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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranunculus eschscholtzii | Eschscholtz's Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50615 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. nuttallii | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91201 | |||||
| Cleome platycarpa | Golden Spiderflower | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 53645 | |||||
| Sander vitreus | Walleye | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 16548 | |||||
| Zigadenus venenosus var. gramineus | White Camass | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87845 | ||||||
| Poa lettermanii | Letterman's Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48804 | |||||
| Cerastium nutans | Nodding Chickweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57776 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala ssp. octopetala | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86205 | |||||
| Juncus balticus | Baltic Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56042 | |||||
| Sorex vagrans | Vagrant Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 19881 | |||||
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas-fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45188 | |||||
| Bacopa rotundifolia | Roundleaf Water-hyssop | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 51348 | |||||
| Aythya collaris | Ring-necked Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B,S4N | 15746 | |||||
| Astragalus toanus var. toanus | Toano Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G4G5T3T5 | SNR | 89809 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum | Western Bog Aster | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 91714 | |||||
| Polystichum munitum | Western Swordfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46907 | |||||
| Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88397 | |||||
| Noturus gyrinus | Tadpole Madtom | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18906 | |||||
| Juncus nodosus var. meridianus | Knotted Rush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 84577 | ||||||
| Lomatium foeniculaceum ssp. inyoense | Inyo Lomatium | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 83015 | |||||
| Astragalus caricinus | Buckwheat Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 41376 | |||||
| Crassula viridis | Prickly-seed Pygmyweed | Species | Plant | G1G3 | SNR | 43358 | |||||
| Collomia linearis | Narrow-leaved Collomia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49462 | |||||
| Ribes oxyacanthoides ssp. irriguum | Idaho Gooseberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90322 | |||||
| Paspalum distichum | Joint Paspalum | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52530 | |||||
| Salix candida | Hoary Willow | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47596 | |||
| Tragopogon mirus | Washington Goat's-beard | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 61053 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88940 | |||||||
| Dryopteris expansa | Spreading Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56583 | |||||
| Huperzia selago var. selago | Fir Clubmoss | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85163 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana | Virginia Strawberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45915 | |||||
| Fritillaria atropurpurea | Purple Mission-bells | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52120 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum laeve | Smooth Blue Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54925 | |||||
| Cuscuta gronovii | Gronovius Dodder | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39595 | |||||
| Thermopsis gracilis | Slender False Lupine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43968 | |||||
| Hedysarum boreale ssp. boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90835 | |||||
| Mentzelia laevicaulis | Giant Blazingstar | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59215 | |||||
| Ipomopsis spicata ssp. orchidacea | Spiked Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87355 | |||||
| Arenaria congesta var. lithophila | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83641 | ||||||
| Viola nephrophylla | Northern Bog Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57298 | |||||
| Astragalus bisulcatus | Two-groove Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42215 | |||||
| Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis | Spotted Coralroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85813 | |||||
| Atriplex pusilla | Purple Balduina | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53220 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides | Bottlebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93017 | |||||
| Coregonus clupeaformis | Lake Whitefish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19320 | |||||
| Hieracium cynoglossoides | Hound's-tongue Hawkweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 40327 | |||||
| Minuartia stricta | Slender Sandwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61699 | |||||
| Podiceps nigricollis | Eared Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N,S2B | 15293 | |||||
| Deschampsia cespitosa ssp. glauca | Tufted Hairgrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89500 | |||||
| Penstemon cusickii | Cusick's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59903 | |||||
| Cladonia bellidiflora | Cup Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S1 | 36205 | |||||
| Melospiza melodia | Song Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 18444 | |||||
| Spiraea splendens var. splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84216 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis | Stemless Mock Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44749 | |||||
| Carex stipata | Awl-fruit Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50845 | |||||
| Carex scoparia var. scoparia | Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91386 | |||||
| Amsinckia menziesii | Small-flower Fiddle-neck | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53838 | |||||
| Catostomus columbianus hubbsi | Bridgelip Sucker | Subspecies | G5TNR | SNA | 80162 | ||||||
| Carex platylepis | Broad-scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42912 | |||||
| Chaenactis macrantha | Large-flowered Chaenactis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49067 | |||||
| Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89976 | |||||
| Mimulus tilingii var. tilingii | Subalpine Monkeyflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86432 | |||||
| Juncus xiphioides | Iris-leaf Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56202 | |||||
| Callipepla gambelii | Gambel's Quail | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20097 | |||||
| Lupinus lepidus | Prairie Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 41039 | |||||
| Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84745 | |||||
| Elymus multisetus | Big Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45444 | |||||
| Lithophragma parviflorum | Small-flower Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51657 | |||||
| Spizella pallida | Clay-colored Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16012 | |||||
| Draba paysonii var. treleasii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91971 | |||||
| Vulpia microstachys | Small Six-weeks Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47132 | |||||
| Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis | Water Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88568 | |||||
| Sambucus nigra | Common Elderberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62077 | |||||
| Elodea nuttallii | Nuttall's Waterweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58764 | |||||
| Vulpia microstachys var. microstachys | Small Six-weeks Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86948 | |||||
| Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata | Virgate Scorpionweed | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83216 | |||||
| Ameiurus nebulosus | Brown Bullhead | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17549 | |||||
| Calamagrostis canadensis | Blue-joint Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49695 | |||||
| Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90513 | |||||
| Gnaphalium stramineum | Cotton-batting Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52760 | |||||
| Carex laeviculmis | Smooth-stem Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47816 | |||||
| Oxytropis borealis | Boreal Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61270 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ochroleucum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89120 | ||||||
| Escobaria missouriensis var. missouriensis | Missouri Corycactus | Variety | Plant | G5T4? | SNR | 85395 | |||||
| Lotus unifoliolatus | American Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46083 | |||||
| Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. hololeuca | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92466 | |||||
| Epilobium strictum | Downy Willowherb | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 55139 | |||||
| Strix varia | Barred Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17953 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. lanata | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83804 | |||||
| Draba maguirei | Maguire's Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 50395 | |||||
| Crepis acuminata ssp. acuminata | Longleaf Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91032 | |||||
| Heuchera rubescens var. truncata | Pink Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 87563 | |||||
| Cirsium canovirens | Gray Green Thistle | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 57542 | |||||
| Viola macloskeyi | Smooth White Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42401 | |||||
| Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata | Oregon Wintergreen | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85996 | |||||
| Leymus x multiflorus | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78665 | ||||||
| Pertusaria diluta | Species | Fungi | SNR | 93772 | |||||||
| Carex vallicola | Valley Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40572 | |||||
| Minuartia elegans | Ross' Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44914 |
