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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physalis heterophylla | Clammy Ground-cherry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50536 | |||||
| Microtus pennsylvanicus | Meadow Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S5 | 18039 | |||||
| Linum lewisii var. alpicola | Prairie Flax | Variety | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 88418 | |||||
| Veronica wormskjoldii | Alpine Speedwell | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 48780 | |||||
| Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum | Glaucous Willowherb | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84588 | |||||
| Carex emoryi | Emory's Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57222 | |||||
| Juncus effusus var. pylaei | Soft Rush | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 83037 | |||||
| Conyza canadensis | Canada Horseweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 61688 | |||||
| Physcia semipinnata | Species | Fungi | SNR | 33420 | |||||||
| Cerastium beeringianum ssp. earlei | Earle's Chickweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86811 | |||||
| Drosera rotundifolia var. rotundifolia | Roundleaf Sundew | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88966 | ||||||
| Potentilla ovina | Sheep Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 59893 | |||||
| Tonella floribunda | Large-flowered Tonella | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46880 | |||||
| Agelaius phoeniceus | Red-winged Blackbird | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 17301 | |||||
| Parnassia fimbriata var. intermedia | Grass-of-Parnassus | Variety | Plant | G5T3 | SNR | 85176 | |||||
| Rubus vitifolius | Pacific Dewberry | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55627 | |||||
| Vireo cassinii | Cassin's Vireo | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 15392 | |||||
| Oenothera flava | Long-tubed Evening-primrose | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53809 | |||||
| Cymopterus acaulis | Plains Wavewing | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 40645 | |||||
| Lophodytes cucullatus | Hooded Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B,S2N | 18752 | |||||
| Lupinus leucophyllus var. leucophyllus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90879 | |||||
| Selaginella densa var. scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Spike-moss | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87373 | |||||
| Chamaesyce maculata | Spotted Spurge | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 47547 | |||||
| Phlox speciosa ssp. occidentalis | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83648 | ||||||
| Teucrium canadense | American Germander | Species | Plant | G5 | S2 | 56198 | |||||
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52093 | |||||
| Plantago aristata | Large-bract Plantain | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41283 | |||||
| Sitta carolinensis | White-breasted Nuthatch | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 19419 | |||||
| Draba densifolia | Denseleaf Whitlow-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60625 | |||||
| Lupinus pusillus ssp. intermontanus | Small Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88012 | |||||
| Polygonum douglasii | Douglas' Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58759 | |||||
| Spartina gracilis | Alkali Cordgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45776 | |||||
| Podiceps grisegena | Red-necked Grebe | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16128 | |||||
| Mimulus tilingii var. caespitosus | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84227 | ||||||
| Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia | Currantleaf Globemallow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54507 | |||||
| Langloisia setosissima | Bristly Langloisia | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43862 | |||||
| Camissonia scapoidea ssp. brachycarpa | Naked-stemmed Evening-primrose | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91427 | |||||
| Rosa gymnocarpa | Wood Rose | Species | Plant | SNR | 52755 | ||||||
| Astragalus obscurus | Arcane Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39495 | |||||
| Opuntia erinacea var. columbiana | Old-man Prickly-pear | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90024 | |||||
| Penstemon elegantulus | Lovely Penstemon | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 48280 | |||||
| Stipa californica | California Needlegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86436 | |||||
| Physostegia parviflora | Purple Dragon-head | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 56754 | |||||
| Urtica dioica | Stinging Nettle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46400 | |||||
| Oreortyx pictus | Mountain Quail | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | Tier 2 | 18753 | |
| Botrychium simplex | Least Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 58763 | |||
| Astragalus microcystis | Least Bladdery Milkvetch | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | SH | 39496 | ||||
| Carex sychnocephala | Many-headed Sedge | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 51840 | |||
| Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis | Gold-back Fern | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 92353 | |||
