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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
| Rangifer tarandus caribou | Woodland Caribou | Subspecies | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5T5 | S1 | 80767 | |||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Polygonum amphibium | Water Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53410 | |||||
| Potentilla rivalis var. rivalis | Brook Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86006 | |||||
| Bryum calobryoides | Beautiful Bryum | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | SH | 36269 | ||||
| Lomatium serpentinum | Snake Canyon Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57657 | |||||
| Gila atraria | Utah Chub | Species | Fish | G5 | S4 | 16353 | |||||
| Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83041 | ||||||
| Viola beckwithii | Beckwith's Violet | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41832 | |||||
| Heuchera chlorantha | Green-flower Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56577 | |||||
| Penstemon eriantherus var. redactus | Crested-tongue Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4T1T3 | SNR | 84434 | |||||
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Northern Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54060 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata var. monolepis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 87481 | ||||||
| Melica subulata | Alaska Onion Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54917 | |||||
| Astragalus nudisiliquus | Cobblestone Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40179 | |||||
| Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. hoodii | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86626 | |||||
| Chen rossii | Ross's Goose | Species | Bird | G4 | S3M | 18289 | |||||
| Castilleja pilosa var. longispica | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 89652 | |||||
| Deschampsia caespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62082 | |||||
| Pohlia drummondii | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38092 | ||||||
| Lupinus lyallii ssp. subpandens | Lyall's Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2 | SNR | 84983 | |||||
| Navarretia divaricata ssp. divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88165 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. cognatum | Canada Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 92222 | |||||
| Crepis modocensis | Siskiyou Hawk's-beard | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61229 | |||||
| Chenopodium berlandieri var. berlandieri | Goosefoot | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 90809 | |||||
| Cerastium arvense | Mouse-ear Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44100 | |||||
| Puccinellia nuttalliana | Nuttall's Alkali Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45732 | |||||
| Vireo flavifrons | Yellow-throated Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17662 | |||||
| Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55636 | |||||
| Poa fendleriana | Muttongrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52943 | |||||
| Salsola caroliniana | Species | Plant | GU | SNR | 59102 | ||||||
| Vaccinium uliginosum | Alpine Blueberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40900 | |||||
| Equisetum telmateia | Giant Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50676 | |||||
| Artemisia michauxiana | Michaux's Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48162 | |||||
| Cryptantha gracilis | Narrow-stem Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57113 | |||||
| Solidago simplex ssp. simplex | Sticky Goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92784 | |||||
| Townsendia spathulata | Sword Townsendia | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 39668 | |||||
| Oxytropis campestris var. cusickii | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85659 | ||||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88715 | |||||
| Juncus howellii | Howell's Rush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56201 | |||||
| Gentianopsis simplex | One-flower Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42937 | |||||
| Equisetum variegatum var. variegatum | Variegated Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84028 | |||||
| Festuca subuliflora | Crinkle-awn Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 53633 | |||||
| Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum | Dougla's Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 87068 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91356 | |||||
| Arabis microphylla | Small-leaf Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44867 | |||||
| Synthyris missurica | Western Mountain Synthyris | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51427 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89947 | |||||
| Salix reticulata | Net-veined Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47131 | |||||
| Chenopodium subglabrum | Smooth Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 48858 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. canbyi | Leafy-bracted Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 86232 | |||||
| Cottus greenei | Shoshone Sculpin | Species | Fish | 2 | G2 | S4 | 17754 | ||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. muscoides | Moss Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89256 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis | Arizona Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91942 | |||||
| Viola nephrophylla var. cognata | Northern Bog Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83233 | |||||
| Chimaphila umbellata | Common Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60741 | |||||
| Hypericum anagalloides | Tinker's-penny | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42078 | |||||
| Castilleja minor | Small-flower Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43601 | |||||
| Chordeiles minor | Common Nighthawk | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | Tier 3 | 17236 | ||||
| Phacelia heterophylla ssp. heterophylla | Virgate Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84593 | |||||
| Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa | Shore Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87778 | |||||
| Mertensia lanceolata | Prairie Bluebells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55126 | |||||
| Arceuthobium tsugense | Hemlock Dwarf-mistletoe | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52509 | |||||
| Hackelia cronquistii | Cronquist's Stickseed | Species | Plant | 3 | G3 | S1 | 58684 | ||||
| Petradoria pumila ssp. pumila | Grassy Rock-goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90461 | |||||
| Luzula piperi | Piper's Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40386 | |||||
| Carex macloviana | Falkland Island Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49531 | |||||
| Lonicera caerulea | Western Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50234 | |||||
| Hedysarum occidentale | Western Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47691 | |||||
| Artemisia biennis var. biennis | Biennial Wormwood | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89777 | |||||
| Tyrannus forficatus | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15341 | |||||
| Allium simillimum | Simil Onion | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39258 | |||||
| Penstemon davidsonii var. menziesii | Creeping Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 85178 |
