134 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum campestre var. campestre | Western Meadow Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85914 | |||||
| Asclepias fascicularis | Narrowleaf Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56283 | |||||
| Helenium autumnale | Common Sneezeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43342 | |||||
| Saxifraga platysepala | Broad-sepal Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41382 | |||||
| Camassia quamash ssp. quamash | Common Camassia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89612 | |||||
| Lonicera caerulea | Western Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50234 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. halimioides | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88115 | |||||||
| Juncus nevadensis | Sierran Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45898 | |||||
| Primula parryi | Parry's Primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58883 | |||||
| Chimaphila menziesii | Menzies' Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45903 | |||||
| Prunus emarginata var. emarginata | Bitter Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84327 | |||||
| Purshia stansburiana | Stansbury's Cliffrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54655 | |||||
| Stephanomeria virgata | Virgate Wire-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43948 | |||||
| Erigeron compositus var. discoideus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91481 | ||||||
| Corispermum americanum | American Bugseed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 39605 | |||||
| Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90085 | |||||
| Tadarida brasiliensis | Brazilian Free-tailed Bat | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 17154 | |||||
| Eleocharis ovata | Ovate Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61376 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. nitida | Purple Green-gentian | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 86512 | |||||
| Marsilea oligospora | Pepperwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59540 | |||||
| Ligusticum verticillatum | Idaho Lovage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46510 | |||||
| Ranunculus gmelinii | Small Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55232 | |||||
| Senecio lugens | Black-tip Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42239 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. idahoensis | Idaho Frasera | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | S3 | 92056 | |||||
| Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
| Salix commutata | Undergreen Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40341 | |||||
| Artemisia arbuscula ssp. thermopola | Dwarf Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3Q | SNR | 88683 | |||||
| Polystichum lemmonii | Shasta Fern | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49116 | |||||
| Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis | Idaho Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87033 | |||||
| Marsilea vestita ssp. vestita | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83308 | ||||||
| Lomatium donnellii | Donnell's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53591 | |||||
| Viola sempervirens | Redwoods Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 55908 | |||||
| Gnaphalium microcephalum | White Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42895 | |||||
| Elanus leucurus | White-tailed Kite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19513 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canarygrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60223 | |||||
| Brachyactis frondosa | Alkali Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47210 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85529 | |||||
| Luzula divaricata | Forked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45411 | |||||
| Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa | Cushion Cat's-eye | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92607 | |||||
| Physalis longifolia var. longifolia | Longleaf Ground-cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83899 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
| Bidens frondosa | Devil's Beggarticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41043 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91147 | |||||
| Phlox kelseyi | Kelsey's Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49740 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
| Platismatia herrei | Herre's Ragged Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | S2 | 39012 | |||||
| Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16570 | |||||
| Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae | Small-flower Nemophila | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86089 | |||||
| Eriogonum androsaceum | Rock-jasmine Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56473 | |||||
| Oenothera villosa | Hairy Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43568 | |||||
| Apocynum x floribundum | Hybrid | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78985 | |||||
| Astragalus calycosus | King's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54824 | |||||
| Eragrostis lutescens | Six-weeks Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41691 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89748 | |||||
| Poecilia reticulata | Guppy | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18334 | |||||
| Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale | Western Meadowrue | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88309 | |||||
| Arnica longifolia | Long-leaf Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59080 |
