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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carex merritt-fernaldii | Merritt Fernald's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58460 | |||||
| Carex canescens ssp. canescens | Hoary Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83985 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41074 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. nuttallii | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91201 | |||||
| Clematis columbiana | Columbian Virgin's-bower | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 52504 | |||||
| Allium simillimum | Simil Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39258 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. scopulorum | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87824 | |||||
| Ribes niveum | Snow Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 61019 | |||||
| Carex hoodii | Hood's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47988 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. spathulatus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86170 | ||||||
| Cryptantha recurvata | Curved-nut Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56527 | |||||
| Lotus denticulatus | Meadow Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43676 | |||||
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15430 | |||||
| Potamogeton x faxonii | Species | Plant | SNR | 79320 | |||||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54881 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis | Water Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41739 | |||||
| Ictalurus punctatus | Channel Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19986 | |||||
| Astragalus toanus var. toanus | Toano Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89809 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum | Western Bog Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91714 | |||||
| Galium boreale | Northern Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50527 | |||||
| Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18039 | |||||
| Penstemon attenuatus var. pseudoprocerus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 88371 | |||||
| Viola vallicola | Valley Violet | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59162 | |||||
| Camissonia subacaulis | Long-leaf Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48750 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. rubricaulis | Cleftleaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 84549 | |||||
| Parietaria pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57172 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis ssp. nevadensis | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 82999 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum | Meadow Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53168 | |||||
| Carex bigelowii | Bigelow's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39972 | |||||
| Saxifraga subapetala | Yellowstone Saxifrage | Species | Plant | SNR | 61666 | ||||||
| Machaeranthera bigelovii | Bigelow's Tansy-aster | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51269 | |||||
| Calochortus elegans var. selwayensis | Elegant Mariposa Lily | Variety | Plant | G3G4T2T3 | SNR | 86781 | |||||
| Pteryxia terebinthina var. terebinthina | Turpentine Wavewing | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88938 | |||||
| Glyceria occidentalis | Northwestern Manna Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46865 | |||||
| Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
| Moneses uniflora ssp. uniflora | One-flower Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85136 | |||||
| Draba albertina | Slender Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 44974 | |||||
| Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana | Pacific Northwest Starwort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92256 | |||||
| Scutellaria antirrhinoides | Snap-dragon Skullcap | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53794 | |||||
| Astragalus salmonis | Trout Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 40631 | |||||
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. vallicola | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 87324 | |||||
| Packera dimorphophylla | Two-leaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47517 | |||||
| Poa glauca ssp. rupicola | Timberline Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83622 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. neglecta | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85784 | |||||
| Luzula glabrata | Smooth Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56177 | |||||
| Cirsium canescens | Prairie Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43202 | |||||
| Cirsium tioganum | Stemless Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52068 | |||||
| Danthonia unispicata | Few-flowered Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41250 | |||||
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19419 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89481 | |||||
| Sedum debile | Weak-stem Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50038 | |||||
| Potentilla ovina var. ovina | Variety | Plant | G5?T5? | SNR | 87965 | ||||||
| Gayophytum humile | Low Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58728 | |||||
| Stipa webberi | Webber's Needlegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 45753 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. epilis | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84171 | |||||
| Ranunculus suksdorfii | Suksdorf's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 54476 | |||||
| Castilleja gracillima | Slender Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G3G4Q | SNR | 43821 | |||||
| Phlox gracilis ssp. gracilis | False Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91384 | |||||
| Mertensia cusickii | Toiyabe Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 52714 | |||||
| Listera caurina | Western Twayblade | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39485 | |||||
| Galium trifidum ssp. trifidum | Small Bedstraw | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89970 | |||||
| Crepis modocensis | Siskiyou Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61229 | |||||
| Scirpus atrovirens | Woolgrass Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 48254 | |||||
| Osmerus mordax | Rainbow Smelt | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17543 | |||||
| Lotus pinnatus | Bog Bird's-foot-trefoil | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46346 | |||||
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15617 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum falcatum var. crassulum | White Prairie Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84702 | |||||
| Corispermum orientale | Oriental Tick-seed | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 55085 | |||||
| Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus | Whitney's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91968 | |||||
| Collomia tinctoria | Yellow-staining Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50758 | |||||
| Astragalus nudisiliquus | Cobblestone Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40179 | |||||
| Sialia currucoides | Mountain Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18274 | |||||
| Parietaria pensylvanica var. pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88545 | |||||
| Potentilla fissa | Big-flower Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | SNR | 59424 | ||||||
| Draba paysonii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40199 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. angustifolium | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88551 | |||||
| Ambrosia tomentosa | Skeleton-leaf Bursage | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49028 | |||||
| Eriogonum baileyi var. baileyi | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86928 | |||||
| Chamaechaenactis scaposa | Fullstem | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57505 | |||||
| Eriogonum inerme | Unarmed Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 44599 | |||||
| Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana | Woods' Rose | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83195 | |||||
| Sphaeralcea coccinea | Red Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53402 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90513 | |||||
| Stephanomeria minor | Narrowleaf Skeletonplant | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51571 | |||||
| Hypogymnia apinnata | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 34821 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ochroleucum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89120 | ||||||
| Amsinckia tessellata | Tessellate Fiddle-neck | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60069 | |||||
| Chenopodium overi | Over's Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47072 | |||||
| Eriophorum gracile var. gracile | Slender Cotton-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85365 | |||||
| Erigeron asperugineus | Idaho Fleabane | Species | Plant | SNR | 55831 | ||||||
| Platanthera hyperborea | Leafy Northern Green Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45239 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. hololeuca | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92466 | |||||
| Aconitum columbianum | Columbia Monkshood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54056 | |||||
| Trisetum spicatum | Narrow False Oats | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40902 | |||||
| Larus argentatus | Herring Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | S2N | 18996 | |||||
| Crepis acuminata ssp. acuminata | Longleaf Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91032 | |||||
| Tiquilia nuttallii | Rosette Tiquilia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49654 | |||||
| Cornus sericea ssp. occidentalis | Red-osier Dogwood | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87532 | |||||
| Valeriana sitchensis | Marsh Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60765 |
