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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynx canadensis | Canada Lynx | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G5 | SNA | 16860 | ||
| Taylorconcha serpenticola | Bliss Rapids Snail | Species | Invertebrate | Threatened | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 30063 | ||
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 8 | Chinook Salmon (Snake River spring/summer-run ESU) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | Threatened | G5T1Q | S1 | Tier 1 | 79978 |
| Silene spaldingii | Spalding's Silene | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2 | S1S2 | 42699 | |||
| Coccyzus americanus | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Species | Bird | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G5 | S1B | Tier 1 | 19476 | |
| Ursus arctos | Grizzly Bear | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 1 | Sensitive | G4 | SU | Tier 1 | 16900 | |
| 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 | |||
| Spiranthes diluvialis | Ute Ladies' Tresses | Species | Plant | Threatened | 1 | G2G3 | S1 | 40218 | |||
| Salvelinus confluentus | Bull Trout | Species | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Threatened | G4 | S4 | 19737 | ||
| Gulo gulo | Wolverine | Species | Mammal | Threatened | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4 | S1 | Tier 1 | 17557 |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss pop. 13 | Steelhead (Snake River Basin DPS) | Population | Fish | Threatened | 1 | Endangered | G5T2T3Q | S2S3 | Tier 1 | 79812 | |
| 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 | ||
| Idaholanx fresti | Banbury Springs Limpet | Species | Invertebrate | Endangered | 1 | G1 | S1 | Tier 1 | 25757 | ||
| 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 | |
| Haliaeetus leucocephalus | Bald Eagle | Species | Bird | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G5 | S5 | 18587 | |
| 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 | |||
| Canis lupus | Gray Wolf | Species | Mammal | Delisted | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G4G5 | S4 | 19117 | |
| Howellia aquatilis | Water Howellia | Species | Plant | Delisted | 1 | Sensitive | G3 | S1 | 44839 | ||
| Pinus albicaulis | Whitebark Pine | Species | Plant | Candidate | 2 | Sensitive | Sensitive | G3G4 | S3 | 39642 | |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch | Species | Invertebrate | Candidate | G4 | S2 | Tier 3 | 21608 | |||
| Galium mexicanum | Mexican Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 59386 | |||||
| Lycopodiella inundata | Northern Bog Clubmoss | Species | Plant | Sensitive | G5 | S2 | 45135 | ||||
| Ipomopsis congesta ssp. viridis | Ball-head Standing-cypress | Subspecies | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 89437 | |||||
| Halimolobos virgata | Virgate Halimolobos | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 40789 | |||||
| Descurainia pinnata ssp. filipes | Pinnate Tansy-mustard | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 87929 | |||||
| Hydrophyllum occidentale | California Waterleaf | Species | Plant | G4 | S3 | 50789 | |||||
| Agoseris glauca var. agrestis | Pale Goat-chicory | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 84143 | |||||
| Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | Species | Bird | G5 | SNA | 61935 | |||||
| Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum | Blue Mountain Wild Buckwheat | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 91356 | |||||
| Galium trifidum | Small Bedstraw | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49043 | |||||
| Carex scoparia | Broom Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 57506 | |||||
| Lithophragma glabrum | Bulbous Woodland-star | Species | Plant | G4G5 | SNR | 43336 | |||||
| Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys | Red Elderberry | Variety | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 89947 | |||||
| Philadelphus lewisii var. platyphyllus | Lewi's Mock-orange | Variety | Plant | G5TNR | SNR | 83176 | |||||
| Plantago elongata | Slender Plantain | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 53411 | |||||
| Gilia capitata ssp. capitata | Blue Field Gilia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 84656 | |||||
| Ranunculus populago | Mountain Buttercup | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 60082 | |||||
| Tetraneuris acaulis var. acaulis | Arizona Bitterweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 91942 | |||||
| Pooecetes gramineus | Vesper Sparrow | Species | Bird | G5 | S5B | 17579 | |||||
| Potentilla nivea | Snow Cinquefoil | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43932 | |||||
| Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha | Crevice Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88512 | |||||
| Juncus bolanderi | Bolander's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54063 | |||||
| Corispermum americanum | American Bugseed | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 39605 | |||||
