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 |
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Stanleya confertiflora | Malheur Prince's Plume | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S1 | 43416 | ||||
Phacelia thermalis | Hot Spring Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | G3G4 | S1 | 45821 | ||||
Mentzelia mollis | Smooth Stickleaf | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2S3 | 47593 | ||||
Astragalus anserinus | Goose Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 51746 | |||
Spizella breweri | Brewer's Sparrow | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4B | 15831 | ||||
Myotis yumanensis | Yuma Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 16074 | ||||
Buteo regalis | Ferruginous Hawk | Species | Bird | 2 | G4 | S3B | Tier 2 | 17654 | |||
Cottus greenei | Shoshone Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G2 | S4 | 17754 | ||||
Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 | |
Primula incana | Jones' Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | G4G5 | S1 | 61307 | ||||
Myotis evotis | Long-eared Myotis | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 77666 | ||||
Oreohelix idahoensis idahoensis | Costate Mountainsnail | Subspecies | Invertebrate | 2 | G1G2T1T2 | S1 | 81909 | ||||
Eriogonum capistratum var. welshii | Welsh's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2Q | S2 | 83441 | |||
Juncus hemiendytus var. abjectus | Dejected Rush | Variety | Plant | 2 | G5T5 | S1S2 | 91332 | ||||
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 | ||
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 | ||||
Chenopodium capitatum | Strawberry Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49724 | |||||
Carex filifolia | Thread-leaved Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49807 | |||||
Carex bolanderi | Bolander's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50086 | |||||
Amelanchier pumila | Dwarf Serviceberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50703 | |||||
Claytonia arenicola | Sand Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51259 | |||||
Microseris lindleyi | Lindley's Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51360 | |||||
Hemizonia pungens | Common Tarweed | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 51520 | |||||
Equisetum sylvaticum | Woodland Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51668 | |||||
Epilobium angustifolium | Fireweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51759 | |||||
Lupinus leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51884 | |||||
Carex disperma | Softleaf Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52049 | |||||
Polemonium micranthum | Annual Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52122 | |||||
Layia glandulosa | Glandular Layia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 52248 | |||||
Artemisia cana | Hoary Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52355 | |||||
Lactuca canadensis | Canada Lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52643 | |||||
Cryptantha flaccida | Weak-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 52741 | |||||
Trifolium latifolium | Twin Clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52843 | |||||
Juncus dudleyi | Dudley's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52946 | |||||
Potentilla pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53189 | |||||
Plantago elongata | Slender Plantain | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53411 | |||||
Atriplex argentea | Silvery Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53662 | |||||
Epilobium latifolium | River Beauty | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53753 | |||||
Spiraea douglasii | Dougla's Spiraea | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53864 | |||||
Ionactis alpina | Lava Ankle-aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54173 | |||||
Phacelia bakeri | Baker's Phacelia | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 54295 | |||||
Draba platycarpa | Broad-pod Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | SNR | 54421 | ||||||
Polygonum bistortoides | American Bistort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54660 | |||||
Sayornis saya | Say's Phoebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15345 | |||||
Ceanothus velutinus | Tobacco Ceanothus | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54788 | |||||
Myosurus aristatus | Sedge Mousetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54879 | |||||
Mimulus moschatus | Muskflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55009 | |||||
Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
Ipomopsis spicata | Spiked Standing-cypress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55082 | |||||
Tyto alba | Barn Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 15833 | |||||
Allium validum | Tall Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 55293 | |||||
Falco sparverius | American Kestrel | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 16091 | |||||
Sialia mexicana | Western Bluebird | Species | Bird | G5 | S3B | 16222 | |||||
Pulsatilla patens | American Pasqueflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55575 | |||||
Androsace occidentalis | Western Rock-jasmine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55747 | |||||
Cheilanthes gracillima | Lace Lipfern | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55823 | |||||
Charadrius montanus | Mountain Plover | Species | Bird | G3 | SNA | 16542 | |||||
Viola sempervirens | Redwoods Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 55908 | |||||
Geothlypis trichas | Common Yellowthroat | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 16670 | |||||
Vermivora chrysoptera | Golden-winged Warbler | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 16819 | |||||
Psaltriparus minimus | Bushtit | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16925 | |||||
Teucrium canadense | American Germander | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 56198 | |||||
Microseris nutans | Nodding Silverpuffs | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56285 | |||||
Suksdorfia ranunculifolia | Buttercup-leaf Suksdorfia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56345 | |||||
Spizella passerina | Chipping Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17318 | |||||
Eriogonum androsaceum | Rock-jasmine Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56473 | |||||
Anas querquedula | Garganey | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17448 | |||||
Physostegia parviflora | Purple Dragon-head | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56754 | |||||
Gambusia affinis | Western Mosquitofish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17918 | |||||
Salix brachycarpa | Short-fruit Willow | Species | Plant | SNR | 57141 | ||||||
Salvelinus fontinalis | Brook Trout | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18219 | |||||
Floerkea proserpinacoides | False Mermaidweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57307 | |||||
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | Oriental Weatherfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18322 | |||||
Phacelia ramosissima | Branching Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57446 | |||||
Townsendia hookeri | Hooker's Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57584 | |||||
Carex brevior | Fescue Sedge | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57660 | |||||
Acrocheilus alutaceus | Chiselmouth | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 18873 | |||||
Eriogonum douglasii | Douglas' Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 58105 | |||||
Potamogeton amplifolius | Largeleaf Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58230 | |||||
Platanthera orbiculata | Round-leaved Rein-orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58363 |