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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Mergus serrator | Red-breasted Merganser | Species | Bird | G5 | S1M | 19224 | |||||
Madia minima | Small-head Tarweed | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 57924 | |||||
Galium hypotrichium | Alpine Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47439 | |||||
Panicum dichotomiflorum var. dichotomiflorum | Spreading Panicgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83529 | |||||
Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra | Red-stem Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85683 | |||||
Maianthemum racemosum | Solomon's-plume | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56122 | |||||
Solanum americanum | Black Nightshade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43135 | |||||
Agoseris glauca var. laciniata | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 92769 | |||||
Dodecatheon dentatum ssp. dentatum | White Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G4T4 | SNR | 89370 | |||||
Myriophyllum quitense | Andean Water-milfoil | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 41153 | |||||
Castilleja sulphurea | Sulphur Indian-paintbrush | Species | Plant | SNR | 60494 | ||||||
Nemophila kirtleyi | Snake Canyon Nemophila | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 49920 | |||||
Caulanthus crassicaulis var. crassicaulis | Western Cabbage | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 87872 | ||||||
Senecio hydrophilus | Great Swamp Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58674 | |||||
Isoetes occidentalis | Western Quillwort | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 45679 | |||||
Eriogonum alatum var. alatum | Winged Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84074 | |||||
Antennaria howellii | Small Pussytoes | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39571 | |||||
Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum | Few-flower Shootingstar | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91313 | |||||
Chrysosplenium tetrandrum | Northern Golden-carpet | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 43753 | |||||
Setophaga ruticilla | American Redstart | Species | Bird | G5 | S2B | 16289 | |||||
x Elyhordeum macounii | Species | Plant | GNA | SNA | 79583 | ||||||
Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum | Ponderosa Pine | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 89854 | ||||||
Lemna turionifera | Turion Duckweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48127 | |||||
Thlaspi montanum var. montanum | Alpine Pennycress | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 86317 | |||||
Plectritis ciliosa | Long-spur Plectritis | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 46263 | |||||
Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana | Mountain Big Sagebrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84611 | |||||
Symphyotrichum falcatum | White Prairie Aster | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41958 | |||||
Potamogeton pusillus ssp. tenuissimus | Slender Pondweed | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91840 | |||||
Chondestes grammacus | Lark Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S4B | 17045 | |||||
Equisetum telmateia | Giant Horsetail | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50676 | |||||
Listera convallarioides | Broad-leaved Twayblade | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40115 | |||||
Calamagrostis canadensis var. macouniana | Blue-joint Reedgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 88443 | |||||
Sedum borschii | Borsch's Stonecrop | Species | Plant | G4? | S2 | 59347 | |||||
Orobanche ludoviciana | Louisiana Broomrape | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 48865 | |||||
Crepis runcinata ssp. hispidulosa | Naked-stem Hawk's-beard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 86850 | |||||
Mertensia bella | Oregon Bluebells | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 57395 | |||||
Calamagrostis koelerioides | Dense Pine Reedgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 44525 | |||||
Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya | Rough Barnyard Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83081 | |||||
Hypogymnia enteromorpha | Tube Lichen | Species | Fungi | G4 | S3 | 35632 | |||||
Castilleja applegatei ssp. martinii | Wavyleaf Indian-paintbrush | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90420 | |||||
Cistanthe umbellata | Mt. Hood Pussy-paws | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 42678 | |||||
Synthyris missurica | Western Mountain Synthyris | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51427 | |||||
Veratrum viride | American False Hellebore | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60017 | |||||
Erigeron pumilus | Shaggy Fleabane | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46991 | |||||
Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria | Small Skeletonplant | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 85222 | |||||
Menyanthes trifoliata | Bog Buckbean | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 55774 | |||||
Equisetum telmateia var. braunii | Giant Horsetail | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92391 | |||||
Lupinus leucophyllus ssp. erectus | Woolly-leaf Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T1T3 | SNR | 83661 | |||||
Clangula hyemalis | Long-tailed Duck | Species | Bird | G5 | S1N | 17717 | |||||
Eleocharis engelmannii | Engelmann's Spikerush | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 40822 | |||||
