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 |
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Tympanuchus phasianellus | Sharp-tailed Grouse | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 18395 | ||
Lasiurus cinereus | Hoary Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G3G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 20017 | |||
Oreohelix waltoni | Lava Rock Mountainsnail | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25052 | |||
Cicindela arenicola | Idaho Dune Tiger Beetle | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2 | S2 | Tier 2 | 25224 | |||
Oreohelix strigosa goniogyra | Striate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 2 | 81538 | |||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Symphyotrichum jessicae | Jessica's Aster | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 45453 | ||||
Acipenser transmontanus | White Sturgeon | Species | Fish | 2 | G4 | S2 | 15794 | ||||
Pipilo chlorurus | Green-tailed Towhee | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 18275 | ||||
Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri | Columbia River Redband Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5T4 | S4 | 79983 | |||
Primula alcalina | Alkali Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 40322 | |||
Astragalus packardiae | Packard's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | G5T1 | S1 | 91221 | ||||
Oenothera psammophila | St. Anthony Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S3 | 46213 | ||||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | ||||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
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 | ||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
Stipa pinetorum | Pine Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 47891 | |||||
Wyethia invenusta | Coville's Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48018 | |||||
Artemisia michauxiana | Michaux's Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48162 | |||||
Platanthera stricta | Slender Bog Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48300 | |||||
Chorizanthe watsonii | Watson's Spineflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48465 | |||||
Lomatium gormanii | Gorman's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48575 | |||||
Chenopodium pratericola | Desert Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48841 | |||||
Ericameria discoidea | California Heath-Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48975 | |||||
Trillium petiolatum | Round-leaf Trillium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49076 | |||||
Carex michauxiana | Michaux's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49166 | |||||
Potentilla flabelliformis | Graceful Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 49284 | |||||
Phleum alpinum | Mountain Timothy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49399 | |||||
Carex amplifolia | Bigleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49798 | |||||
Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
Oxalis trilliifolia | Trillium-leaved Wood-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50049 | |||||
Lonicera caerulea | Western Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50234 | |||||
Grindelia nana | Idaho Gumweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50334 | |||||
Penstemon gairdneri | Gairdner's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50471 | |||||
Equisetum telmateia | Giant Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50676 | |||||
Penstemon diphyllus | Two-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50804 | |||||
Arnica gracilis | Slender Leopardbane | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 51092 | |||||
Danthonia intermedia | Vasey Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51249 | |||||
Bacopa rotundifolia | Roundleaf Water-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 51348 | |||||
Collomia heterophylla | Varied-leaved Collomia | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 51648 | |||||
Stanleya tomentosa | Hairy Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51739 | |||||
Dodecatheon hendersonii | Henderson's Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52009 | |||||
Carex interrupta | Green-fruited Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52221 | |||||
Cypripedium montanum | Mountain Lady's-slipper | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52331 | |||||
Clematis columbiana | Columbian Virgin's-bower | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 52504 | |||||
Ambrosia coronopifolia | Western Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52618 | |||||
Mertensia cusickii | Toiyabe Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 52714 | |||||
Picea pungens | Blue Spruce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52936 | |||||
Juncus occidentalis | Western Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53090 | |||||
Hordeum brachyantherum | Meadow Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53168 | |||||
Atriplex gardneri | Gardner's Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53401 | |||||
Cleome platycarpa | Golden Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53645 | |||||
Poa pratensis | Kentucky Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53818 | |||||
Scutellaria angustifolia | Narrowleaf Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53982 | |||||
Castilleja crista-galli | Greater Red Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 54090 | |||||
Hackelia cusickii | Cusick's Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54160 | |||||
Androsace septentrionalis | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54403 | |||||
Celtis laevigata | Sugarberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54656 | |||||
Stercorarius parasiticus | Parasitic Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15492 | |||||
Trisetum wolfii | Beardless Oats | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54868 | |||||
Pluvialis dominica | American Golden-Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 15795 | |||||
Hulsea nana | Dwarf Hulsea | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55183 | |||||
Lepus californicus | Black-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15939 | |||||
Polygonum persicaria | Lady's Thumb | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 55269 | |||||
Cyanocitta cristata | Blue Jay | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 16060 | |||||
Potamogeton illinoensis | Illinois Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55397 | |||||
Peromyscus maniculatus | North American Deermouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16337 | |||||
Carex angustata | Narrow Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55695 | |||||
Equisetum scirpoides | Dwarf Scouring-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55811 | |||||
Argemone munita | Munite Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 55898 | |||||
Heuchera parvifolia | Littleleaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56005 | |||||
Sander canadensis | Sauger | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16776 | |||||
Calidris alba | Sanderling | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 16902 | |||||
Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17088 | |||||
Potamogeton alpinus | Northern Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56277 | |||||
Tinca tinca | Tench | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17215 | |||||
Packera cana | Silvery Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56336 | |||||
Dipodomys microps | Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17426 | |||||
Atriplex patula | Halberd-leaf Saltbush | Species | Plant | SNR | 56540 | ||||||
Hackelia hispida | Rough Stickseed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56657 |