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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melampyrum lineare | American Cow-wheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49540 | |||||
| Artemisia cana ssp. viscidula | Mountain Silver Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89673 | ||||||
| Saxifraga hyperborea | Pygmy Saxifrage | Species | Plant | SNR | 56222 | ||||||
| Saxifraga cespitosa | Tufted Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47704 | |||||
| Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora | Small Six-weeks Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88195 | |||||
| Erigeron lonchophyllus | Short-ray Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43360 | |||||
| Bromus sitchensis | Alaska Brome | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60659 | |||||
| Torreyochloa pallida | Pale Manna Grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58790 | |||||
| Daucus pusillus | Southwestern Carrot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50260 | |||||
| Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus | Sagebrush Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90127 | |||||
| Callitriche trochlearis | Waste-water Winged Starwort | Species | Plant | G3? | SNR | 54547 | |||||
| Mus musculus | House Mouse | Species | Mammal | G5 | SNA | 19691 | |||||
| Fragaria virginiana | Virginia Strawberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45915 | |||||
| Viola adunca var. adunca | Sand Violet | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86565 | |||||
| Elymus elymoides | Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52792 | |||||
| Thermopsis gracilis | Slender False Lupine | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 43968 | |||||
| Mentzelia dispersa var. dispersa | Mada Stickleaf | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84938 | |||||
| Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum | Hairy Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92102 | |||||
| Lomatium sandbergii | Sandberg's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 48480 | |||||
| Ceratophyllum demersum | Common Hornwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55159 | |||||
| Eriogonum elatum | Tall Woolly Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46530 | |||||
| Cyperus strigosus | Straw-colored Flatsedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42256 | |||||
| Boltonia asteroides var. recognita | White Doll's-daisy | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83413 | |||||
| Solidago multiradiata | Alpine Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 62098 | |||||
| Primula cusickiana | Wallowa Primrose | Species | Plant | 5 | G4 | SNR | 50996 | ||||
| Townsendia hookeri | Hooker's Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57584 | |||||
| Dryas octopetala var. angustifolia | Eight-petal Mountain-avens | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89276 | ||||||
| Larus marinus | Great Black-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 18489 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis | Stemless Mock Goldenweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44749 | |||||
| Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii | Hoary Pincushion | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85595 | |||||
| Carex platylepis | Broad-scale Sedge | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42912 | |||||
| Trifolium gymnocarpon ssp. gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 92664 | |||||
| Astragalus beckwithii | Beckwith's Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 60139 | |||||
| Limosa fedoa | Marbled Godwit | Species | Bird | G5 | S2M | 16536 | |||||
| Symphyotrichum ciliatum ssp. 1 | Rayless Alkali Aster | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83984 | |||||
| Satureja douglasii | Douglas' Savory | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51737 | |||||
| Lactuca canadensis var. latifolia | Canada Lettuce | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 91197 | |||||
| Festuca rubra | Red Fescue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55897 | |||||
| Polygonum erectum | Erect Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58295 | |||||
| Dracocephalum parviflorum | American Dragonhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47267 | |||||
| Carex luzulina var. ablata | Woodrush Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87820 | |||||
| Calamagrostis montanensis | Plains Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54105 | |||||
| Phalaropus lobatus | Red-necked Phalarope | Species | Bird | G4G5 | S3M | 19127 | |||||
| Elymus multisetus | Big Squirrel-tail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45444 | |||||
| Perideridia parishii | Parish's Yampah | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41008 | |||||
| Cirsium scariosum | Drummond's Thistle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49758 | |||||
| Plagiochila asplenioides | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 38740 | ||||||
| Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora | Large-flower Triplet-lily | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4Q | SNR | 89806 | |||||
| Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia | Saskatoon Serviceberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91713 | |||||
| Pinguicula vulgaris | Common Butterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56406 | |||||
| Juncus filiformis | Thread Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47892 | |||||
| Equisetum x mackaii | Species | Plant | SNR | 78801 | |||||||
| Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88367 | ||||||
| Saxifraga rhomboidea | Diamondleaf Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 54760 | |||||
| Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17301 | |||||
| Gayophytum diffusum | Diffuse Groundsmoke | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41695 | |||||
| Draba nemorosa | Wood Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58994 | |||||
| Vireo cassinii | Cassin's Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15392 | |||||
| Lindernia dubia var. dubia | Yellowseed False Pimpernel | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 82998 | |||||
| Erysimum inconspicuum | Small-flower Prairie Wallflower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50484 | |||||
| Celtis laevigata var. reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90315 | |||||
| Uta stansburiana | Common Side-blotched Lizard | Species | Reptile | G5 | S4 | 19977 | |||||
| Lotus unifoliolatus | American Bird's-foot Trefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46083 | |||||
| Lewisia pygmaea | Alpine Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48663 | |||||
| Verbena hastata var. scabra | Blue Vervain | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86778 | |||||
| Asclepias asperula ssp. asperula | Spider Milkweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88937 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53052 | |||||
| Melospiza georgiana | Swamp Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 17975 | |||||
| Allium lemmonii | Claybank Onion | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 61488 | |||||
| Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92253 | |||||
| Carex prairea | Prairie Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59698 | |||||
| Glyceria borealis | Small Floating Mannagrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51246 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Empidonax traillii | Willow Flycatcher | Species | Bird | 2 | Endangered | G5 | S4B | 17694 | |||
| Astragalus aquilonius | Lemhi Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 42258 | |||
| Accipiter gentilis | Northern Goshawk | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 18494 | |||
| Prosopium williamsoni | Mountain Whitefish | Species | Fish | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18744 | ||||
| Psiloscops flammeolus | Flammulated Owl | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3B | 18963 | ||
| Cymopterus douglassii | Douglass' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 39564 | ||||
| Allium madidum | Swamp Onion | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 49159 | ||||
| Phacelia inconspicua | Obscure Phacelia | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1S2 | 44757 | |||
| Penstemon idahoensis | Idaho Penstemon | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 50500 | |||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri | Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80060 | ||
| Thelypodium repandum | Wavy-leaf Thelypody | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 56624 | |||
| Draba globosa | Pointed Draba | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 44554 | |||
| Xanthoparmelia idahoensis | Idaho Range Lichen | Species | Fungi | 2 | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 34103 | |||
| Astragalus anserinus | Goose Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 51746 | |||
| Carex incurviformis | Maritime Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 55430 | ||||
| Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
| Picoides albolarvatus | White-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 15618 | |
| Primula alcalina | Alkali Primrose | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S2 | 40322 | |||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Eriogonum capistratum var. welshii | Welsh's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2Q | S2 | 83441 | |||
| Eriogonum crosbyae | Crosby's Buckwheat | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3Q | S2 | 47509 | ||||
| Cymopterus davisii | Davis' Wavewing | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 51551 | ||||
| Aegolius funereus | Boreal Owl | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 19007 | ||||
| Collomia debilis var. camporum | Flexible Alpine Collomia | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T2 | S2 | 90363 | ||||
| Ovis canadensis californiana | California Bighorn Sheep | Subspecies | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S3 | 80168 |
