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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides | Silvery Brown Pussytoes | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89830 | ||||||
| Carex spectabilis | Northwestern Showy Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57861 | |||||
| Triglochin maritima | Common Bog Arrow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44638 | |||||
| Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae | Norton's St. John's-wort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84621 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 50491 | |||||
| Oenothera brachycarpa | Short-fruit Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42799 | |||||
| Epilobium anagallidifolium | Alpine Willow-herb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39538 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 91761 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
| Ribes cereum var. cereum | Wax Currant | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88419 | ||||||
| Sparganium angustifolium | Narrow-leaf Burreed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58624 | |||||
| Gaultheria humifusa | Alpine Spicy Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45283 | |||||
| Senecio triangularis | Arrow-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54379 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85218 | |||||
| Danthonia intermedia | Vasey Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51249 | |||||
| Phlox austromontana | Desert Mountain Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40933 | |||||
| Ambrosia coronopifolia | Western Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52618 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
| Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia | Roundleaf Sundew | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88966 | ||||||
| Nama densum | Matted Fiddleleaf | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43472 | |||||
| Shepherdia argentea | Silver Buffaloberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49358 | |||||
| Scirpus nevadensis | Nevada Bulrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55011 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa | Diffuse Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 85877 | |||||
| Carex backii | Back's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41534 | |||||
| Biatora meiocarpa | Lichen | Species | Fungi | SNR | 35231 | ||||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus var. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90879 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata | Spike Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47477 | |||||
| Psilocarphus tenellus var. tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 87384 | |||||
| Eriogonum angulosum | Angle-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59316 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 45997 | |||||
| Dodecatheon hendersonii | Henderson's Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52009 | |||||
| Poa bulbosa | Bulbous Bluegrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57344 | |||||
| Salix glauca | Gray Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 44086 | |||||
| Melanerpes carolinus | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16674 | |||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Betula pumila var. renifolia | Swamp Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88021 | |||||
| Carex nigricans | Black Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55754 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86478 | ||||||
| Hulsea algida | Alpine Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42332 | |||||
| Camissonia scapoidea ssp. brachycarpa | Naked-stemmed Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91427 | |||||
| Alectoris chukar | Chukar | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15628 | |||||
| Allium brevistylum | Short-stem Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48177 | |||||
| Castilleja flava | Yellow Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53910 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Carex nudata | Torrent Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40436 | |||||
| Opuntia erinacea var. columbiana | Old-man Prickly-pear | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90024 | |||||
| Eriogonum diatomaceum | Churchill Narrows Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 46309 | |||||
| Phlox adsurgens | Woodland Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58123 | |||||
| Thomomys talpoides | Northern Pocket Gopher | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18634 | |||||
| Arabis sparsiflora | Elegant Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56261 | |||||
| Arabis williamsii | Wind River Rockcress | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 43008 | |||||
| Puccinellia lemmonii | Lemmon's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39750 | |||||
| Crepis modocensis ssp. modocensis | Siskiyou Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 91998 | |||||
| Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48917 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis var. extraria | Missouri Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88591 | |||||
| Ligusticum tenuifolium | Slender-leaf Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60682 | |||||
| Thermopsis rhombifolia | Roundleaf Thermopsis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54629 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis | Bog Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85496 | |||||
| Cryptantha ambigua | Obscure Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41106 | |||||
| Castilleja glandulifera | Sticky Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47023 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa var. formosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83874 | ||||||
| Downingia elegans var. elegans | Common Downingia | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89150 | ||||||
| Crepis acuminata | Longleaf Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56828 | |||||
| Troglodytes aedon | House Wren | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19194 | |||||
| Larix lyallii | Subalpine Larch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59484 | |||||
| Helianthus nuttallii | Nuttall's Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43704 | |||||
| Rumex maritimus | Sea-side Dock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60863 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. paysonii | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 92538 | |||||
| Ericameria suffruticosa | Single-head Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49541 | |||||
| Caulanthus pilosus | Hairy Wild-cabbage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55212 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii | Two-flower Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86041 | |||||
| Galium hypotrichium ssp. subalpinum | Alpine Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91070 | |||||
| Phyllodoce x intermedia | Hybrid Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78908 | |||||
| Suaeda calceoliformis | American Sea-blite | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47711 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. pubens | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87608 | |||||
| Carex interrupta | Green-fruited Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52221 | |||||
| Carex subfusca | Rusty Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57598 | |||||
| Sturnus vulgaris | European Starling | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18168 | |||||
| Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 44380 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum ssp. sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84464 | |||||
| Tauschia tenuissima | Leiberg's Tauschia | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 42557 | |||||
| Oenothera villosa ssp. strigosa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89693 | ||||||
| Leymus ambiguus | Rocky Mountain Wildrye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39350 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88237 | |||||
| Astragalus curvicarpus | American Sickle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60192 | |||||
| Sanicula marilandica | Black Snake-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 61502 | |||||
| Eucephalus elegans | Elegant Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58354 | |||||
| Eupatorium maculatum var. maculatum | Spotted Joe-pyeweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91602 | |||||
| Gavia pacifica | Pacific Loon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15897 | |||||
| Mertensia alpina | Alpine Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 48488 | |||||
| Eriogonum compositum var. compositum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90166 | |||||
| Clintonia uniflora | Single-flowered Clintonia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46532 | |||||
| Anas americana | American Wigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 18845 | |||||
| Mustela erminea | Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17667 | |||||
| Vaccinium membranaceum | Square-twigged Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56452 | |||||
| Potamogeton pusillus ssp. pusillus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92149 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83516 | |||||
| Elodea canadensis | Broad Waterweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49152 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. rugosa | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83522 |
