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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polystichum lonchitis | Northern Holly Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47908 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum | Idaho Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90322 | |||||
| Betula papyrifera var. commutata | Western Paper Birch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92510 | |||||
| Epilobium oregonense | Oregon Willow-herb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59817 | |||||
| Epilobium angustifolium ssp. circumvagum | Fireweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86790 | |||||
| Atriplex canescens var. canescens | Fourwing Saltbush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85614 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88940 | |||||||
| Calamospiza melanocorys | Lark Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18563 | |||||
| Tyrannus tyrannus | Eastern Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17425 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83988 | ||||||
| Hackelia ophiobia | Rattlesnake Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S2 | 52317 | ||||
| Leymus salinus | Salinas Lyme Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48681 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale ssp. boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90835 | |||||
| Ionactis stenomeres | Rocky Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57936 | |||||
| Viola bicolor | Field Pansy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50336 | |||||
| Arabis cobrensis var. cobrensis | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87334 | ||||||
| Lomatium grayi | Mountain Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40416 | |||||
| Lupinus x alpestris | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79324 | ||||||
| Chamaesyce serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia | Thyme-leaf Broomspurge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85792 | |||||
| Festuca subulata | Nodding Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52960 | |||||
| Selaginella selaginoides | Low Spike-moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44809 | |||||
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Bearberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46772 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca | Tufted Hairgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89500 | |||||
| Vaccinium caespitosum | Dwarf Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58682 | |||||
| Picea glauca | White Spruce | Species | Plant | 4 | G5 | S1 | 42988 | ||||
| Argemone polyanthemos | White Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44940 | |||||
| Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84555 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum var. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Variety | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 87966 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana | Oregon Checkermallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55343 | |||||
| Danthonia spicata | Poverty Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49371 | |||||
| Carex scoparia var. scoparia | Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91386 | |||||
| Chenopodium incanum | Mealy Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61156 | |||||
| Potentilla bipinnatifida | Prairie Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53642 | |||||
| Lewisia rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47478 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89976 | |||||
| Ageratina occidentalis | Western Joepye-weed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56680 | |||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia var. grossulariifolia | Gooseberry-leaved Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 92145 | |||||
| Astragalus newberryi | Newberry's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 41091 | |||||
| Vicia americana ssp. americana | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86394 | |||||
| Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum | Western Ladyfern | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85137 | |||||
| Butorides virescens | Green Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16901 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos hesperius | Spreading Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39358 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum | Woolly-head Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59354 | |||||
| Triteleia hyacinthina | White Triteleia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51807 | |||||
| Castilleja occidentalis | Western Indian paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43686 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. angustifolium | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88551 | |||||
| Silene drummondii | Drummond's Campion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57415 | |||||
| Lepidium densiflorum var. pubecarpum | Prairie Peppergrass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92691 | |||||
| Erigeron evermannii | Evermann's Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49801 | |||||
| Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea | Porter's Groundsel | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83627 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi var. baileyi | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86928 | |||||
| Ambrosia acanthicarpa | Flat-spine Bursage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61883 | |||||
| Biatora subduplex | Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4G5 | SNR | 61902 | |||||
| Swertia perennis | Felwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48208 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa var. lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90515 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis | Lowly Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60033 | |||||
| Scutellaria galericulata | Hooded Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44367 | |||||
| Arnica latifolia | Mountain Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46317 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis ssp. foliosa | Leafy Leopardbane | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89121 | |||||
| Micropterus dolomieu | Smallmouth Bass | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18815 | |||||
| Phacelia sericea ssp. ciliosa | Blue Alpine Phacelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84181 | |||||
| Melica subulata | Alaska Onion Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54917 | |||||
| Chorizanthe brevicornu | Brittle Spineflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48942 | |||||
| Triteleia hyacinthina var. hyacinthina | White Triteleia | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 91034 | |||||
| Orthotrichum rivulare | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 34049 | ||||||
| Tsuga mertensiana | Mountain Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58188 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. multifida | Early Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87542 | |||||
| Astragalus spaldingii | Spalding's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 56298 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 91761 | |||||
| Cymopterus acaulis | Plains Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40645 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. prionophylla | Saw-leaved Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85984 | |||||
| Synthyris pinnatifida var. canescens | Cut-leaf Kittentail | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84706 | |||||
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes | Heller's Witchgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53215 | |||||
| Stellaria obtusa | Rocky Mountain Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47029 | |||||
| Corallorhiza striata var. striata | Striped Coralroot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89682 | |||||
| Ranunculus flabellaris | Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58899 | |||||
| Silene menziesii | Menzies' Pink | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51332 | |||||
| Lomatium juniperinum | Juniper Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 43219 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans var. elegans | Elegant Mariposa Lily | Variety | Plant | G3G4T3 | SNR | 88215 | |||||
| Hieracium gracile var. detonsum | Alpine Hawkweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83197 | |||||
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55636 | |||||
| Cirsium murdockii | Murdock's Thistle | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 49555 | |||||
| Erigeron compositus var. glabratus | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91572 | ||||||
| Tyrannus forficatus | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15341 | |||||
| Stellaria longipes | Long-stalked Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61402 | |||||
| Poa pratensis | Kentucky Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53818 | |||||
| Phacelia incana | Western Phacelia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47718 | |||||
| Thelypodium integrifolium ssp. integrifolium | Entireleaf Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 90133 | ||||||
| Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43860 | |||||
| Potentilla gracilis var. nuttallii | Fanleaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86595 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. nelsonii | Nelson's Western Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85368 | |||||
| Aechmophorus clarkii | Clark's Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 18337 | ||||
| Tinca tinca | Tench | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17215 | |||||
| Erigeron filifolius var. filifolius | Threadleaf Fleabane | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83793 | ||||||
| Lathyrus polyphyllus | Many-leaf Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 39562 | |||||
| Cassiope mertensiana | Western Bell-heather | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 52094 | |||||
| Abies concolor | White Fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45940 | |||||
| Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes | Maidenhair Spleenwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88767 | |||||
| Lomatium serpentinum | Snake Canyon Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57657 | |||||
| Carex cusickii | Cusick's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50084 |
