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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassiope mertensiana ssp. mertensiana | Mertens' Mountain Heather | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S1 | 91351 | |||||
| Eriogonum flavum | Yellow Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52693 | |||||
| Potamogeton pusillus | Slender Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39443 | |||||
| Potamogeton foliosus ssp. foliosus | Leafy Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89937 | |||||
| Typha angustifolia | Narrowleaf Cattail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61170 | |||||
| Allium brevistylum | Short-stem Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48177 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus var. iodanthus | Violet Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86360 | |||||
| Sibbaldia procumbens | Arizona Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56694 | |||||
| Gaillardia aristata | Great Blanket-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46313 | |||||
| Catostomus columbianus hubbsi | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | Fish | G5TNR | SNA | 80162 | |||||
| Pteryxia petraea | Rock Wavewing | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55068 | |||||
| Delphinium distichum | Two-spike Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42015 | |||||
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15430 | |||||
| Arabis holboellii var. pendulocarpa | Holboell's Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91922 | |||||
| Amelanchier pumila | Dwarf Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50703 | |||||
| Euphorbia spathulata | Reticulate-seeded Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40123 | |||||
| Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum | Common Woolly-sunflower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88496 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48917 | |||||
| Spiraea betulifolia | White White Meadowsweet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57432 | |||||
| Columba livia | Rock Pigeon | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19045 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. platyphyllus | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83176 | |||||
| Agrostis diegoensis | Leafy Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53343 | |||||
| Callitriche heterophylla | Large Water-starwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42734 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. conglomeratus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90458 | |||||
| Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 61935 | |||||
| Buteo lineatus | Red-shouldered Hawk | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17607 | |||||
| Eriogonum spergulinum var. reddingianum | Spurry Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 89068 | |||||
| Antennaria lanata | White-margined Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60036 | |||||
| Solanum triflorum | Cutleaf Nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47027 | |||||
| Minuartia pusilla var. pusilla | Dwarf Stitchwort | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85315 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum | Hairy Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55799 | |||||
| Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
| Lesquerella kingii ssp. diversifolia | King's Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 92417 | |||||
| Festuca brachyphylla ssp. brachyphylla | Shortleaf Fescue | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83741 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana | Rocky Mountain Checker-mallow | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 53997 | |||||
| Poecilia reticulata | Guppy | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18334 | |||||
| Melampyrum lineare | American Cow-wheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49540 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata var. monolepis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 87481 | ||||||
| Tsuga mertensiana | Mountain Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58188 | |||||
| Passer domesticus | House Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19852 | |||||
| Suaeda calceoliformis | American Sea-blite | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47711 | |||||
| Blepharipappus scaber ssp. scaber | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85960 | ||||||
| Juncus covillei | Coville's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56308 | |||||
| Carex interrupta | Green-fruited Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52221 | |||||
| Anagallis minima | Chaffweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41413 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. columbianum | Small Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89646 | ||||||
| Valeriana sitchensis | Marsh Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60765 | |||||
| Arabis lignifera | Owens Valley Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50254 | |||||
| Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum | Spreading Groundsmoke | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88155 | |||||
| Ranunculus flabellaris | Yellow Water-crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58899 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. crenulata | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 84354 | ||||||
| Adiantum aleuticum | Aleutian Maidenhair Fern | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54684 | |||||
| Eriogonum watsonii | Watson's Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 43993 | |||||
| Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides | American Hop | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 91504 | ||||||
| Festuca idahoensis | Idaho Fescue | Species | Plant | SNR | 52883 | ||||||
| Carex sheldonii | Sheldon's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 39628 | |||||
| Drosera anglica | English Sundew | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61403 | |||||
| Mertensia alpina | Alpine Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 48488 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca ssp. capitata | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86544 | |||||
| Larus fuscus | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17192 | |||||
| Opuntia polyacantha | Panhandle Prickly-pear | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56913 | |||||
| Glyceria elata | Tall Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59590 | |||||
| Salix melanopsis | Dusky Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46535 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina | Alpine Pincushion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84918 | |||||
| Astragalus convallarius | Timber Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55266 | |||||
| Iris versicolor | Blueflag | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 42276 | ||||
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15617 | |||||
| Ribes velutinum var. gooddingii | Desert Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92071 | ||||||
| Downingia elegans | Common Downingia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40345 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88715 | |||||
| Botaurus lentiginosus | American Bittern | Species | Bird | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 17802 | ||||
| Lomatium serpentinum | Snake Canyon Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57657 | |||||
| Mahonia aquifolium | Piper's Oregon-grape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44763 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. virginiana | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83410 | |||||
| Lupinus monticola | Mountain Lupine | Species | Plant | G2G4Q | SNR | 42950 | |||||
| Poa leptocoma ssp. leptocoma | Bog Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90664 | |||||
| Stanleya tomentosa | Hairy Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51739 | |||||
| Oxytropis campestris var. spicata | Northern Yellow Point-vetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89241 | |||||
| Trichophorum alpinum | Hudson's Bay Bulrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60296 | ||||
| Larix occidentalis | Western Larch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47277 | |||||
| Astragalus gilviflorus var. gilviflorus | Threeleaf Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 92637 | |||||
| Calamagrostis rubescens | Pine Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54177 | |||||
| Woodsia oregana ssp. cathcartiana | Oregon Woodsia (Tetraploid) | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91171 | |||||
| Calamospiza melanocorys | Lark Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 18563 | |||||
| Cirsium scariosum | Drummond's Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49758 | |||||
| Lichinodium sirosiphoideum | Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | SNR | 39198 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. johnstonii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87753 | ||||||
| Perideridia gairdneri | Gairdner's Yampah | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60978 | |||||
| Eriophorum viridicarinatum | Green Keeled Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47893 | ||||
| Woodsia scopulina ssp. scopulina | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86133 | |||||
| Polygonum achoreum | Leathery Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43618 | |||||
| Potamogeton x spathuliformis | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79289 | ||||||
| Stipa nelsonii | Nelson's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54866 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89772 | |||||
| Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. pyrolifolium | Pyrola-leaved Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88332 | |||||
| Salsola caroliniana | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 59102 | ||||||
| Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi | Bolander's Yampah | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84532 | |||||
| Carex saximontana | Rocky Mountain Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57131 | |||||
| Draba oligosperma | Few-seed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44296 | |||||
| Eriogonum flavum var. piperi | Yellow Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91710 |
