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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trifolium douglasii | Douglas' Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 41044 | |||
| Carex idahoa | Idaho Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | G2G3 | S2 | 42890 | ||||
| Crepis bakeri ssp. idahoensis | Idaho Hawksbeard | Subspecies | Plant | 2 | G4T2 | S1 | 91045 | ||||
| Pyrrocoma liatriformis | Palouse Goldenweed | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 47601 | ||||
| Monardella angustifolia | Leslie Gulch Monardella | Species | Plant | 2 | G1 | S1 | 1345281 | ||||
| Castilleja peckiana | Peck's Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G3G4 | S2 | 49314 | ||||
| Trichophorum pumilum | Rolland Bulrush | Species | Plant | 2 | G5 | S1 | 50584 | ||||
| Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | Pinyon Jay | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3 | Tier 2 | 16247 | |||
| Urocitellus mollis | Piute Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16824 | ||||
| Artemisiospiza nevadensis | Sagebrush Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S3B | Tier 2 | 18549 | |||
| Scapanus orarius | Coast Mole | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 18893 | ||||
| Juncus bryoides | Moss Rush | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 58646 | ||||
| Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
| Penstemon compactus | Cache Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 44988 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Trifolium plumosum | Feather Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 52962 | |||||
| Dichanthelium oligosanthes | Heller's Witchgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53215 | |||||
| Artemisia rothrockii | Rothrock's Artemisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53317 | |||||
| Prunus emarginata | Bitter Cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53432 | |||||
| Carex albonigra | Black-and-white Scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53598 | |||||
| Ellisia nyctelea | Nyctelea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53763 | |||||
| Festuca viridula | Mountain Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53885 | |||||
| Beckmannia syzigachne | American Sloughgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54019 | |||||
| Ranunculus acris | Tall Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54106 | |||||
| Cicuta maculata | Spotted Water-hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54199 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54442 | |||||
| Zizania aquatica | Eastern Wild Rice | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54551 | |||||
| Psilostrophe bakeri | Baker's Paper-flower | Species | Plant | G2G4 | SNR | 54805 | |||||
| Melica bulbosa | Western Melicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54890 | |||||
| Sisyrinchium montanum | Strict Blue-eyed-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55099 | |||||
| Salix nivalis | Snow Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55217 | |||||
| Penstemon pratensis | White-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55317 | |||||
| Catostomus catostomus | Longnose Sucker | Species | Fish | G5 | S3 | 16123 | |||||
| Juncus bufonius | Toad Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55761 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella | Northern Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55833 | |||||
| Melanerpes carolinus | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16674 | |||||
| Ceanothus sanguineus | Oregon-tea | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56052 | |||||
| Rudbeckia occidentalis | Western Coneflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56207 | |||||
| Alnus rhombifolia | White Alder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56291 | |||||
| Pluvialis squatarola | Black-bellied Plover | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 17343 | |||||
| Androsace filiformis | Slender Rock-jasmine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56599 | |||||
| Cryptantha muricata | Pointed Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 56674 | |||||
| Mustela erminea | Ermine or Short-tailed Weasel | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 17667 | |||||
| Betula occidentalis | Spring Birch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56774 | |||||
| Fulica americana | American Coot | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 17800 | |||||
| Saussurea weberi | Weber's Saw-wort | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 56893 | |||||
| Lomatium ambiguum | Streambank Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57165 | |||||
| Cynanthus latirostris | Broad-billed Hummingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18235 | |||||
| Holodiscus discolor | Cream-bush Oceanspray | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57333 | |||||
| Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
| Anser albifrons | Greater White-fronted Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S4M | 18433 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57596 | |||||
| Cuscuta megalocarpa | Big-fruit Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57692 | |||||
| Monolepis spathulata | Prostrate Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57966 | |||||
| Noturus gyrinus | Tadpole Madtom | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18906 | |||||
| Dodecatheon pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58117 | |||||
| Aythya valisineria | Canvasback | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B,S3N | 19131 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans | Elegant Mariposa-lily | Species | Plant | SNR | 58376 | ||||||
| Spizella arborea | American Tree Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 19294 | |||||
| Vicia americana | American Purple Vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58499 | |||||
| Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eastern Towhee | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19397 | |||||
| Isoetes melanopoda | Blackfoot Quillwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58751 | |||||
| Egretta caerulea | Little Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19700 | |||||
| Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | Species | Bird | G4G5 | SNA | 19842 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca | Pine Woods Horkelia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58960 | |||||
| Rhinichthys falcatus | Leopard Dace | Species | Fish | G4 | S3 | 19980 | |||||
| Hylocichla mustelina | Wood Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20053 | |||||
| Delphinium stachydeum | Spiked Larkspur | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59202 | |||||
| Juncus dubius | Mariposa Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59453 | |||||
| Carex simulata | Copycat Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59697 | |||||
| Penstemon radicosus | Mat-root Beardtongue | Species | Plant | SNR | 59823 | ||||||
| Kelseya uniflora | One-flower Kelseya | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59919 | |||||
| Penstemon humilis | Lowly Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60033 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza deltoidea | Deltoid Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60135 | |||||
| Eriogonum vimineum | Wicker-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60293 | |||||
| Lomatium foeniculaceum | Carrotleaf Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60413 | |||||
| Rhus trilobata | Skunkbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60511 | |||||
| Chimaphila umbellata | Common Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60741 | |||||
| Plectritis macrocera | White Plectritis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60873 |
