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France

Europe · Western Europe

Total Species
4654
Threatened
239
CR + EN + VU
Population
65,273,512
Area
640,679 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 63
Endangered 86
Vulnerable 90
Near Threatened 182
Least Concern 1150
Data Deficient 35
Not Evaluated 2848
Extinct 56

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2818
Animalia 1679
Fungi 102
Chromista 53
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in France

large-seed goosefoot

Oxybasis macrosperma

Not Evaluated

large skullcap

Scutellaria columnae

Not Evaluated

large-spotted sea hare

Aplysia dactylomela

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Large Tabby

Aglossa pinguinalis

Least Concern

large tortoiseshell

Nymphalis polychloros

Critically Endangered

Large Venus's-looking-glass

Legousia speculum-veneris

Endangered

Large-winged psocid

Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae

Not Evaluated

large yellow-sedge

Carex flava

Critically Endangered

Large yellow vetch

Vicia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Lash-faced psocid

Trichopsocus clarus

Not Evaluated

Lash-faced psocid

Trichopsocus dalii

Not Evaluated

Latania scale

Hemiberlesia lataniae

Not Evaluated

late Michaelmas daisy

Symphyotrichum versicolor

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Not Evaluated

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Least Concern

laurel scale

Aonidia lauri

Not Evaluated

Laurel willow

Salix pentandra

Least Concern

Laurustinus

Viburnum tinus

Least Concern

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Lavender Waxbill

Estrilda caerulescens

Not Evaluated

Lawndaisy

Bellis perennis

Least Concern

Lawn Marshpennywort

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Not Evaluated

Lawson's Cypress

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Not Evaluated

Laxman’s bulrush

Typha laxmannii

Not Evaluated

Lax Viper's-Bugloss

Echium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Laysan Duck

Anas laysanensis

Critically Endangered

Lazuli Bunting

Passerina amoena

Not Evaluated

Lead-Coloured Sedge

Carex livida

Least Concern

Leaf beetle

Altica carduorum

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Edwardsiana nigriloba

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Kyboasca bipunctata

Near Threatened

Leafhopper

Grypotes puncticollis

Least Concern

Leafminer

Phyllonorycter blancardella

Least Concern

Leaf-miner fly

Liothrips vaneeckei

Not Evaluated

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Leafy-fruited Nightshade

Solanum sarrachoides

Not Evaluated

Leafy Northern Green Orchid

Platanthera hyperborea

Not Evaluated

Leafy Rush

Juncus foliosus

Vulnerable

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Least Moonwort

Botrychium simplex

Endangered

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Least Stonecrop

Sedum lydium

Not Evaluated

least weasel

Mustela nivalis

Near Threatened

Least Yellow-sorrel

Oxalis exilis

Not Evaluated

Leather flower

Clematis jackmanii

Not Evaluated

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Not Evaluated

lechwe

Kobus leche

Near Threatened

Lefèbvre’s Ringlet

Erebia lefebvrei

Least Concern

Lemon Day-Lily

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Not Evaluated

lemon slug

Malacolimax tenellus

Data Deficient

lemon thyme

Thymus citriodorus

Not Evaluated

Lenten-rose

Helleborus orientalis

Not Evaluated

Leopardplant

Ligularia dentata

Not Evaluated

Leopard's-bane

Doronicum pardalianches

Not Evaluated

Lepage's dogwood

Cornus lepagei

Not Evaluated

Le Puceron du Noyer (Balachowsky & Mesnil 1935)

Panaphis juglandis

Not Evaluated

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