| Geranium viscosissimum var. nervosum | Sticky Geranium | Variety | Plant | G5T5? | SNR | 86905 | |||||
| Pylodictis olivaris | Flathead Catfish | Species | Fish | G5 | SNA | 19177 | |||||
| Carex nova | New Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49666 | |||||
| Juniperus osteosperma | Utah Juniper | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60774 | |||||
| Eriogonum desertorum | Desert Buckwheat | Species | Plant | 3 | G3Q | SNA | 46497 | ||||
| Petradoria pumila ssp. pumila | Grassy Rock-goldenrod | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 90461 | |||||
| Downingia bicornuta | Double-horn Downingia | Species | Plant | G3G4 | SNR | 47776 | |||||
| Packera cana | Silvery Ragwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56336 | |||||
| Astragalus bisulcatus | Two-groove Milk-vetch | Species | Plant | G5 | S1 | 42215 | |||||
| Stellaria calycantha | Northern Stitchwort | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 54700 | |||||
| Salix commutata | Undergreen Willow | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 40341 | |||||
| Calamagrostis stricta var. stricta | Bentgrass | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85310 | |||||
| Ranunculus inamoenus var. inamoenus | Graceful Buttercup | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 92423 | |||||
| Arnica parryi ssp. parryi | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 83727 | |||||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia | Gooseberry-leaved Alumroot | Variety | Plant | G4T3T4 | SNR | 90985 | |||||
| Heuchera grossulariifolia | Gooseberry-leaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 56922 | |||||
| Agrostis exarata var. monolepis | Variety | Plant | G5TNRQ | SNR | 87481 | ||||||
| Sorex merriami | Merriam's Shrew | Species | Mammal | G5 | S4 | 19993 | |||||
| Juncus dudleyi | Dudley's Rush | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 52946 | |||||
| Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa | Short-fruit Willow | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 85958 | |||||
| Oxytropis besseyi | Bessey's Locoweed | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 61420 | |||||
| Hordeum depressum | Dwarf Barley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 47197 | |||||
| Navarretia leucocephala | White-flower Navarretia | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 51049 | |||||
| Chamaesyce ocellata | Valley Broomspurge | Species | Plant | G4 | SNR | 59621 | |||||
| Castilleja pilosa var. longispica | Parrot's-head Indian-paintbrush | Variety | Plant | G4G5T4 | SNR | 89652 | |||||
| Penstemon pratensis | White-flower Beardtongue | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 55317 | |||||
| Lupinus lepidus | Prairie Lupine | Species | Plant | G5 | S5 | 41039 | |||||
| Navarretia divaricata ssp. divaricata | Mountain Navarretia | Subspecies | Plant | G5T3T5 | SNR | 88165 | |||||
| Mimulus breweri | Brewer's Monkey-flower | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 53636 | |||||
| Platismatia herrei | Herre's Ragged Lichen | Species | Fungi | G3G5 | S2 | 39012 | |||||
| Sidalcea neomexicana ssp. crenulata | Subspecies | Plant | G4?TNR | SNR | 84354 | ||||||
| Dasiphora fruticosa | Golden-Hardhack | Species | Plant | SNR | 67953 | ||||||
| Eriogonum deflexum | Flat-crown Wild Buckwheat | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 49184 | |||||
| Alyssum desertorum | Desert Alyssum | Species | Plant | GNR | SNA | 57712 | |||||
| Lomatium simplex | Umbrella Desert-parsley | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 43551 | |||||
| Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus | Northern Bugleweed | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 90098 | |||||
| Rumex densiflorus | Dense-flower Dock | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 47332 | |||||
| Prunus virginiana var. virginiana | Choke Cherry | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 83410 | |||||
| Heuchera parvifolia | Littleleaf Alumroot | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 56005 | |||||
| Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus | Sierra Nevada Peavine | Variety | Plant | G5T5 | SNR | 86542 | |||||
| Lepus americanus | Snowshoe Hare | Species | Mammal | G5 | S3 | 18768 | |||||
| Sagittaria latifolia | Broadleaf Arrowhead | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 51786 | |||||
| Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus | Large-leaf Lupine | Variety | Plant | G5T4T5 | SNR | 84916 | |||||
| Carex canescens | Hoary Sedge | Species | Plant | G5 | SNR | 60367 | |||||
| Hedysarum occidentale var. occidentale | Western Sweet-vetch | Subspecies | Plant | SNR | 92075 | ||||||
| Calochortus macrocarpus | Green-band Mariposa Lily | Species | Plant | G5 | S4 | 49784 | |||||
| Allium textile | White Wild Onion | Species | Plant | G5? | SNR | 58479 | |||||
| Linum neomexicanum | New Mexican Yellow Flax | Species | Plant | G4? | SNR | 44230 | |||||
| Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis | Spreading Phlox | Subspecies | Plant | G5T4 | SNR | 88715 |
