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Switzerland

Europe · Western Europe

Total Species
1175
Threatened
84
CR + EN + VU
Population
8654622
Area
41284 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 21
Endangered 36
Vulnerable 27
Near Threatened 55
Least Concern 390
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 614
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 791
Plantae 352
Fungi 22
Chromista 9
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Switzerland

Small Plume

Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Least Concern

Thyme Plume

Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Near Threatened

Western Thyme Plume

Merrifieldia tridactyla

Near Threatened

Dingy White Plume

Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Near Threatened

Beautiful Plume

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Least Concern

Irish Plume

Platyptilia tesseradactyla

Vulnerable

Plain Plume

Hellinsia tephradactyla

Least Concern

Citron Plume

Hellinsia carphodactyla

Not Evaluated

Small Golden-rod Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus

Least Concern

Wood-sage Plume

Capperia britanniodactylus

Endangered

Tansy Plume

Gillmeria ochrodactyla

Not Evaluated

Dysderid Spider

Dysdera crocata

Not Evaluated

Clown beetle

Atholus bimaculatus

Least Concern

Clown beetle

Carcinops pumilio

Least Concern

Hister beetle

Acritus nigricornis

Least Concern

Lupine Aphid

Macrosiphum albifrons

Not Evaluated

fern aphid

Idiopterus nephrelepidis

Not Evaluated

crescentmarked lily aphid

Neomyzus circumflexus

Not Evaluated

Violet checkered beetle

Necrobia violacea

Least Concern

Pine Sawyer

Monochamus sartor

Endangered

pine bark adelgid

Pineus strobi

Not Evaluated

scarlet malachite beetle

Malachius aeneus

Endangered

jumping spiders

Hasarius adansoni

Least Concern

Sucking louse

Polyplax spinulosa

Not Evaluated

two-banded fungus beetle

Alphitophagus bifasciatus

Least Concern

Churchyard beetle, Cellar beetle

Blaps mucronata

Endangered

American White Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Not Evaluated

Bark Beetle

Bitoma crenata

Least Concern

Cherry Vinegar Fly

Drosophila suzukii

Not Evaluated

Lusitanian slug

Arion lusitanicus

Least Concern

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora glabripennis

Not Evaluated

Long-horned beetle

Gracilia minuta

Not Evaluated

Five-spot Burnet

Zygaena trifolii

Not Evaluated

Redshouldered ham beetle

Necrobia ruficollis

Endangered

Bee-Eating Beetle

Trichodes apiarius

Not Evaluated

Forester

Adscita statices

Near Threatened

scarce copper

Lycaena virgaureae

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulata

Not Evaluated

Cut small dung beetle

Pleurophorus caesus

Extinct

Southern Comma

Polygonia egea

Least Concern

strawberry aphid

Chaetosiphon fragaefolii

Not Evaluated

Hungarian Glider

Neptis rivularis

Least Concern

Blind Ringlet

Erebia pharte

Least Concern

green peach aphid

Myzus persicae

Not Evaluated

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

Pyralid moth

Paralipsa gularis

Not Evaluated

Phoebus Parnassian

Parnassius phoebus

Near Threatened

Iolas Blue

Iolana iolas

Near Threatened

Demon Shrimp

Dikerogammarus haemobaphes

Not Evaluated

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Anostirus castaneus

Least Concern

Marsh Click Beetle

Actenicerus sjaelandicus

Least Concern

Brush-thighed Seed-eater

Harpalus froelichii

Endangered

Ambrosia beetle

Xyleborus monographus

Critically Endangered

Violet Oil-beetle

Meloe violaceus

Least Concern

Metallic wood-boring beetle

Agrilus sinuatus

Not Evaluated

Black Larder Beetle

Dermestes haemorrhoidalis

Not Evaluated

Provençal Fritillary

Melitaea deione

Least Concern

Birch Bark Beetle

Scolytus ratzeburgii

Least Concern

Large Elm Bark Beetle

Scolytus scolytus

Not Evaluated

Skin beetle

Trogoderma angustum

Not Evaluated

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