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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artemisia tridentata ssp. spiciformis | Spiked Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 83066 | |||||
| Astragalus curvicarpus | American Sickle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60192 | |||||
| Eucephalus elegans | Elegant Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58354 | |||||
| Ericameria discoidea var. discoidea | Sharp-scaled Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 88993 | |||||
| Salix geyeriana | Geyer's Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47254 | |||||
| Balsamorhiza hookeri var. idahoensis | Hooker's Balsamroot | Variety | Plant | G5T3? | SNR | 85218 | |||||
| Penstemon confertus | Yellow Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49712 | |||||
| Ranunculus orthorhynchus | Bird's-food Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45425 | |||||
| Delphinium bicolor ssp. bicolor | Flat-head Larkspur | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T4T5 | SNR | 83649 | |||||
| Tsuga heterophylla | Western Hemlock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47867 | |||||
| Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum | Large-leaved Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90924 | |||||
| Quiscalus mexicanus | Great-tailed Grackle | Species | Bird | G5 | S1B | 17519 | |||||
| Vaccinium membranaceum | Square-twigged Huckleberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56452 | |||||
| Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis | Stemless Goldenweed | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87412 | |||||
| Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa | Diffuse Stickseed | Variety | Plant | G4T3 | SNR | 85877 | |||||
| Ranunculus inamoenus | Graceful Buttercup | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50451 | |||||
| Stellaria borealis | Northern Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43591 | |||||
| Halogeton glomeratus | Halogeton | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 59059 | |||||
| Carex rupestris var. rupestris | Rock Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 89585 | |||||
| Carex piperi | Piper's Sedge | Species | Plant | GUQ | SNR | 57077 | |||||
| Rumex paucifolius ssp. paucifolius | Alpine Sheep Sorrel | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88077 | |||||
| Juncus occidentalis | Western Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53090 | |||||
| Gaura mollis | Velvet-leaved Gaura | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 46081 | |||||
| Astragalus miser var. serotinus | Timber Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91463 | |||||
| Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus | Sticky-leaf Rabbitbrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51169 | |||||
| Viola praemorsa | Upland Yellow Violet | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44258 | |||||
| Tympanuchus phasianellus columbianus | Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse | Subspecies | Bird | 3 | Sensitive | G4T3 | SNA | 80647 | |||
| Trifolium haydenii | Hayden's Clover | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 59752 | |||||
| Calcarius lapponicus | Lapland Longspur | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 15783 | |||||
| Sidalcea oregana var. maxima | Oregon Checker-mallow | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 90051 | |||||
| Senecio crassulus | Thick-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39874 | |||||
| Athyrium filix-femina | Subarctic Ladyfern | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55434 | |||||
| Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 86478 | ||||||
| Polystichum kruckebergii | Kruckeberg's Sword-fern | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 46758 | |||||
| Muhlenbergia mexicana var. mexicana | Mexican Muhly | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84825 | |||||
| Psilocarphus elatior | Tall Woolly-heads | Species | Plant | G4Q | SNR | 49288 | |||||
| Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida | Umbellate Bastard Toad-flax | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92027 | |||||
| Lappula occidentalis | Flat-spine Sheepburr | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44913 | |||||
| Carex spectabilis | Northwestern Showy Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57861 | |||||
| Artemisia campestris ssp. pacifica | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88624 | |||||||
| Lomatium cusickii | Cusick's Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47412 | |||||
| Physocarpus alternans | Dwarf Ninebark | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40577 | |||||
| Certhia americana | Brown Creeper | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17082 | |||||
| Poa cusickii ssp. pallida | Cusick's Bluegrass | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 87012 | |||||
| Elymus scribneri | Scribner's Wild Rye | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51899 | |||||
| Stipa comata var. comata | Needle-and-Thread | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83269 | |||||
| Camissonia claviformis ssp. integrior | Subspecies | Plant | G5T2T4 | SNR | 90586 | ||||||
| Navarretia intertexta | Needle-leaf Navarretia | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43144 | |||||
| Sparganium angustifolium | Narrow-leaf Burreed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58624 | |||||
