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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Lesquerella carinata | Keeled Bladderpod | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 49689 | |||||
Arabis suffrutescens var. suffrutescens | Woody Rockcress | Variety | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 90713 | |||||
Cladonia bellidiflora | Cup Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36205 | |||||
Lupinus evermannii | Evermann's Lupine | Species | Plant | GUQ | SNR | 47805 | |||||
Sedum lanceolatum ssp. subalpinum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89284 | |||||
Angelica arguta | Lyall's Angelica | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43982 | |||||
Ludwigia polycarpa | Many-fruit False-loosestrife | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 53399 | |||||
Chorizanthe brevicornu var. brevicornu | Brittle Spineflower | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83141 | ||||||
Lesquerella alpina var. spathulata | Alpine Bladderpod | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92356 | |||||
Artemisia tridentata | Big Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41110 | |||||
Carex tribuloides var. tribuloides | Blunt Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90907 | |||||
Amsinckia retrorsa | Rough Fiddle-neck | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39327 | |||||
Cheilanthes gracillima | Lace Lipfern | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 55823 | |||||
Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea | Canadian Single-spike Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87843 | |||||
Salix cascadensis | Cascade Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42262 | |||||
Clematis hirsutissima var. hirsutissima | Clustered Leather-flower | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85303 | ||||||
Equisetum hyemale | Rough Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54030 | |||||
Plantago elongata ssp. elongata | Slender Plantain | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 86204 | |||||
Ranunculus macounii | Macoun's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61121 | |||||
Scutellaria angustifolia ssp. angustifolia | Narrowleaf Skullcap | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83720 | |||||
Acrocheilus alutaceus | Chiselmouth | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 18873 | |||||
Bromus ciliatus var. richardsonii | Fringed Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 93218 | |||||
Eragrostis pilosa | Indian Lovegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48587 | |||||
Grindelia howellii | Howell's Gumweed | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 56331 | ||||
Hordeum pusillum ssp. pusillum | Little Barley | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 88393 | |||||
Arnica alpina | Alpine Arnica | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42938 | |||||
Delphinium occidentale | Tall Larkspur | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52268 | |||||
Arceuthobium douglasii | Douglas-fir Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59320 | |||||
Aristida oligantha | Prairie Three-awn Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57360 | |||||
Descurainia incana | Mountain Tansy-mustard | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49242 | |||||
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior | Annual Ragweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90331 | |||||
Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
Salvia dorrii | Gray Ball Sage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54707 | |||||
Asclepias incarnata ssp. incarnata | Purple Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86798 | |||||
Juncus effusus var. pacificus | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | S3 | 84349 | |||||
Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla | Bessey's Locoweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88952 | |||||
Penstemon wilcoxii | Wilcox's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52934 | |||||
Coptis occidentalis | Western Goldthread | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59999 | |||||
Silene menziesii var. menziesii | Menzie's Pink | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92023 | |||||
Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S2? | 40672 | |||||
Valeriana acutiloba | Cordilleran Valerian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49815 | |||||
Petasites sagittatus | Arrowleaf Coltsfoot | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 43608 | |||||
Bryum violaceum | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 37178 | ||||||
Allium validum | Tall Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 55293 | |||||
Heliotropium curassavicum var. obovatum | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84898 | ||||||
Elaeagnus commutata | American Silverberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 58124 | |||||
Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum | Few-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85798 | |||||
Oxytropis nana | Wyoming Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 48033 | |||||
Hedysarum sulphurescens | Yellow Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44290 | |||||
Camissonia tanacetifolia | Tansy-leaf Suncup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55981 | |||||
Gilia lottiae | Lott's Gily-flower | Species | Plant | SNR | 60699 | ||||||
Lathyrus sulphureus var. sulphureus | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83373 | ||||||
Erigeron peregrinus var. scaposus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87994 | ||||||
Purshia tridentata | Antelope Bitterbrush | Species | Plant | G3G5 | SNR | 51770 | |||||
Poa curta | Short-leaved Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58833 | |||||
Alyssum alyssoides | Pale Alyssum | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 50605 | |||||
Vaccinium caespitosum var. caespitosum | Dwarf Huckleberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91100 | |||||
Prosartes hookeri | Hooker's Mandarin | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39499 | |||||
Lomatium nudicaule | Naked-stem Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48797 | |||||
Vulpes vulpes | Red Fox | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19641 | |||||
Hydrophyllum occidentale var. watsonii | Western Waterleaf | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | S3 | 85560 | |||||
Townsendia condensata var. condensata | Cushion Townsend-daisy | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 90002 | |||||
Argemone polyanthemos | White Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44940 | |||||
Aspidotis densa | Indian's-dream | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54224 | |||||
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii var. 2 | Longleaf Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5Q | SNR | 86400 | |||||
Sedum lanceolatum ssp. lanceolatum | Lanceleaf Stonecrop | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83926 | |||||
Artemisia pedatifida | Bird's-foot Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 52500 | |||||
Atriplex prostrata | Creeping Saltbush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59487 | |||||
Brickellia californica | California Brickell-bush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56519 | |||||
Lithospermum ruderale | Western Gromwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46900 | |||||
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 | |
Grus americana | Whooping Crane | Species | Bird | Endangered | G1 | SNA | 17471 | ||||
Draba globosa | Pointed Draba | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 44554 | |||
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Douglasia idahoensis | Idaho Dwarf-primrose | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 48318 | |||
Draba trichocarpa | Stanley Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 57885 | ||||
Poa abbreviata ssp. marshii | Marsh's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S1 | 91461 | ||||
Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla | Short-style Tofieldia | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5T4 | S1 | 89299 | |||
Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
Botrychium lineare | Linear-Leaved Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G2G3 | SH | 57635 | |||
Physaria didymocarpa var. lyrata | Salmon Twin Bladderpod | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 92188 | |||
Rubus bartonianus | Bartonberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 39742 | ||||
Cottus leiopomus | Wood River Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S4 | 15570 | |||
Allium tolmiei var. persimile | Sevendevils Onion | Variety | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4G5T3 | S3 | 86958 | |||
Botrychium paradoxum | Peculiar Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 59804 | |||
Bryum calobryoides | Beautiful Bryum | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | SH | 36269 | ||||
Mimulus clivicola | Bank Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | 42963 | |||
Eriogonum meledonum | Guardian Buckwheat | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 46193 | ||||
Penstemon compactus | Cache Penstemon | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 44988 | |||
Saxifraga bryophora var. tobiasiae | Tobias' Saxifrage | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 85362 | ||||
Halimolobos perplexa var. perplexa | Puzzling Halimolobos | Subspecies | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G4T3 | S3 | 88025 | |||
Thlaspi idahoense | Idaho Pennycress | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3G4 | SNR | 40276 | ||||
Strix nebulosa | Great Gray Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 15848 | |||
Anaxyrus boreas | Western Toad | Species | Amphibian | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17288 | |
Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80060 | ||
Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
Cymopterus douglassii | Douglass' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 39564 | ||||
Oxytropis besseyi var. salmonensis | Challis Crazyweed | Variety | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5T3 | S3 | 87009 |