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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astragalus toanus | Toano Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49348 | |||||
| Viola vallicola var. major | Upland Yellow Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 86915 | |||||
| Deschampsia danthonioides | Annual Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45532 | |||||
| Aristida oligantha | Prairie Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57360 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. pacificus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S3 | 84349 | |||||
| Salix monticola | Mountain Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 41296 | |||||
| Streptopelia decaocto | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16513 | |||||
| Penstemon deustus | Hot-rock Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44174 | |||||
| Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita | Threetip Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86667 | |||||
| Cryptantha intermedia | Large-flower Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47868 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa | Upland Yellow Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89230 | |||||
| Trifolium eriocephalum | Woolly-head Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59354 | |||||
| Senecio integerrimus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54979 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. dives | Sitka Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85018 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. leucocarpa | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91108 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. depressum | Cushion Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83471 | |||||
| Astragalus iodanthus | Violet Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40178 | |||||
| Gilia lottiae | Lott's Gily-flower | Species | Plant | SNR | 60699 | ||||||
| Valeriana sitchensis | Marsh Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60765 | |||||
| Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma | Few-seed Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87499 | |||||
| Elaeagnus commutata | American Silverberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58124 | |||||
| Packera debilis | Rocky Mountain Ragwort | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51227 | |||||
| Agrostis scabra | Rough Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42106 | |||||
| Bonasa umbellus | Ruffed Grouse | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17268 | |||||
| Paxistima myrsinites | Oregon Boxleaf | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 47122 | |||||
| Calamagrostis montanensis | Plains Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54105 | |||||
| Woodsia scopulina ssp. laurentiana | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88193 | |||||
| Branta canadensis | Canada Goose | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B,S5N | 74431 | |||||
| Atriplex prostrata | Creeping Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59487 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii ssp. engelmannii | Engelmann's Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85735 | |||||
| Sedum lanceolatum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48897 | |||||
| Rosa gymnocarpa var. gymnocarpa | Wood Rose | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 91618 | ||||||
| Panicum sonorum | Sonoran Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G3Q | SNR | 40898 | |||||
| Solidago simplex var. simplex | Sticky Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92783 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi | Bessey's Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61420 | |||||
| Sedum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83926 | |||||
| Lomatium donnellii | Donnell's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53591 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. aureum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90242 | |||||
| Trillium ovatum | Western Trillium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43732 | |||||
| Mimulus primuloides var. primuloides | Primrose Monkeyflower | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86302 | |||||
| Arnica chamissonis | Leafy Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47417 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens | Red Elderberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92177 | |||||
| Ipomopsis aggregata | Scarlet Skyrocket | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58895 | |||||
| Prunella montanella | Siberian Accentor | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18273 | |||||
| Glossopetalon spinescens var. aridum | Nevada Greasebush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83047 | |||||
| Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens | Smooth White Violet | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88737 | |||||
| Catostomus columbianus columbianus | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | G5TNR | SNA | 79823 | ||||||
| Stanleya viridiflora | Green Prince-plume | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60194 | |||||
| Callirhoe involucrata | Purple Poppy-mallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49537 | |||||
| Downingia elegans var. brachypetala | Common Downingia | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 87082 | |||||
| Myosotis laxa | Small Forget-me-not | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45754 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57601 | |||||
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Sheathed Dropseed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52394 | |||||
| Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora | Pine Woods Horkelia | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84525 | |||||
| Cyperus esculentus | Chufa Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41576 | |||||
| Lemmiscus curtatus | Sagebrush Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 16749 | |||||
| Lomatium macrocarpum | Large-fruit Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44465 | |||||
| Polygonum buxiforme | Small's Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39787 | |||||
| Potentilla pectinisecta | Comb-leaf Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46606 | |||||
| Comandra umbellata | Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48109 | |||||
| Grindelia squarrosa var. squarrosa | Broadleaf Gumweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89394 | |||||
| Silene oregana | Oregon Catchfly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53667 | |||||
| Ceratophyllum demersum | Common Hornwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55159 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. aggregatus | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85219 | ||||||
| Lesquerella kingii ssp. kingii | King's Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91295 | |||||
| Carex interior | Inland Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40379 | |||||
| Physaria geyeri | Geyer's Twinpod | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 43524 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61024 | |||||
| Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Bristly Crowfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53109 | |||||
| Trifolium parryi ssp. montanense | Parry's Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89913 | |||||
| Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
| Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
| Astragalus vexilliflexus var. nubilus | White Clouds Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G4T2 | S2 | 88363 | ||||
| Picoides albolarvatus | White-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 15618 | |
| Phacelia minutissima | Least Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 46154 | |||
| Draba trichocarpa | Stanley Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 57885 | ||||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
| Physaria didymocarpa var. lyrata | Salmon Twin Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 92188 | |||
| Astragalus paysonii | Payson's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41087 | ||
| Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
| Allium madidum | Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 49159 | ||||
| Lewisia sacajaweana | Sacajawea's bitterroot | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 93764 | ||||
| Carex incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 55430 | ||||
| Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
| Botrychium lineare | Linear-Leaved Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G2G3 | SH | 57635 | |||
| Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 19007 | ||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Botrychium paradoxum | Peculiar Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 59804 | |||
| Astragalus anserinus | Goose Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 51746 | |||
| Astragalus amnis-amissi | Lost River Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 41636 | |||
| Eriogonum meledonum | Guardian Buckwheat | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 46193 | ||||
| Cymopterus davisii | Davis' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 51551 | ||||
| Penstemon lemhiensis | Lemhi Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53948 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Castilleja christii | Christ's Indian Paintbrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 43600 | ||||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 |
