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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Brachylagus idahoensis | Pygmy Rabbit | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S3 | Tier 2 | 17243 | |||
Microdipodops megacephalus | Dark Kangaroo Mouse | Species | Mammal | 2 | G4 | S1 | Tier 2 | 18109 | |||
Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
Cottus extensus | Bear Lake Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G3 | S3 | Tier 2 | 20071 | |||
Discus marmorensis | Marbled Disc | Species | Invertebrate | 2 | G1 | S2 | Tier 1 | 20244 | |||
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
Psilocarphus tenellus | Slender Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | 2 | G4 | S2 | 40871 | ||||
Mimulus patulus | Stalk-leaved Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 2 | G3 | S3 | 42907 | ||||
Lomatium packardiae | Packard's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 43815 | ||||
Penstemon salmonensis | Salmon River Mountains Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | G2 | S2 | 1878218 | ||||
Numenius americanus | Long-billed Curlew | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S2B | Tier 2 | 15609 | |||
Haemorhous cassinii | Cassin's Finch | Species | Bird | 2 | G5 | S4 | 16011 | ||||
Entosphenus tridentatus | Pacific Lamprey | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17473 | ||
Parastrellus hesperus | Canyon Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | G5 | S3 | 17954 | ||||
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 nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | ||||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
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 | ||
Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
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 | |||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Salvelinus confluentus pop. 2 | Bull Trout - Columbia River | Population | 1 | Threatened | G4T3T4Q | SNA | 80151 | ||||
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 | |||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
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 | |||
Aristida oligantha | Prairie Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57360 | |||||
Vireo olivaceus | Red-eyed Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 18345 | |||||
Chamaechaenactis scaposa | Fullstem | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57505 | |||||
Zenaida macroura | Mourning Dove | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18477 | |||||
Dryas octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57601 | |||||
Plectrophenax nivalis | Snow Bunting | Species | Bird | G5 | S4N | 18588 | |||||
Oxyria digyna | Mountain-sorrel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57705 | |||||
Ixoreus naevius | Varied Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 18720 | |||||
Tyrannus verticalis | Western Kingbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 18816 | |||||
Cymopterus glaucus | Grayish Spring-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57993 | |||||
Elaeagnus commutata | American Silverberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58124 | |||||
Picoides pubescens | Downy Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19049 | |||||
Cirsium davisii | Davis' Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58260 | |||||
Bassariscus astutus | Ringtail | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19153 | |||||
Claytonia parviflora | Little-flower Springbeauty | Species | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 58402 | |||||
Draba crassifolia | Snowbed Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58508 | |||||
Cyprinus carpio | Common Carp | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19422 | |||||
Senecio hydrophilus | Great Swamp Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58674 | |||||
Elodea nuttallii | Nuttall's Waterweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58764 | |||||
Anas discors | Blue-winged Teal | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 19873 | |||||
Cynanchum laeve | Honeyvine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58977 | |||||
Calidris bairdii | Baird's Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 20080 | |||||
Mentzelia laevicaulis | Giant Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59215 | |||||
Sedum borschii | Borsch's Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4? | S2 | 59347 | |||||
Arabis suffrutescens | Woody Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59596 | |||||
Cerastium brachypodum | Mouse-ear Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59724 | |||||
Trifolium kingii | King's Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59835 | |||||
Spergularia salina | Saltmarsh Sandspurry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59944 | |||||
Oxytheca dendroidea | Tree-like Oxytheca | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 60053 | |||||
Gentiana affinis | Prairie Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60173 | |||||
Anemone piperi | Piper's Anemone | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60339 | |||||
Gratiola neglecta | Clammy Hedge-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60441 | |||||
Atriplex confertifolia | Shadscale | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60532 | |||||
Eleocharis elliptica | Slender Spike-rush | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 60672 | |||||
Schoenoplectus americanus | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60802 | |||||
Lesquerella multiceps | Manyhead Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3 | S2 | 60882 | |||||
Arnica cordifolia | Heart-leaved Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61374 | |||||
Adenocaulon bicolor | American Trail-plant | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 61532 | |||||
Potamogeton filiformis | Slender Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61685 | |||||
Suaeda occidentalis | Slender Seepweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61861 | |||||
Leptochloa fusca | Bearded Sprangletop | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62088 | |||||
Leymus x multiflorus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78665 | ||||||
Delphinium x xylorrhizum | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78996 | ||||||
Grindelia nana var. nana | Idaho Gumweed | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83052 | |||||
Lycopodium clavatum var. clavatum | Running-pine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83160 | |||||
Phacelia ivesiana var. glandulifera | Sticky Scorpionweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83252 | |||||
Oreostemma alpigenum var. haydenii | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83391 | ||||||
Carex leptalea ssp. leptalea | Bristly-stalk Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83485 | |||||
Hackelia hispida var. hispida | Rough Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 83604 | |||||
Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
Rorippa curvisiliqua var. orientalis | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83889 | |||||
Polygonum douglasii ssp. douglasii | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83988 | ||||||
Eriogonum alatum var. alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84074 | |||||
Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84316 | |||||
Myosurus apetalus var. borealis | Bristly Mousetail | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84386 | |||||
Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii | Eaton's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84555 | |||||
Polygonum lapathifolium var. salicifolium | Dock-leaf Smartweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84639 | |||||
Lupinus sericeus var. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 84769 | |||||
Valeriana acutiloba var. pubicarpa | Cordilleran Valerian | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84977 | |||||
Umbilicaria polyrhiza | Species | Fungi | G3G4 | SNR | 33489 | ||||||
Descurainia incana ssp. incana | Richardson's Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85070 | |||||
Parnassia fimbriata var. intermedia | Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 85176 | |||||
Hypogymnia apinnata | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 34821 | |||||
Orobanche ludoviciana ssp. multiflora | Many-flower Broomrape | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85294 |