| Lycopodium dendroideum | Groundpine | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 59685 | ||||
| Carex magellanica ssp. irrigua | Poor Sedge | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S2 | 91293 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi | Westslope Cutthroat Trout | Subspecies | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4T4 | S4 | 80442 | ||
| Picoides albolarvatus | White-headed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 15618 | |
| Symphyotrichum boreale | Rush Aster | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 51123 | |||
| Calochortus nitidus | Broad-fruit Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 43237 | |||
| Picoides arcticus | Black-backed Woodpecker | Species | Bird | Sensitive | G5 | S4 | 16826 | ||||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 | |
| Rhynchospora alba | White Beakrush | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 60838 | ||||
| Vaccinium oxycoccos | Bog Cranberry | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 56059 | ||||
| Meesia longiseta | Meesia | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 36240 | ||||
| Trifolium plumosum ssp. amplifolium | Plumed Clover | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G4T2 | S2 | 84298 | |||
| Douglasia idahoensis | Idaho Dwarf-primrose | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 48318 | |||
| Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
| Sphagnum mendocinum | Peatmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S1 | 33723 | ||||
| Salix candida | Hoary Willow | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 47596 | |||
| Hookeria lucens | Light Hookeria | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 38587 | ||||
| Thelypteris nevadensis | Sierra Wood-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 56620 | ||||
| Cornus nuttallii | Pacific Dogwood | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 60675 | ||||
| Rhizomnium nudum | Naked Rhizomnium Moss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | 38612 | ||||
| Ovis canadensis | Bighorn Sheep | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S2 | Tier 2 | 17176 | |
| Botrychium montanum | Mountain Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G3 | S2 | 60450 | ||||
| Salix pedicellaris | Bog Willow | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 44158 | ||||
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| Epilobium palustre | Swamp Willow-weed | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 47612 | |||
| Gavia immer | Common Loon | Species | Bird | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S1B,S2N | Tier 2 | 15698 | ||
| Dryopteris cristata | Crested Shield-fern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2S3 | 61511 | ||||
| Epipactis gigantea | Giant Helleborine | Species | Plant | 3 | Sensitive | G4 | S2S3 | 55447 | |||
| Lota lota | Burbot | Species | Fish | 2 | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 16458 | ||
| Synaptomys borealis | Northern Bog Lemming | Species | Mammal | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | Tier 3 | 19288 | |||
| Cicuta bulbifera | Bulb-bearing Waterhemlock | Species | Plant | 4 | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 42669 | |||
| Buxbaumia viridis | Green Bug-on-a-stick | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4G5 | S3 | 33965 | ||||
| Drosera intermedia | Spoon-leaved Sundew | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 40775 | ||||
| Cladonia andereggii | A Lichen | Species | Fungi | Sensitive | G1 | S1 | 33967 | ||||
| Scheuchzeria palustris | Pod Grass | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 59065 | ||||
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens | Small Yellow Lady's-slipper | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 84677 | ||||
| Lycopodiella inundata | Northern Bog Clubmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 45135 | ||||
| Botrychium lineare | Linear-Leaved Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G2G3 | SH | 57635 | |||
| Botrychium paradoxum | Peculiar Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S1 | 59804 | |||
| Phegopteris connectilis | Northern Beechfern | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 50669 | ||||
| Corynorhinus townsendii | Townsend's Big-eared Bat | Species | Mammal | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S3 | Tier 3 | 17659 | |
| Mimulus alsinoides | Chickweed Monkeyflower | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S1 | 46265 | ||||
| Lomatium salmoniflorum | Salmon-flower Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G3 | S3 | 53603 | |||
| Petasites frigidus var. palmatus | Sweet Coltsfoot | Variety | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S1 | 90290 | ||||
| Botrychium lanceolatum var. lanceolatum | Lance-leaved Moonwort | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T4 | S3 | 86748 | ||||
| Carex flava | Yellow Sedge | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S3 | 49533 | ||||
| Trifolium douglasii | Douglas' Clover | Species | Plant | 2 | Sensitive | G2 | S1 | 41044 | |||
| Streptopus streptopoides | Kruhsea | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 51986 | ||||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Botrychium pinnatum | Northern Moonwort | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G4? | S2 | 51467 | ||||
| Histrionicus histrionicus | Harlequin Duck | Species | Bird | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1B | Tier 2 | 18872 |
