🇬🇧

United Kingdom

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
4019
Threatened
171
CR + EN + VU
Population
67,886,011
Area
242,495 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 42
Endangered 69
Vulnerable 60
Near Threatened 113
Least Concern 878
Data Deficient 28
Not Evaluated 2695
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 41

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2273
Animalia 1568
Fungi 126
Chromista 50
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in United Kingdom

Pale Toadflax

Linaria repens

Not Evaluated

Pale Weasel's-snout

Misopates calycinum

Not Evaluated

Pale-winged Starling

Onychognathus nabouroup

Least Concern

Pale Yellow-eyed-grass

Sisyrinchium striatum

Not Evaluated

Pallas's Fish-Eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Not Evaluated

Pallas's Rosefinch

Carpodacus roseus

Not Evaluated

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

Not Evaluated

Palm Moth

Paysandisia archon

Not Evaluated

palm scale

Eucalymnatus tessellatus

Not Evaluated

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

Pantropical mini-ponerine ant

Hypoponera punctatissima

Not Evaluated

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

Paperwhite narcissus

Narcissus papyraceus

Not Evaluated

Papuan Lorikeet

Charmosyna papou

Least Concern

Paradise Shelduck

Tadorna variegata

Not Evaluated

parasitic copepod

Tracheliastes maculatus

Not Evaluated

parasitic copepod

Ergasilus sieboldi

Not Evaluated

parasitic copepod

Ergasilus briani

Not Evaluated

parasitic copepod

Ergasilus gibbus

Not Evaluated

Parasitic wasp

Encarsia citrina

Not Evaluated

Parasitic wasp

Metaphycus helvolus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Cotesia marginiventris

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphelinus mali

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Copidosoma floridanum

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis mytilaspidis

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphidius colemani

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Anisopteromalus calandrae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Encarsia formosa

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Passenger Pigeon

Ectopistes migratorius

Extinct

Patagonian Brome

Bromus brevis

Not Evaluated

Pea aphid

Acyrthosiphon primulae

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Peach Knot-horn

Euzophera bigella

Not Evaluated

Peach Leaf Curl

Taphrina deformans

Not Evaluated

Peach twig borer

Anarsia lineatella

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Pear-Fruit Cockspurthorn

Crataegus coccinea

Not Evaluated

pearlwort spurrey

Spergula morisonii

Least Concern

Pear-tree Pigmy

Stigmella pyri

Endangered

Pear trellis rust fungus

Gymnosporangium sabinae

Not Evaluated

Pea weevil

Bruchus pisorum

Not Evaluated

Pelopée

Ametastegia pallipes

Not Evaluated

Pèlopèe

Sceliphron curvatum

Not Evaluated

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

Pennsylvania Knotweed

Persicaria pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

pennywort

Umbilicus rupestris

Not Evaluated

Peony

Paeonia mascula

Not Evaluated

Peppermint-scented Geranium

Pelargonium tomentosum

Not Evaluated

Père David's Rock Squirrel

Sciurotamias davidianus

Least Concern

Peregrine saltbush

Atriplex suberecta

Not Evaluated

Perennial cupgrass

Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha

Not Evaluated

Perennial Duckweed

Lemna turionifera

Least Concern

Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

Perennial Rocket

Sisymbrium strictissimum

Not Evaluated

Perennial Wall-rocket

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Least Concern

Perennial Yellow-woundwort

Stachys recta

Not Evaluated

Perfoliate Alexanders

Smyrnium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

More Countries in Europe

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia