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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| 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 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| 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 | |||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 1 | Sockeye Salmon (Snake River ESU) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | Endangered | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79784 | |
| Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
| Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
| Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | 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 | |||
| Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83516 | |||||
| Plantago tweedyi | Tweedy's Plaintain | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 56072 | |||||
| Astragalus sinuatus | Whited's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G1 | SNR | 43091 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. hudsoniana | Hudson Bay Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92754 | |||||
| Lupinus burkei | Burke's Lupine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51886 | |||||
| Pseudocyphellaria anthraspis | White-dot Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 36512 | |||||
| Pseudoroegneria spicata ssp. spicata | Bluebunch Wheatgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89354 | |||||
| Philadelphus oreganus | Oregon Woods Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49871 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 85706 | |||||
| Ardea herodias | Great Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15430 | |||||
| Polygonum punctatum | Dotted Smartweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58608 | |||||
| Elymus glaucus | Smooth Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45638 | |||||
| Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis | Stinging Nettle | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84056 | |||||
| Myriophyllum quitense | Andean Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41153 | |||||
| Draba cuneifolia | Wedgeleaf Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43714 | |||||
| Lomatium graveolens var. graveolens | Stinking Lomatium | Variety | Plant | G5?T4 | SNR | 91299 | |||||
| Rosa pisocarpa | Clustered Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52592 | |||||
| Saxifraga mertensiana | Mertens' Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39371 | |||||
| Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89847 | ||||||
| Corydalis aurea | Golden Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48081 | |||||
| Camissonia tanacetifolia ssp. tanacetifolia | Tansy-leaf Suncup | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86299 | |||||
| Dicentra formosa | Pacific Bleedinghearts | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56633 | |||||
| Polyctenium fremontii | Fremont's Polyctenium | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46203 | |||||
| x Elyleymus aristatus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79589 | ||||||
| Mimulus moschatus | Muskflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55009 | |||||
| Sedum rupicolum | Rock Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 41876 | |||||
| Crepis runcinata ssp. glauca | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91820 | |||||
| Dimeresia howellii | Dimeresia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4? | S2 | 50641 | ||||
| Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium | Spreading Dogbane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88428 | |||||
| Anas strepera | Gadwall | Species | Bird | G5 | S3 | 16160 | |||||
| Cercocarpus ledifolius | Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59289 | |||||
| Chenopodium pratericola | Desert Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48841 | |||||
| Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae | Norton's St. John's-wort | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 84621 | |||||
| Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii | Nevada Peavine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 86820 | ||||||
| Poa reflexa | Nodding Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57343 | |||||
| Boisduvalia glabella | Smooth Spike-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44436 | |||||
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
| Penstemon eriantherus | Crested-tongue Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42649 | |||||
| Orthocarpus tolmiei | Tolmie's Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51365 | |||||
| Calidris minutilla | Least Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S3M | 16922 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea var. discoidea | Sharp-scaled Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 88993 | |||||
| Carex illota | Small-head Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59982 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85218 | |||||
| Androsace occidentalis | Western Rock-jasmine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55747 | |||||
| Epilobium obcordatum | Rock-fringe Willowherb | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 45081 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
| Castilleja tenuis | Hairy Owl's-clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53909 | |||||
| Cirsium hookerianum | Hooker's Thistle | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40757 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum | Large-leaved Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90924 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87412 | |||||
| Alopecurus alpinus | Mountain Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58121 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa | Diffuse Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 85877 | |||||
| Maianthemum dilatatum | False Lily-of-the-Valley | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 56245 | |||||
| Antennaria microphylla | Small-leaf Cat's-foot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52133 | |||||
| Allium tolmiei | Tolmie's Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S4 | 41336 | |||||
| Carex rupestris var. rupestris | Rock Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89585 | |||||
| Euphorbia brachycera | Horned Spurge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60680 | |||||
| Fragaria vesca | Woodland Strawberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50132 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius ssp. paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88077 | |||||
| Icterus galbula | Baltimore Oriole | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15617 | |||||
| Cleome lutea | Yellow Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58820 | |||||
| Sphenopholis obtusata | Prairie Wedgegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45827 | |||||
| Dalea ornata | Blue Mountain Prairie-clover | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43911 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. serotinus | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91463 | |||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Erysimum capitatum | Western Wallflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52809 | |||||
| Lathyrus polyphyllus | Many-leaf Peavine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNA | 39562 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. maxima | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90051 | |||||
| Rubus parviflorus | Thimbleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48342 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86478 | ||||||
| Schoenoplectus pungens | Three-square Bulrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56807 |
