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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
786
CR + EN + VU
Population
331002647
Area
9833517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 156
Endangered 264
Vulnerable 366
Near Threatened 425
Least Concern 4191
Data Deficient 189
Not Evaluated 5463
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 150

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 5386
Animalia 3833
Fungi 1835
Protozoa 86
Bacteria 78
Chromista 74

Featured Species

All Species in United States

California Spikenard

Aralia californica

Not Evaluated

Rock Dimple Lichen

Gyalecta jenensis

Extinct

Powder-Headed Tube Lichen

Hypogymnia tubulosa

Least Concern

Salted Starburst Lichen

Imshaugia aleurites

Near Threatened

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Least Concern

Pimpled Kidney Lichen

Nephroma resupinatum

Extinct

Foetid Parachute

Gymnopus foetidus

Least Concern

Greater Salted Rocktripe Lichen

Umbilicaria proboscidea

Extinct

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Shrubby Sunburst Lichen

Polycauliona candelaria

Data Deficient

Home Cup

Peziza domiciliana

Not Evaluated

Needle Rust

Chrysomyxa ledi

Not Evaluated

Brown Earth-Crust Lichen

Lecidoma demissum

Extinct

Common Emerald

Hemithea aestivaria

Least Concern

Moss Shingle Lichen

Fuscopannaria praetermissa

Extinct

Sinoper Lichen

Acarospora sinopica

Least Concern

Wasp

Diglyphus begini

Not Evaluated

Mountain Grisette

Amanita nivalis

Least Concern

European False Blusher

Amanita excelsa

Least Concern

Wasp

Pediobius facialis

Not Evaluated

Cress tooth weevil

Aulacobaris lepidii

Least Concern

Rock Shingle Lichen

Vahliella leucophaea

Extinct

Yellow Collar Stubble Lichen

Calicium trabinellum

Least Concern

Zoned Dust Lichen

Lepraria neglecta

Data Deficient

Least Pin Lichen

Chaenothecopsis savonica

Least Concern

Lurid Bolete

Suillellus luridus

Least Concern

Birch leafminer

Fenusa pusilla

Least Concern

Spurgelaurel

Daphne laureola

Not Evaluated

Rust fungus

Puccinia cnici

Not Evaluated

Very Small Quilt Lichen

Fuscidea pusilla

Least Concern

Honeysuckle Aphid

Hyadaphis tataricae

Not Evaluated

White-Rot Fungus

Punctularia strigosozonata

Not Evaluated

Black Moss

Bryoria fremontii

Least Concern

Black Pinkgill

Entoloma aethiops

Vulnerable

Snow Dot Lichen

Biatora vernalis

Least Concern

Spreading windmill grass

Chloris divaricata

Not Evaluated

Punctured Bushy Lichen

Ramalina dilacerata

Endangered

Meyen's flatsedge

Cyperus meyenianus

Not Evaluated

Rusty Alpine Psora

Psora rubiformis

Not Evaluated

Serried Porecrust

Neoantrodia serialis

Least Concern

Dryad'S Saddle

Cerioporus squamosus

Least Concern

Crowded Parchment

Stereum complicatum

Not Evaluated

Verticillium wilt

Verticillium alboatrum

Not Evaluated

Staggerweed

Dicentra eximia

Not Evaluated

Flaming Firedot Lichen

Athallia pyracea

Vulnerable

Mossy Dot Lichen

Bryobilimbia hypnorum

Extinct

Milky Conecap

Conocybe apala

Endangered

Starburst Shadow Lichen

Phaeophyscia endococcina

Least Concern

Spotted Crane'S-Bill

Geranium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Guinea ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Not Evaluated

Yellow Soot Lichen

Calicium lucidum

Data Deficient

Naked Kidney Lichen

Nephroma bellum

Least Concern

Big blue lilyturf

Liriope muscari

Not Evaluated

Orange Polypore Mould

Hypomyces aurantius

Not Evaluated

Earth Lichen

Catapyrenium cinereum

Least Concern

Forest pathogen

Venturia saliciperda

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Aptinothrips stylifer

Not Evaluated

common bushweed

Flueggea virosa

Least Concern

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Chrysomyxa ledicola

Not Evaluated

Rosette Pixie-Cup Lichen

Cladonia pocillum

Critically Endangered

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