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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Urocitellus brunneus | Northern Idaho Ground Squirrel | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S2 | Tier 1 | 80252 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 2 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River fall-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80379 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
| Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Hymenopappus filifolius var. filifolius | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88972 | ||||||
| Kelseya uniflora | One-flower Kelseya | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59919 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum hendersonii | Henderson's American-aster | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 47848 | |||||
| Juncus nodosus var. nodosus | Knotted Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 85202 | |||||
| Boisduvalia macrantha | Large-flower Spike-primrose | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 43522 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum spathulatum | Western Mountain Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41605 | |||||
| Ixobrychus exilis | Least Bittern | Species | Bird | G4G5 | SNA | 19842 | |||||
| Gentianella amarella ssp. heterosepala | Autumn Dwarf Gentian | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 90895 | |||||
| Cryptantha spiculifera | Snake River Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 50418 | |||||
| Montia linearis | Linearleaf Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58080 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia asperifolia | Alkali Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46018 | |||||
| Salix myrtillifolia var. myrtillifolia | Myrtle-leaf Willow | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 85844 | ||||||
| Trifolium wormskioldii | Wormskjold's Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56221 | |||||
| Ranunculus glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44150 | |||||
| Bromus ciliatus var. ciliatus | Fringed Brome | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 93217 | |||||
| Empidonax oberholseri | Dusky Flycatcher | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 15770 | |||||
| Chenopodium chenopodioides | Low Goosefoot | Species | Plant | GNR | SNR | 77592 | |||||
| Pyrola minor | Lesser Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53085 | |||||
| Polemonium viscosum | Skunk Polemonium | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39766 | |||||
| Astragalus cusickii var. cusickii | Cusick's Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 89555 | |||||
| Eriogonum cernuum | Nodding Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48625 | |||||
| Carex jonesii | Jones' Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51128 | |||||
| Penstemon rydbergii | Rydberg's Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58776 | |||||
| Dryopteris intermedia | Evergreen Woodfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46681 | |||||
| Carex mariposana | Mariposa Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55429 | |||||
| Toxicodendron rydbergii | Northern Poison-oak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42351 | |||||
| Eriogonum flavum var. flavum | Yellow Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91434 | |||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
| Tripleurospermum maritima | False Chamomile | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53693 | |||||
| Ivesia baileyi | Bailey's Ivesia | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 40521 | |||||
| Calidris pusilla | Semipalmated Sandpiper | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 18611 | |||||
| Hordeum brachyantherum ssp. brachyantherum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90034 | ||||||
| Ribes velutinum | Desert Gooseberry | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61291 | |||||
| Potentilla flabelliformis | Graceful Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 49284 | |||||
| Ribes cereum var. colubrinum | Squaw Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 86462 | |||||
| Lemna trisulca | Star Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56784 | |||||
| Eriogonum microthecum | Slender Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44878 | |||||
| Cryptantha kelseyana | Kelsey's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47396 | |||||
| Juncus balticus var. montanus | Baltic Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84776 | |||||
| Cryptantha torreyana | Torrey's Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43088 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. latifolia | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92021 | |||||
| Lupinus burkei | Burke's Lupine | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 51886 | |||||
| Pseudocyphellaria anomala | Pseudocyphellaria Lichen | Species | Fungi | G2G4 | S2 | 36312 | |||||
| Spizella arborea | American Tree Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S3N | 19294 | |||||
| Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88614 | ||||||
| Heterotheca villosa | Hairy False Goldenaster | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 62096 | |||||
| Philadelphus oreganus | Oregon Woods Mock-orange | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49871 | |||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum | Sulphur-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86981 | |||||
| Carex multicostata | Many-ribbed Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57581 | |||||
| Orthilia secunda | One-side Wintergreen | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45635 | |||||
| Phlox hoodii ssp. glabrata | Hood's Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 83247 | |||||
| Amsinckia lycopsoides | Bugloss Fiddle-neck | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 54355 | |||||
| Sphaeromeria argentea | Nuttall's False Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 41138 | |||||
| Lupinus polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43709 | |||||
| Ericameria parryi var. attenuata | Parry's Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90570 | |||||
| Tringa flavipes | Lesser Yellowlegs | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 15296 | |||||
| Rosa pisocarpa | Clustered Rose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52592 | |||||
| Amaranthus rudis | Tall Amaranth | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 39354 | |||||
| Rubus idaeus ssp. idaeus | European Red Raspberry | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89161 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza deltoidea | Deltoid Balsamroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60135 | |||||
| Corydalis aurea | Golden Corydalis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48081 | |||||
| Mimulus ringens var. ringens | Monkey Flower | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85437 | |||||
| Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla | Green-head Coneflower | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 92550 | |||||
| Ribes hudsonianum var. hudsonianum | Northern Black Currant | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83848 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum foliaceum | Leafy-bracted Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55000 | |||||
| Packera indecora | Plains Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41843 | |||||
| Hylocichla mustelina | Wood Thrush | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 20053 | |||||
| Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum | Fern-leaf Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 91083 | |||||
| Dimeresia howellii | Dimeresia | Species | Plant | 3 | G4? | S2 | 50641 | ||||
| Eriogonum umbellatum var. devestivum | Variety | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 87630 | ||||||
| Salix monochroma | One-color Willow | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60837 | |||||
| Chenopodium pratericola | Desert Goosefoot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48841 |
