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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 15296 | |||||
| Glossopetalon spinescens | Spiny Greasebush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54725 | |||||
| Chambersia haydenella | A Moth | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476727 | |||||
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15430 | |||||
| Silene parryi | Parry's Campion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54827 | |||||
| Calosoma moniliatum | A Ground Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476743 | |||||
| Catharus guttatus | Hermit Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15535 | |||||
| Melica subulata | Alaska Onion Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54917 | |||||
| Acantholyda brunnicans | A Webspinning Sawfly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1476759 | |||||
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15617 | |||||
| Carex garberi | Elk Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55036 | |||||
| Aglaostigma rubens | A Sawfly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476775 | |||||
| Empidonax oberholseri | Dusky Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15770 | |||||
| Mertensia lanceolata | Prairie Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55126 | |||||
| Aphis salicariae | An Aphid | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNA | 1476791 | |||||
| Melanitta perspicillata | Surf Scoter | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15889 | |||||
| Carex geyeri | Geyer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55241 | |||||
| Brochymena sulcata | A Rough Plant Bug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | S4 | 1476807 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Eragrostis hypnoides | Teal Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55344 | |||||
| Chrysura pacifica | A Cuckoo Wasp | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476823 | |||||
| Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
| Anthemis cotula | Mayweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 55473 | |||||
| Dolichopus tenuipes | A Long-legged Fly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476839 | |||||
| Euphagus cyanocephalus | Brewer's Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16285 | |||||
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55636 | |||||
| Ampedus ursinus | A Click Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476855 | |||||
| Chaetura vauxi | Vaux's Swift | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | 16374 | ||||
| Toxicodendron radicans | Eastern Poison-ivy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55772 | |||||
| Forcipomyia brevipennis | A Biting Midge | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476871 | |||||
| Junco hyemalis | Dark-eyed Junco | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16497 | |||||
| Tellima grandiflora | Fringecup | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S2 | 55875 | ||||
| Empria obscurata | A Sawfly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476887 | |||||
| Prosopium spilonotus | Bonneville Whitefish | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16582 | |||
| Teesdalia nudicaulis | Common Shepherd's-cress | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 55964 | |||||
| Gyponana calamistra | Tettigonia 8-Lineata | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476903 | |||||
| Bos bison | American Bison | Species | Mammal | G4 | SNA | 16698 | |||||
| Caragana arborescens | Siberian Peashrub | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 56063 | |||||
| Plagiognathus obscurus | Obscure Plant Bug | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476919 | |||||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Geranium bicknellii | Bicknell's Northern Crane's-bill | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56156 | |||||
| Rhogogaster lateraria | A Sawfly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476935 | |||||
| Passerella iliaca | Fox Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17043 | |||||
| Camissonia scapoidea | Paiute Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56225 | |||||
| Tenthredo anomocera | A Sawfly | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1476951 | |||||
| Ovis canadensis | Bighorn Sheep | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 17176 | |
| Juncus regelii | Regel's Rush | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 56310 | |||||
| Schistocerca lineata | Spotted Bird Grasshopper | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 1787041 | |||||
| Sphyrapicus varius | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17256 | |||||
| Frasera speciosa | Showy Green-gentian | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56412 | |||||
| Callospermophilus lateralis | Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17392 | |||||
| Thuja plicata | Western Red Cedar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56501 | |||||
| Vulpes macrotis | Kit Fox | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S2 | 17479 | ||||
| Eleocharis quadrangulata | Squarestem Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56612 | |||||
| Oreochromis aureus | Blue Tilapia | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17588 | |||||
| Downingia bacigalupii | Bacigalupi's Downingia | Species | Plant | 4 | G4 | S2 | 56699 | ||||
| Ameiurus natalis | Yellow Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17695 | |||||
| Potamogeton nodosus | Longleaf Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56789 | |||||
| Ardea alba | Great Egret | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 17856 | |||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia | Gooseberry-leaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56922 | |||||
| Urocitellus columbianus | Columbian Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 17970 | |||||
| Carex heteroneura | Different-nerve Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57083 | |||||
| Neotamias amoenus | Yellow-pine Chipmunk | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18127 | |||||
| Lupinus cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 57200 | |||||
| Calidris mauri | Western Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 18264 | |||||
| Elymus submuticus | Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57377 | |||||
| Anthus rubescens | American Pipit | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B | 18359 | |||||
| Carex scoparia | Broom Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57506 | |||||
| Calidris melanotos | Pectoral Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 18488 | |||||
| Potamogeton praelongus | White-stem Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57602 | |||||
| Callipepla californica | California Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18589 | |||||
| Alyssum desertorum | Desert Alyssum | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57712 | |||||
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18721 | |||||
| Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Black Greasewood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57874 | |||||
| Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Red Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18827 | |||||
| Asclepias subverticillata | Bedstraw Milkweed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58013 | |||||
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18945 | |||||
| Cardamine cordifolia | Heartleaf Bittercress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58127 | |||||
| Oreothlypis ruficapilla | Nashville Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 19054 | |||||
| Tetradymia canescens | Gray Horsebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58288 | |||||
| Setophaga castanea | Bay-breasted Warbler | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19166 | |||||
| Agrostis variabilis | Variable Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58409 | |||||
| Sciurus niger | Eastern Fox Squirrel | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19312 | |||||
| Astragalus yoder-williamsii | Mud Flat Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1S2 | 58511 | ||||
| Mergus merganser | Common Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 19445 | |||||
| Packera paupercula | Balsam Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58676 | |||||
| Spinus tristis | American Goldfinch | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 19583 | |||||
| Erigeron latus | Broad Fleabane | Species | Plant | G3 | S3 | 58768 | |||||
| Falco mexicanus | Prairie Falcon | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19777 | |||||
| Piptatherum exiguum | Little Ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58893 | |||||
| Sorex vagrans | Vagrant Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 19881 | |||||
| Cirsium vulgare | Bull Thistle | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 58986 | |||||
| Aegolius acadicus | Northern Saw-whet Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19992 | |||||
| Poecile hudsonicus | Boreal Chickadee | Species | Bird | G5 | S1 | 20082 | |||||
| Carex utriculata | Beaked Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59216 | |||||
| Callophrys mossii | Moss' Elfin | Species | Invertebrate | G4 | S4 | 20276 | |||||
| Lupinus caespitosus | Stemless-dwarf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59350 | |||||
| Anagrapha falcifera | Celery Looper Moth | Species | Invertebrate | G5 | S4 | 20411 | |||||
| Carex unilateralis | One-sided Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59481 | |||||
| Nicrophorus hybridus | A Carrion Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | GNR | SNR | 20622 |