| Astragalus adsurgens var. robustior | Rattle Milkvetch | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89198 | |||||
| Senecio triangularis | Arrow-leaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54379 | |||||
| Platanthera hyperborea var. gracilis | Bog Orchid | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85496 | |||||
| Trifolium longipes ssp. longipes | Long-stalk Clover | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T4 | SNR | 92573 | |||||
| Ambrosia coronopifolia | Western Ragweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52618 | |||||
| Aquilegia formosa var. formosa | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83874 | ||||||
| Crepis atribarba ssp. atribarba | Slender Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91110 | |||||
| Lepidium dictyotum | Veiny Pepper-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43777 | |||||
| Calidris canutus | Red Knot | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15324 | |||||
| Rorippa curvisiliqua var. procumbens | Curve-pod Yellowcress | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 87651 | |||||
| Erigeron rydbergii | Rydberg's Daisy | Species | Plant | G4 | S2 | 39427 | |||||
| Rumex maritimus | Sea-side Dock | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60863 | |||||
| Scirpus nevadensis | Nevada Bulrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55011 | |||||
| Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii | Two-flower Marsh-marigold | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86041 | |||||
| Petasites frigidus | Arctic Butter-bur | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 50663 | |||||
| Phyllodoce x intermedia | Hybrid Mountain-heath | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 78908 | |||||
| Packera multilobata | Lobeleaf Groundsel | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46276 | |||||
| Eriogonum angulosum | Angle-stem Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 59316 | |||||
| Microtus montanus | Montane Vole | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 18453 | |||||
| Valeriana edulis var. edulis | Tobacco-root | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89722 | |||||
| Eriophorum chamissonis | Russet Cotton-grass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41973 | |||||
| Poa bulbosa | Bulbous Bluegrass | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57344 | |||||
| Trientalis europaea ssp. arctica | Northern Starflower | Subspecies | Plant | Sensitive | G5T5 | S3 | 88262 | ||||
| Listera convallarioides | Broad-leaved Twayblade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40115 | |||||
| Thelypodium sagittatum ssp. sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 84464 | |||||
| Penstemon nitidus | Wax-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44531 | |||||
| Larus schistisagus | Slaty-backed Gull | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 16035 | |||||
| Proboscidea louisianica ssp. louisianica | Subspecies | Plant | GUTU | SNR | 90210 | ||||||
| Sanicula marilandica | Black Snake-root | Species | Plant | G5 | S3 | 61502 | |||||
| Carex nigricans | Black Alpine Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55754 | |||||
| Castilleja flava | Yellow Paintbrush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 53910 | |||||
| Lomatium bicolor | Wasatch Biscuitroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 47015 | |||||
| Osmorhiza purpurea | Purple Sweet-cicely | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 49507 | |||||
| Solanum carolinense var. carolinense | Carolina Horse-nettle | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92186 | |||||
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas-fir | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45188 | |||||
| Phlox adsurgens | Woodland Phlox | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58123 | |||||
| Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus | Silvery Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88829 | |||||
| Eriogonum ovalifolium | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 47615 | |||||
| Silene acaulis | Moss Campion | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40844 | |||||
| Arabis sparsiflora | Elegant Rockcress | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56261 | |||||
| Phacelia lutea var. lutea | Large-flowered Phacelia | Variety | Plant | G4TNR | SNR | 87223 | |||||
| Erythronium grandiflorum | Large-flower Yellow Fawnlily | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 52153 | |||||
| Rumex salicifolius var. denticulatus | Willow Dock | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83516 | |||||
| Ligusticum tenuifolium | Slender-leaf Lovage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60682 | |||||
| Potamogeton epihydrus | Nuttall's Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50165 | |||||
| Anemone multifida var. hudsoniana | Hudson Bay Anemone | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92754 | |||||
| Crassula viridis | Prickly-seed Pygmyweed | Species | Plant | G1G3 | SNR | 43358 | |||||
| Oryzopsis asperifolia | White-grained Mountain-ricegrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50186 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa | European Red Elder | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92758 | |||||
| Erigeron lonchophyllus | Short-ray Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43360 | |||||
| Poa curta | Short-leaved Bluegrass | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 58833 |
