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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astragalus australis | Indian Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60700 | |||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50160 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. halimioides | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88115 | |||||||
| Poa curta | Short-leaved Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58833 | |||||
| Mentha canadensis | Canadian Mint | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45839 | |||||
| Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium | Common Woolly-sunflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84320 | |||||
| Polygonum hydropiper | Marshpepper Smartweed | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 54631 | |||||
| Eurybia sibirica | Siberian Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43924 | |||||
| Erigeron compositus var. discoideus | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91481 | ||||||
| Lupinus aridus | Arid-soil Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52841 | |||||
| Monarda fistulosa ssp. fistulosa | Wild Bergamot Beebalm | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90085 | |||||
| Solidago missouriensis | Missouri Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48361 | |||||
| Calidris bairdii | Baird's Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 20080 | |||||
| Eriogonum brevicaule var. laxifolium | Varying Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | S3 | 86510 | |||||
| Artemisia dracunculus | Dragon Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56833 | |||||
| Dryas drummondii | Yellow Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46479 | |||||
| Stachys pilosa var. pilosa | Hairy Hedge-nettle | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84856 | |||||
| Callitriche palustris | Vernal Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55216 | |||||
| Sagittaria cuneata | Wapatum Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42189 | |||||
| Frasera albicaulis var. idahoensis | Idaho Frasera | Variety | Plant | G5T3Q | S3 | 92056 | |||||
| Ranunculus uncinatus var. uncinatus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88682 | ||||||
| Equisetum palustre | Marsh Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49079 | |||||
| Corydalis caseana ssp. cusickii | Sierra Corydalis | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87032 | ||||||
| Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57601 | |||||
| Castilleja cusickii | Cusick's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44698 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. halictorum | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83306 | |||||
| Impatiens noli-tangere | Western Jewel-weed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53535 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89227 | |||||
| Salvia dorrii var. dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 85519 | |||||
| Viola adunca | Sand Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55912 | |||||
| Platanthera orbiculata | Round-leaved Rein-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58363 | |||||
| Pinus monticola | Western White Pine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45337 | |||||
| Cryptantha circumscissa var. circumscissa | Cushion Cat's-eye | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92607 | |||||
| Vulpia microstachys var. ciliata | Small Six-weeks Grass | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83897 | |||||
| Centaurium muehlenbergii | Monterey Centaury | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54121 | |||||
| Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus | Shrubby Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91147 | |||||
| Gavia adamsii | Yellow-billed Loon | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15363 | |||||
| Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
| Plagiochila asplenioides | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38740 | ||||||
| Carex stipata var. stipata | Stalk-grain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87687 | |||||
| Lomatium geyeri | Geyer's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60881 | |||||
| Tsuga heterophylla | Western Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47867 | |||||
| Tringa solitaria | Solitary Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19563 | |||||
| Delphinium occidentale ssp. cucullatum | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86085 | |||||||
| Eriastrum wilcoxii | Wilcox's Eriastrum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56458 | |||||
| Lupinus arbustus | Long-spur Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43534 | |||||
| Arabis x divaricarpa | Hybrid Rockcress | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78968 | |||||
| Phlox speciosa | Showy Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52417 | |||||
| Prosartes trachycarpa | Rough-fruited Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54799 | |||||
| Delphinium sutherlandii | Sutherland's Larkspur | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 41644 | |||||
| Polygonum amphibium var. stipulaceum | Water Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89748 | |||||
| Lipocarpha micrantha | Dwarf Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50420 | |||||
| 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 | |
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
| Draba trichocarpa | Stanley Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 57885 | ||||
| Penstemon lemhiensis | Lemhi Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53948 | |||
| Cymopterus douglassii | Douglass' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 39564 | ||||
| Botrychium paradoxum | Peculiar Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 59804 | |||
| Pyrrocoma radiata | Snake River Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56113 | |||
| Lepidomeda copei | Northern Leatherside Chub | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | Tier 2 | 74379 | ||
| Primula alcalina | Alkali Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 40322 | |||
| Botrychium lineare | Linear-Leaved Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G2G3 | SH | 57635 | |||
| Picoides albolarvatus | White-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 15618 | |
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
| Allotropa virgata | Candystick | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 45693 | |||
| Lewisia sacajaweana | Sacajawea's bitterroot | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 93764 | ||||
| Castilleja christii | Christ's Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma insecticruris | Bugleg Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 55520 | |||
| Astragalus aquilonius | Lemhi Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 42258 | |||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80060 | ||
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
| Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. nubilus | White Clouds Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G4T2 | S2 | 88363 | ||||
| Prosopium williamsoni | Mountain Whitefish | Species | Fish | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18744 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Draba globosa | Pointed Draba | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 44554 | |||
| Psiloscops flammeolus | Flammulated Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3B | 18963 | ||
| Astragalus anserinus | Goose Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 51746 | |||
| Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
| Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae | Tobias' Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 85362 | ||||
| Allium madidum | Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 49159 | ||||
| Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
| Cypripedium fasciculatum | Clustered Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 60586 | ||
| Ovis canadensis californiana | California Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S3 | 80168 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Cymopterus davisii | Davis' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 51551 | ||||
| Eriogonum crosbyae | Crosby's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3Q | S2 | 47509 | ||||
| Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 19007 | ||||
| Mimulus clivicola | Bank Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 42963 | |||
| Penstemon compactus | Cache Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 44988 | |||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii utah | Bonneville Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80327 | |||
| Eriogonum capistratum var. welshii | Welsh's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2Q | S2 | 83441 | |||
| Ovis canadensis | Bighorn Sheep | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17176 | |
| Astragalus paysonii | Payson's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41087 | ||
| Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla | Short-style Tofieldia | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5T4 | S1 | 89299 |
