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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | Species | Bird | G4G5 | SNA | 19842 | |||||
| Agrostis thurberiana | Thurber's Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61026 | |||||
| Carex saxatilis var. major | Russet Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86177 | |||||
| Atriplex patula | Halberd-leaf Saltbush | Species | Plant | SNR | 56540 | ||||||
| Castilleja covilleana | Coville's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43684 | |||||
| Cordylanthus ramosus | Much-branded Bird's-beak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46098 | |||||
| Fragaria x ananassa | Strawberry | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79331 | |||||
| Melica bulbosa | Western Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54890 | |||||
| Setaria parviflora | Bristly Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41773 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. arcuatum | Woolly-head Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 91742 | |||||
| Phlox variabilis | Variegated Phlox | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 50529 | |||||
| Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida | Shinyleaf Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88386 | |||||
| Lotus nevadensis | Nevada Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59179 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. procera | Oregon Checker-mallow | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84557 | ||||||
| Lupinus cusickii | Cusick's Lupine | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 57200 | |||||
| Gentianopsis thermalis | Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian | Species | Plant | G4?Q | SNR | 44359 | |||||
| Ranunculus trichophyllus var. eradicatus | Northeastern White Water Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83007 | |||||
| Arnica amplexicaulis | Stream-bank Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53187 | |||||
| Helianthus petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39996 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. compacta | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90325 | |||||
| Stellaria nitens | Shiny Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61684 | |||||
| Saxifraga oppositifolia | Purple Mountain Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51282 | |||||
| Ulota curvifolia | Curve-leaved Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SU | 33541 | |||||
| Pedicularis bracteosa var. paysoniana | Towering Lousewort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86797 | |||||
| Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa | Elegant Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88948 | |||||
| Erigeron acris | Bitter Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59851 | |||||
| Utricularia macrorhiza | Greater Bladderwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46876 | |||||
| Hypericum scouleri ssp. scouleri | Western St. John's-wort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85138 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana | Choke Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45004 | |||||
| Hymenoxys richardsonii var. richardsonii | Richardson's Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92278 | |||||
| Eritrichium nanum var. aretioides | Pale Alpine Forget-me-not | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92297 | |||||
| Ipomopsis tenuituba | Slender-trumpet Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53801 | |||||
| Melampyrum lineare var. lineare | American Cow-wheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90845 | |||||
| Rhodiola rosea | Roseroot Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58016 | |||||
| Geothlypis trichas | Common Yellowthroat | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16670 | |||||
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16003 | |||||
| Elymus albicans | Montana Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47539 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus var. esculentus | Chufa Flatsedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83630 | |||||
| Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum | Few-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85798 | |||||
| Ranunculus gelidus | Arctic Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 56184 | |||||
| Lomatium roseanum | Rose-flower Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 43218 | |||||
| Plectrophenax nivalis | Snow Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 18588 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93019 | |||||
| Physaria acutifolia | Sharpleaf Twinpod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52085 | |||||
| Alopecurus geniculatus | Meadow Foxtail | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 41262 | |||||
| Chenopodium atrovirens | Dark Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60600 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus var. scaposus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87994 | ||||||
| Acer negundo | Box-elder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58750 | |||||
| Linanthus harknessii | Harkness Linanthus | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 45759 | |||||
| Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu | Spider Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84195 | |||||
| Leersia oryzoides | Rice Cutgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54492 | |||||
| Eriogonum niveum | Snow Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43849 | |||||
| Polemonium foliosissimum var. foliosissimum | Leafy Jacob's-ladder | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91401 | |||||
| Cryptantha flaccida | Weak-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 52741 | |||||
| Astragalus obscurus | Arcane Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39495 | |||||
| Townsendia condensata var. condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90002 | |||||
| Anas querquedula | Garganey | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17448 | |||||
| Marmota monax | Woodchuck | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 20065 | |||||
| Stenanthium occidentale | Western Featherbells | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48276 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. 2 | Longleaf Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5Q | SNR | 86400 | |||||
| Puccinellia distans | Spreading Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46367 | |||||
| Brickellia microphylla var. microphylla | Littleleaf Brickell-bush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84716 | |||||
| Silene scaposa | Blue Mountain Catchfly | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 42050 | |||||
| Lupinus parviflorus ssp. parviflorus | Lodgepole Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 91977 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum occidentale | California Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 50789 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum ssp. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 88558 | |||||
| Cycloloma atriplicifolium | Winged Pigweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59451 | |||||
| Hackelia micrantha | Blue Stickseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57511 | |||||
| Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis | Bluejoint | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83200 | |||||
| Plantago elongata | Slender Plantain | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53411 | |||||
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42789 | |||||
| Ranunculus cymbalaria var. cymbalaria | Seaside Crowfoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90528 | |||||
| Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89122 | |||||
| Hymenoxys richardsonii | Richardson's Bitterweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60091 | |||||
| Carex norvegica | Scandinavian Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47090 | |||||
| Downingia bicornuta var. bicornuta | Double-horn Downingia | Variety | Plant | G3G4T3T4 | SNR | 85383 | |||||
| Anemone tetonensis | Teton Thimble-weed | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55843 | |||||
| Cornus canadensis | Dwarf Dogwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45271 | |||||
| Pulsatilla patens ssp. multifida | American Pasqueflower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92479 | |||||
| Oenothera flava ssp. flava | Long-tubed Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83795 | |||||
| Juncus bolanderi | Bolander's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54063 | |||||
| Astragalus lentiginosus | Mottled Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40918 | |||||
| Lepidium virginicum var. pubescens | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91037 | ||||||
| Carex nova | New Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49666 | |||||
| Thamnolia vermicularis | Alpine Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | SNR | 38238 | |||||
| Epilobium canum ssp. garrettii | Hummingbird Flower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 87552 | |||||
| Psaltriparus minimus | Bushtit | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16925 | |||||
| Schoenoplectus americanus | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60802 | |||||
| Piranga olivacea | Scarlet Tanager | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16258 | |||||
| Polanisia dodecandra | Common Clammyweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47768 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale var. boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85989 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 56337 | |||||
| Castilleja lutescens | Stiff Yellow Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43455 | |||||
| Tyrannus verticalis | Western Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18816 | |||||
| Buellia chloroleuca | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93775 | |||||||
| Achnatherum x bloomeri | Bloomer's Moutain-ricegrass | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78657 | |||||
| Cryptantha circumscissa | Cushion Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52312 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa | Spreading Phlox | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41506 | |||||
| Thlaspi idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G3G4T2T4 | SNR | 89684 | |||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus | Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 88221 |