Ramalina thrausta | Hanging Cartilage Lichen | Species | Fungi | G5 | S3 | 38915 | |||||
Eriastrum sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum | Few-flower Eriastrum | Subspecies | Plant | G4G5T3T4 | SNR | 90941 | |||||
Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum | Ternate Desert-parsley | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87428 | |||||
Gilia lottiae | Lott's Gily-flower | Species | Plant | SNR | 60699 | ||||||
Collomia macrocalyx | Bristle-flowered Collomia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 56288 | |||||
Helenium autumnale | Common Sneezeweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43342 | |||||
Penstemon leonardii var. leonardii | Leonard's Penstemon | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | S3 | 89601 | |||||
Saxifraga platysepala | Broad-sepal Saxifrage | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41382 | |||||
Lonicera caerulea | Western Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 50234 | |||||
Elymus trachycaulus ssp. trachycaulus | Slender Wild Rye | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 88091 | |||||
Juncus nevadensis | Sierran Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45898 | |||||
Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus | Pursh's Silky Lupine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84316 | |||||
Panicum virgatum | Old Switch Panicgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54649 | |||||
Artemisia dracunculus | Dragon Wormwood | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56833 | |||||
Thelypodium sagittatum | Slender Thelypody | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 39827 | |||||
Draba daviesiae | Bitterroot Draba | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 43936 | |||||
Symphoricarpos albus | Snowberry | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52849 | |||||
Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. calcareum | Calcareous Buckwheat | Subspecies | Plant | 3 | G5T3 | S2 | 90066 | ||||
Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. 1 | Western Mountain Aster | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 86500 | |||||
Synthliboramphus antiquus | Ancient Murrelet | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 18329 | |||||
Lonicera ciliosa | Orange Honeysuckle | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59559 | |||||
Acer glabrum | Mountain Maple | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 46498 | |||||
Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus | Entire-leaf Ragwort | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84849 | |||||
Penstemon attenuatus | Taper-leaf Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 55256 | |||||
Artemisia arbuscula | Dwarf Sagebrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42222 | |||||
Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum | Largeleaf Avens | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92040 | |||||
Coccothraustes vespertinus | Evening Grosbeak | Species | Bird | G5 | S4 | 17261 | |||||
Nemophila breviflora | Great Basin Nemophila | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53479 | |||||
Salix planifolia | Tea-leaved Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40342 | |||||
Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata | Lanceleaf Springbeauty | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 88658 | ||||||
Eudocimus albus | White Ibis | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 15305 | |||||
Polystichum lemmonii | Shasta Fern | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 49116 | |||||
Calidris canutus | Red Knot | Species | Bird | G4 | SNA | 15324 | |||||
Montia fontana | Fountain Miner's-lettuce | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49121 | |||||
Astragalus agrestis | Don Meadow Milkvetch | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57644 | |||||
Loeflingia squarrosa ssp. squarrosa | spreading pygmyleaf | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4? | SH | 83298 | |||||
Gnaphalium microcephalum | White Cudweed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 42895 | |||||
Castilleja angustifolia var. angustifolia | Northwestern Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92562 | |||||
Hordeum jubatum ssp. jubatum | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 89222 | ||||||
Thalictrum venulosum | Veined Meadowrue | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60266 | |||||
Elatine californica | California Waterwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47227 | |||||
Penstemon flavescens | Pennell Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G3 | SNR | 49711 | |||||
Coreopsis tinctoria var. atkinsoniana | Golden Tickseed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85511 | |||||
Agrostis variabilis | Variable Bentgrass | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 58409 | |||||
Luzula divaricata | Forked Woodrush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 45411 | |||||
Androsace septentrionalis ssp. subumbellata | Pygmy-flower Rock-jasmine | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 83894 | |||||
Platanthera dilatata | Leafy White Orchis | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54150 | |||||
Bidens frondosa | Devil's Beggarticks | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 41043 | |||||
Sparganium fluctuans | Floating Bur-reed | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 39401 | |||||
Catabrosa aquatica var. aquatica | Brook Grass | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 91136 |