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Chile

South America · South America

Total Species
1166
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
19,116,209
Area
756,102 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 24
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 38
Near Threatened 49
Least Concern 451
Data Deficient 34
Not Evaluated 515
Extinct 15

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 741
Animalia 372
Fungi 48
Chromista 4
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Chile

Mediterranean brome

Bromus lanceolatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Medusahead

Taeniatherum caput-medusae

Not Evaluated

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

milk snail

Otala lactea

Not Evaluated

Milk snail

Otala punctata

Not Evaluated

Mind-your-own-business

Soleirolia soleirolii

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Not Evaluated

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Monterey cypress

Cupressus macrocarpa

Vulnerable

Monterey pine

Pinus radiata

Endangered

Mooncarrot

Seseli libanotis

Near Threatened

Moon Trefoil

Medicago arborea

Least Concern

mossy stonecrop

Crassula tillaea

Extinct

Moth

Orgyia antiqua

Least Concern

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

Mouse barley

Hordeum murinum

Least Concern

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Multispine skate

Bathyraja multispinis

Near Threatened

Musk Cheeseweed

Malva moschata

Least Concern

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

Narrow Clover

Trifolium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Narrow-Fruit Rockcress

Nasturtium microphyllum

Least Concern

Narrow-Leaf Bird'S-Foot Trefoil

Lotus tenuis

Vulnerable

Narrowleaf lupine

Lupinus angustifolius

Not Evaluated

Narrowmouth cat shark

Schroederichthys bivius

Least Concern

Neat feather-moss

Pseudoscleropodium purum

Least Concern

New Zealand-spinach

Tetragonia tetragonoides

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

Not Evaluated

Night-scented Stock

Matthiola longipetala

Not Evaluated

Nit grass

Gastridium phleoides

Not Evaluated

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

Northern blue mussel

Mytilus trossulus

Not Evaluated

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Ochre Aldercap

Naucoria escharioides

Least Concern

Octagonal-tail worm

Dendrobaena octaedra

Not Evaluated

Okie bean

Dipogon lignosus

Not Evaluated

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Olive Lute

Callistosporium luteo-olivaceum

Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens sodenii

Not Evaluated

Onionweed

Asphodelus fistulosus

Not Evaluated

onyx slippersnail

Crepidula onyx

Not Evaluated

Orange-tipped sea squirt

Corella eumyota

Not Evaluated

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

ornate arm squid

Brachioteuthis picta

Least Concern

Osier

Salix viminalis

Least Concern

oval purse

Hornungia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Ox-tongue

Helminthotheca echioides

Not Evaluated

Oyster Rollrim

Tapinella panuoides

Least Concern

Pacific Bobtail Squid

Sepioloidea pacifica

Data Deficient

Pacific fourhorn octopus

Pteroctopus hoylei

Data Deficient

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

Pacific Leach's cranch squid

Leachia pacifica

Data Deficient

Pacific oyster

Magallana gigas

Not Evaluated

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