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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56042 | |||||
| Eleocharis obtusa | Blunt Spikerush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43036 | |||||
| Reithrodontomys megalotis | Western Harvest Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19182 | |||||
| Sedum lanceolatum ssp. subalpinum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89284 | |||||
| Cryptantha echinella | Prickly Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47395 | |||||
| Erigeron leiomerus | Smooth Fleabane | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49802 | |||||
| Phacelia glandulosa var. glandulosa | Glandular Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G4T4? | SNR | 85634 | |||||
| Lathyrus rigidus | Rigid Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58503 | |||||
| Moehringia macrophylla | Largeleaf Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45603 | |||||
| Aquilegia flavescens var. flavescens | Yellow Columbine | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84006 | |||||
| Gayophytum eriospermum | Coville's Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41117 | |||||
| Clematis ligusticifolia var. ligusticifolia | Western Virgin's-bower | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91226 | |||||
| Amsinckia retrorsa | Rough Fiddle-neck | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39327 | |||||
| Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea | Canadian Single-spike Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87843 | |||||
| Carex lasiocarpa | Slender Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48014 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala ssp. octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86205 | |||||
| Heuchera chlorantha | Green-flower Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56577 | |||||
| Draba cuneifolia | Wedgeleaf Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43714 | |||||
| Gymnocarpium disjunctum | Pacific Oak Fern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46146 | |||||
| Leptochloa fascicularis var. fascicularis | Sharp-scale Sprangle-top | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 79561 | |||||
| Melica subulata | Alaska Onion Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54917 | |||||
| Viola beckwithii | Beckwith's Violet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41832 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. arcuatum | Woolly-head Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 91742 | |||||
| Larus canus | Mew Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15597 | |||||
| Hordeum pusillum ssp. pusillum | Little Barley | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88393 | |||||
| Linnaea borealis | Twinflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48789 | |||||
| Juncus nodosus var. meridianus | Knotted Rush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84577 | ||||||
| Carex emoryi | Emory's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57222 | |||||
| Eriogonum compositum | Arrowleaf Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44407 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. pylaei | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83037 | |||||
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes | Heller's Witchgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53215 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. compacta | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90325 | |||||
| Conyza canadensis | Canada Horseweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61688 | |||||
| Silene menziesii | Menzies' Pink | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51332 | |||||
| Dicranum scoparium | Broom Moss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 33595 | |||||
| Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera | Mt. Hood Pussy-paws | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 86801 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla | Bessey's Locoweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88952 | |||||
| Potentilla ovina | Sheep Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59893 | |||||
| Haematopus palliatus | American Oystercatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17216 | |||||
| Lewisia columbiana | Columbian Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46894 | |||||
| Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum | Glaucous Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85160 | |||||
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55636 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides | Canada Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45046 | |||||
| Hymenoxys richardsonii var. richardsonii | Richardson's Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92278 | |||||
| Poa pratensis | Kentucky Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53818 | |||||
| Najas guadalupensis | Southern Naiad | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40682 | |||||
| Cottus cognatus | Slimy Sculpin | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 16363 | |||||
| Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus | Water-plantain Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90844 | |||||
| Bidens vulgata | Tall Bur-marigold | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49434 | |||||
| Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia | Speckled Alder | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83645 | |||||
| Arenaria congesta var. congesta | Capitate Sandwort | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85811 | |||||
| Juncus howellii | Howell's Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56201 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 93018 | |||||
| Cassiope mertensiana | Western Bell-heather | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 52094 | |||||
| Cicuta douglasii | Western Water-hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41291 | |||||
| Draba densifolia | Denseleaf Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60625 | |||||
| Carex cusickii | Cusick's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50084 | |||||
| Erigeron peregrinus var. scaposus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87994 | ||||||
| Polygonum douglasii | Douglas' Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58759 | |||||
| Artemisia douglasiana | Douglas' Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45787 | |||||
| Orobanche californica ssp. grayana | California Broomrape | Subspecies | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 84214 | |||||
| Leptarrhena pyrolifolia | Leather-leaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43884 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma hirta var. hirta | Sticky Golden-weed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3 | SNR | 91391 | |||||
| Geum triflorum | Prairie-smoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52756 | |||||
| Prosartes hookeri | Hooker's Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39499 | |||||
| Pyrrocoma racemosa var. racemosa | Slender Goldenweed | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89992 | ||||||
| Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis | Fairy Slipper | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86419 | |||||
| Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16646 | |||||
| Saxifraga ferruginea | Rusty-hair Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46418 | |||||
| Oenothera caespitosa ssp. caespitosa | Tufted Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84721 | |||||
| Mertensia lanceolata | Prairie Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55126 | |||||
| Hypericum anagalloides | Tinker's-penny | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42078 | |||||
| Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. scabriusculum | Narrowleaf Cotton-grass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91974 | |||||
| Penstemon diphyllus | Two-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50804 | |||||
| Cerastium alpinum ssp. alpinum | Alpine Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5?TNR | SNR | 88558 | |||||
| Machaeranthera canescens | Hoary Tansy-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 59459 | |||||
| Eatonella nivea | White Eatonella | Species | Plant | 4 | G4G5 | S3 | 49050 | ||||
| Penstemon procerus var. formosus | Small-flower Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86946 | |||||
| Poa nervosa | Hooker's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | SNR | 57519 | ||||||
| Taraxacum officinale | Common Dandelion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44653 | |||||
| Eragrostis mexicana ssp. virescens | Mexican Lovegrass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83231 | ||||||
| Prunus emarginata | Bitter Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53432 | |||||
| Saxifraga bronchialis | Matte Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42820 | |||||
| Draba lonchocarpa var. lonchocarpa | Lance-pod Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90515 | |||||
| Chenopodium berlandieri | Pit-seed Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51622 | |||||
| Ulota megalospora | Large-spored Ulota | Species | Plant | G3G5 | S1 | 34919 | |||||
| Ribes viscosissimum var. viscosissimum | Sticky Gooseberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89122 | |||||
| Paxistima myrsinites | Oregon Boxleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 47122 | |||||
| Isoetes echinospora | Spiny-spore Quillwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45288 | |||||
| Ranunculus inamoenus var. alpeophilus | Graceful Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92476 | |||||
| Silene uralensis ssp. montana | Petalless Campion | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5TNR | S1 | 83813 | |||||
| Castilleja crista-galli | Greater Red Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 54090 | |||||
| Nymphaea tetragona | Pygmy Water-lily | Species | Plant | G5 | SH | 40968 | |||||
| Triteleia hyacinthina var. hyacinthina | White Triteleia | Variety | Plant | G4G5TNR | SNR | 91034 | |||||
| Sanguisorba occidentalis | Annual Burnet | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49680 | |||||
| Neotoma lepida | Desert Woodrat | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18771 | |||||
| Caloplaca sorocarpa | Orange Lichen | Species | Fungi | GNR | SNR | 38295 | |||||
| Epilobium canum ssp. garrettii | Hummingbird Flower | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | S1 | 87552 | |||||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum | Tapered Rosette Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60816 | |||||
| Sparganium eurycarpum | Large Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47794 |
