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Chile

South America · South America

Total Species
1166
Threatened
93
CR + EN + VU
Population
19,116,209
Area
756,102 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 28
Vulnerable 40
Near Threatened 50
Least Concern 447
Data Deficient 34
Not Evaluated 518
Extinct 15

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 741
Animalia 372
Fungi 48
Chromista 4
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Chile

Pacific skate

Sympterygia brevicaudata

Near Threatened

Pale flax

Linum bienne

Not Evaluated

Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge

Cyperus eragrostis

Not Evaluated

Pale madwort

Alyssum alyssoides

Extinct

Pale orache case-bearer

Coleophora versurella

Least Concern

Palmate Octopus

Tremoctopus gracilis

Least Concern

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Paradox acacia

Acacia paradoxa

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Aphelinus mali

Not Evaluated

parsley-piert

Aphanes arvensis

Least Concern

Patagonian Hagfish

Myxine affinis

Least Concern

Patagonian Longfin Squid

Doryteuthis gahi

Least Concern

Patagonian scallop

Zygochlamys patagonica

Not Evaluated

Patagonian skate

Bathyraja macloviana

Near Threatened

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Pelagic Clam Worm

Nereis pelagica

Not Evaluated

pellitory-of-the-wall

Parietaria judaica

Least Concern

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

Peppery Bolete

Chalciporus piperatus

Least Concern

Peregrine saltbush

Atriplex suberecta

Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Peruvian eagle ray

Myliobatis peruvianus

Vulnerable

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian skate

Bathyraja peruana

Least Concern

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Pfeffer's cranch squid

Helicocranchia pfefferi

Data Deficient

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pine bark anobiid beetle

Ernobius mollis

Least Concern

pinhead spot

Paralaoma servilis

Not Evaluated

Pinkmouth Hydroid

Ectopleura crocea

Not Evaluated

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

Pocket shark

Mollisquama parini

Least Concern

Pointy-nosed blue chimaera

Hydrolagus trolli

Least Concern

Poison Pie

Hebeloma crustuliniforme

Least Concern

polygamous hook moss

Drepanocladus polygamus

Least Concern

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

Poplar Knight

Tricholoma populinum

Least Concern

Poplar Rust

Melampsora medusae

Not Evaluated

porbeagle

Lamna nasus

Critically Endangered

Potato Earthball

Scleroderma bovista

Least Concern

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Poverty brome

Bromus sterilis

Least Concern

prickly beard moss

Barbula unguiculata

Least Concern

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Least Concern

Primrose Brittlegill

Russula sardonia

Least Concern

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus albus

Not Evaluated

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Purple African nightshade

Solanum marginatum

Not Evaluated

Purpleanther field pepperweed

Lepidium heterophyllum

Not Evaluated

purpleback flying squid

Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis

Least Concern

Purple Dead-Nettle

Lamium purpureum

Least Concern

purple-fringed liverwort

Ricciocarpos natans

Vulnerable

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Least Concern

Purple Sand-Spurrey

Spergularia rubra

Least Concern

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