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Belgium

Europe · Western Europe

Total Species
12026
Threatened
1284
CR + EN + VU
Population
11589616
Area
30528 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 238
Endangered 442
Vulnerable 604
Near Threatened 662
Least Concern 4387
Data Deficient 358
Not Evaluated 4337
Extinct 169

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 5675
Plantae 3894
Fungi 2229
Protozoa 121
Chromista 104
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Belgium

Mealy Pinkgill

Entoloma prunuloides

Near Threatened

mealy plum aphid

Hyalopterus pruni

Not Evaluated

Flat grain beetle

Cryptolestes pusillus

Not Evaluated

median wasp

Dolichovespula media

Least Concern

medicinal leech

Hirudo medicinalis

Near Threatened

Mediterranean brome

Bromus lanceolatus

Not Evaluated

Spotted calla lily

Zantedeschia albomaculata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sage

Salvia aethiopis

Not Evaluated

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Near Threatened

Mediterranean fig scale

Lepidosaphes ulmi

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Smooth-gastered Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum parvulum

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Marigold

Coleostephus myconis

Not Evaluated

Wavy carpet beetle

Dermestes undulatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean pepperweed

Lepidium hirtum

Extinct

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Restharrow

Ononis mitissima

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sand snail

Theba pisana

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean stork's bill

Erodium malacoides

Not Evaluated

medium flowered winter-cress

Barbarea intermedia

Not Evaluated

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

Least Concern

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

Least Concern

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Garden baby's-breath

Gypsophila scorzonerifolia

Not Evaluated

Megapolitan Feather-moss

Rhynchostegium megapolitanum

Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

Cirsium heterophyllum

Least Concern

Spotted Clover

Protoschinia scutosa

Not Evaluated

Turkey Valerian

Valeriana phu

Not Evaluated

Lettered China-mark

Diasemia reticularis

Endangered

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Rose Leaf-miner

Stigmella anomalella

Least Concern

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Ruddy Flat-body

Agonopterix subpropinquella

Endangered

wood melick

Melica uniflora

Least Concern

Menthol Brittlegill

Russula albonigra

Vulnerable

Menzies' fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii

Not Evaluated

Mercuryweed

Acalypha virginica

Not Evaluated

Rodgersia

Rodgersia podophylla

Not Evaluated

merveille du jour

Griposia aprilina

Least Concern

Round-leaved St John's-wort

Hypericum nummularium

Extinct

Spotted Collybia

Rhodocollybia maculata

Least Concern

Metallic wood-boring beetle

Trachys minutus

Least Concern

Metskastik

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Least Concern

Rooting Bonnet

Mycena megaspora

Vulnerable

Root rot

Phytophthora lateralis

Not Evaluated

Warehouse beetle

Trogoderma variabile

Not Evaluated

Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

Least Concern

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Brain Fungus

Sparassis crispa

Least Concern

Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Broken-barred Roller

Ancylis unguicella

Least Concern

yellow rose aphid

Rhodobium porosum

Not Evaluated

Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp

Isodontia mexicana

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Onychiurus folsomi

Not Evaluated

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