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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carex filifolia | Thread-leaved Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49807 | |||||
| Carex bolanderi | Bolander's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50086 | |||||
| Draba breweri | Brewer's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 50237 | |||||
| Rubus idaeus | Red Raspberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50348 | |||||
| Lycopus uniflorus | Northern Bugleweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50686 | |||||
| Ranunculus adoneus | Western Wild Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50806 | |||||
| Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50986 | |||||
| Claytonia arenicola | Sand Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51259 | |||||
| Orthocarpus tolmiei | Tolmie's Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51365 | |||||
| Arenaria aculeata | Spiny Sandwort | Species | Plant | SNR | 51548 | ||||||
| Lysimachia ciliata | Fringed Loosestrife | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51682 | |||||
| Lupinus burkei | Burke's Lupine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51886 | |||||
| Heuchera cylindrica | Poker Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52065 | |||||
| Antennaria microphylla | Small-leaf Cat's-foot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52133 | |||||
| Wyethia amplexicaulis | Northern Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52386 | |||||
| Mertensia oblongifolia | Sagebrush Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52515 | |||||
| Ribes aureum | Golden Currant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52745 | |||||
| Najas flexilis | Slender Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52959 | |||||
| Potentilla pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53189 | |||||
| Plantago elongata | Slender Plantain | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53411 | |||||
| Atriplex argentea | Silvery Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53662 | |||||
| Juncus saximontanus | Rocky Mountain Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53877 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana | Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 53997 | |||||
| Gilia tweedyi | Tweedy's Gilia | Species | Plant | G4G5Q | SNR | 54103 | |||||
| Calamagrostis rubescens | Pine Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54177 | |||||
| Atriplex subspicata | Orache | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54296 | |||||
| Callitriche trochlearis | Waste-water Winged Starwort | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54547 | |||||
| Adiantum aleuticum | Aleutian Maidenhair Fern | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54684 | |||||
| Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 15296 | |||||
| Prosartes trachycarpa | Rough-fruited Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54799 | |||||
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15430 | |||||
| Euthamia occidentalis | Western Fragrant Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55015 | |||||
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15617 | |||||
| Lupinus pusillus | Small Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55096 | |||||
| Empidonax oberholseri | Dusky Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15770 | |||||
| Callitriche palustris | Vernal Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55216 | |||||
| Melanitta perspicillata | Surf Scoter | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15889 | |||||
| Utricularia intermedia | Flatleaf Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 55311 | |||||
| Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
| Eriogonum prociduum | Prostrate Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 55592 | |||||
| Alopecurus aequalis | Short-awn Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55758 | |||||
| Erigeron asperugineus | Idaho Fleabane | Species | Plant | SNR | 55831 | ||||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Prenanthes sagittata | Arrow-leaf Rattlesnake-root | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56046 | |||||
| Maianthemum racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56122 | |||||
| Juncus xiphioides | Iris-leaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56202 | |||||
| Passerella iliaca | Fox Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17043 | |||||
| Collomia macrocalyx | Bristle-flowered Collomia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 56288 | |||||
| Penstemon venustus | Lovely Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56378 | |||||
| Equisetum arvense | Field Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56477 | |||||
| Dryopteris expansa | Spreading Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56583 | |||||
| Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Black Crappie | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17591 | |||||
| Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
| Gilia capillaris | Smooth-leaved Gilia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56889 | |||||
| Branta hutchinsii | Cackling Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | SNR | 17868 | |||||
| Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17975 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57146 | |||||
| Onychomys leucogaster | Northern Grasshopper Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18361 | |||||
| Dryopteris arguta | Coastal Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57585 | |||||
| Larus marinus | Great Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18489 | |||||
| Phlox pulvinata | Cushion Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57674 | |||||
| Selasphorus platycercus | Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18597 | |||||
| Cistanthe rosea | Rosy Pussy-paws | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57830 | |||||
| Pica hudsonia | Black-billed Magpie | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18735 | |||||
| Chenopodium rubrum | Coast-blite Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57954 | |||||
| Eriogonum kingii | Ruby Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 58106 | |||||
| Taraxacum lyratum | Alpine Dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58364 | |||||
| Pylodictis olivaris | Flathead Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19177 | |||||
| Allium textile | White Wild Onion | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 58479 | |||||
| Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19320 | |||||
| Thelypodium paniculatum | Paniculate Thelypody | Species | Plant | G2 | S1 | 58639 | |||||
| Myiarchus cinerascens | Ash-throated Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19453 | |||||
| Suaeda moquinii | Shrubby Seepweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58741 | |||||
| Sitta canadensis | Red-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19786 | |||||
| Colinus virginianus | Northern Bobwhite | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19895 | |||||
| Viola glabella | Smooth Yellow Woodland Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59063 | |||||
| Sorex merriami | Merriam's Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19993 | |||||
| Lotus nevadensis | Nevada Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59179 | |||||
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium | Winged Pigweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59451 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59562 | |||||
| Lycopodium dendroideum | Groundpine | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59685 | ||||
| Epilobium oregonense | Oregon Willow-herb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59817 | |||||
| Allium parvum | Dwarf Onion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59914 | |||||
| Subularia aquatica | Water Awlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60028 | |||||
| Lomatium orientale | Oriental Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60412 | |||||
| Lysichiton americanus | Yellow Skunk-cabbage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60648 | |||||
| Nemophila pedunculata | Meadow Baby-blue-eyes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61003 | |||||
| Veratrum californicum | California False Hellebore | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61095 | |||||
| Oxytropis parryi | Parry's Crazyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61208 | |||||
| Orobanche uniflora | One-flowered Broomrape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61343 | |||||
| Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61412 | |||||
| Sagina saginoides | Arctic Pearlwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61503 | |||||
| Cymopterus longipes | Long-stalk Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 61653 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Catchfly | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 42699 | |||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| 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 |
