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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Polygonum minimum | Leafy Dwarf Knotweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39227 | |||||
Gavia adamsii | Yellow-billed Loon | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15363 | |||||
Carex scoparia var. scoparia | Broom Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91386 | |||||
Phacelia ramosissima | Branching Scorpionweed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 57446 | |||||
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89976 | |||||
Gambusia affinis | Western Mosquitofish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 17918 | |||||
Lycopodium clavatum var. clavatum | Running-pine | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83160 | |||||
Pseudognaphalium canescens | Wright's Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55078 | |||||
Vicia americana ssp. americana | American Purple Vetch | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86394 | |||||
Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 61935 | |||||
Hedysarum sulphurescens | Yellow Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44290 | |||||
Wyethia angustifolia | Narrowleaf Mule's-ears | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 50745 | |||||
Potentilla diversifolia var. diversifolia | Mountain Meadow Cinquefoil | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84703 | |||||
Antennaria lanata | White-margined Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60036 | |||||
Draba paysonii var. treleasii | Payson's Whitlow-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91971 | |||||
Potamogeton gramineus | Grassy Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48955 | |||||
Eriogonum heracleoides var. angustifolium | Parsnip-flower Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 88551 | |||||
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Bearberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46772 | |||||
Sagittaria rigida | Sessile-fruit Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 53389 | |||||
Eriogonum baileyi var. baileyi | Bailey's Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86928 | |||||
Townsendia exscapa | Silky Townsend-daisy | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39955 | |||||
Asio otus | Long-eared Owl | Species | Bird | G5 | S5 | 16122 | |||||
Argemone polyanthemos | White Prickly-poppy | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 44940 | |||||
Hemizonia pungens | Common Tarweed | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 51520 | |||||
Potamogeton amplifolius | Largeleaf Pondweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58230 | |||||
Tayloria serrata | Serrate Tayloria | Species | Plant | G4 | S1 | 33384 | |||||
Penstemon davidsonii | Creeping Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 60722 | |||||
Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa | Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 90513 | |||||
Hedysarum boreale | Boreal Sweet-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55813 | |||||
Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ochroleucum | Oval-leaf Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89120 | ||||||
Carex aperta | Columbian Sedge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 42473 | |||||
Lewisia rediviva | Oregon Bitterroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47478 | |||||
Luzula wahlenbergii | Wahlenberg's Woodrush | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 54024 | |||||
Eriophorum gracile var. gracile | Slender Cotton-grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 85365 | |||||
Astragalus alpinus | Alpine Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40606 | |||||
Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
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 | |
Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
Falco peregrinus | Peregrine Falcon | Species | Bird | Delisted | G4 | S3B | 17242 | ||||
Ursus arctos pop. 6 | Grizzly Bear (Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population) | Population | Mammal | Delisted | G4TNR | SNR | Tier 1 | 1867144 | |||
Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
Rangifer tarandus | Caribou | Species | Mammal | Endangered | 1 | G5 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17769 | ||
Physella natricina | Snake River Physa | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 20715 | ||
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 | |
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 | |||
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 | |
Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
Mirabilis macfarlanei | Macfarlane's Four-o'clock | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1 | 53265 | |||
Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
Lepidium papilliferum | Slickspot Peppergrass | Species | Plant | Threatened | 2 | G2 | S2 | 60878 | |||
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 | |||
Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |