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 |
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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 | ||
Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
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 | |
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 | |||
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 | |
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 |
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Proposed Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Oncorhynchus nerka | Kokanee | Species | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G5 | SNR | 16015 | |||
Acipenser transmontanus pop. 1 | White Sturgeon (Kootenai River DPS) | Population | Fish | Endangered | 1 | G4T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 80738 | ||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
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 | |
Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis | Bruneau Hot Springsnail | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20757 | ||
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | G3 | S1 | 44839 | |||
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 | |||
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii | Patterson's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86776 | |||||
Prosartes hookeri var. oregana | Hooker's Mandarin | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88913 | |||||
Lepus californicus | Black-tailed Jackrabbit | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 15939 | |||||
Toxicodendron pubescens | Eastern Poison-oak | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46864 | |||||
Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri | Bloomer's Fleabane | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85108 | |||||
Carex engelmannii | Brewer's Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | S2 | 55568 | |||||
Veronica americana | American Speedwell | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44969 | |||||
Cardamine bellidifolia var. bellidifolia | Alpine Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92235 | |||||
Lomatium canbyi | Canby's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53768 | |||||
Astragalus salmonis | Trout Creek Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G3G4 | S3 | 40631 | |||||
Polygonum douglasii ssp. spergulariiforme | Fall Knotweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90816 | |||||
Phleum alpinum | Mountain Timothy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49399 | |||||
Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona | Field Dodder | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87297 | ||||||
Monolepis spathulata | Prostrate Poverty-weed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57966 | |||||
Gilia micromeria | Valley Gilia | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 47501 | |||||
Triodanis perfoliata var. perfoliata | Claspingleaf Venus'-looking-glass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83610 | |||||
Schoenoplectus acutus var. acutus | Hardstem Bulrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92983 | |||||
Heuchera cylindrica | Poker Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52065 | |||||
Ramalina farinacea | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | SNR | 37138 | |||||
Danthonia unispicata | Few-flowered Oatgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41250 | |||||
Pipilo erythrophthalmus | Eastern Towhee | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19397 | |||||
Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89462 | ||||||
Solidago multiradiata var. scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Goldenrod | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87936 | |||||
Lycopodium obscurum | Tree Clubmoss | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45743 | |||||
Heliomeris multiflora var. multiflora | Nevada Showy False Goldeneye | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 84159 | |||||
Smelowskia calycina | Alpine Smelowskia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54467 | |||||
Erysimum capitatum var. argillosum | Western Wallflower | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91369 | |||||
Rorippa curvisiliqua | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52710 | |||||
Listera caurina | Western Twayblade | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 39485 | |||||
Stanleya pinnata var. pinnata | Desert Prince's-plume | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 89967 | |||||
Prunus emarginata var. mollis | Bitter Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86373 | |||||
Draba cana | Hoary Draba | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56708 | |||||
Stercorarius parasiticus | Parasitic Jaeger | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15492 | |||||
Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides | Wall-flower Phoenicaulis | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46337 | |||||
Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense | Idaho Blue-eyed-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 84688 | |||||
Alopecurus carolinianus | Tufted Foxtail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55079 | |||||
Eritrichium nanum var. elongatum | Pale Alpine-forget-me-not | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 91955 | |||||
Sedum stenopetalum | Narrow-petal Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 50747 | |||||
Astragalus nudisiliquus | Cobblestone Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40179 | |||||
Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca | Orange-flowered False-dandelion | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88532 | |||||
Trifolium gymnocarpon | Hollyleaf Clover | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59392 | |||||
Ericameria discoidea | California Heath-Goldenrod | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48975 | |||||
Viola vallicola var. major | Upland Yellow Violet | Variety | Plant | G5?T4T5 | SNR | 86915 | |||||
Corallorhiza maculata | Spotted Coralroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44578 | |||||
Agoseris glauca var. glauca | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83186 | ||||||
Cryptantha interrupta | Interrupted Cat's-eye | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 42747 | |||||
Calystegia sepium ssp. sepium | Hedge False Bindweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5TU | SNR | 90476 | |||||
Arenaria aculeata | Spiny Sandwort | Species | Plant | SNR | 51548 | ||||||
Potentilla norvegica ssp. monspeliensis | Norwegian Cinquefoil | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89088 | |||||
Symphyotrichum eatonii | Eaton's Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47056 | |||||
Oxytropis campestris | Northern Yellow Point-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55822 | |||||
Packera pseudaurea | Western Golden Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45229 | |||||
Gnaphalium uliginosum | Low Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54025 | |||||
Melanerpes carolinus | Red-bellied Woodpecker | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16674 | |||||
Vaccinium uliginosum | Alpine Blueberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40900 | |||||
Ictalurus furcatus | Blue Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 18956 | |||||
Juncus alpinoarticulatus ssp. fuscescens | Northern Green Rush | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 90999 | |||||
Pohlia drummondii | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 38092 | ||||||
Cardamine oligosperma var. oligosperma | Few-seed Bittercress | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87499 | |||||
Spiraea splendens | Rose Meadowsweet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47737 | |||||
Potentilla nivea var. pentaphylla | Five-leaf Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 85962 | |||||
Typha latifolia | Broadleaf Cattail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56326 | |||||
Piperia unalascensis | Alaska Rein Orchid | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43402 | |||||
Phlox viscida | Sticky Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 41454 | |||||
Egretta caerulea | Little Blue Heron | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 19700 | |||||
Woodsia scopulina ssp. laurentiana | Rocky Mountain Woodsia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88193 | |||||
Carex laeviconica | Smooth-cone Sedge | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 58918 | |||||
Gentiana parryi | Parry's Gentian | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45969 | |||||
Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea | Western Lovegrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84368 | |||||
Saussurea weberi | Weber's Saw-wort | Species | Plant | G2G3 | SNR | 56893 | |||||
Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. chrysandrum | White Glacierlily | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91532 |