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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

Procumbent Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster prostratus

Not Evaluated

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Proliferous pink

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Not Evaluated

Prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus albus

Not Evaluated

Prostrate Toadflax

Linaria supina

Not Evaluated

prune leafhopper

Edwardsiana prunicola

Least Concern

Przewalski's Leopardplant

Ligularia przewalskii

Not Evaluated

Pumpelly's brome

Bromus pumpellianus

Not Evaluated

Puna Ibis

Plegadis ridgwayi

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Purpleanther field pepperweed

Lepidium heterophyllum

Not Evaluated

Purpleberry Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster affinis

Not Evaluated

Purple Chokeberry

Aronia prunifolia

Not Evaluated

purple clarkia

Clarkia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Purple clover

Trifolium purpureum

Not Evaluated

purple crab apple

Malus purpurea

Not Evaluated

purple crane's-bill

Geranium magnificum

Not Evaluated

Purple Dead-Nettle

Lamium purpureum

Least Concern

Purple Dewplant

Disphyma crassifolium

Not Evaluated

purple emperor

Apatura iris

Endangered

purple-fringed liverwort

Ricciocarpos natans

Vulnerable

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Purple Lettuce

Prenanthes purpurea

Not Evaluated

purple magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora

Data Deficient

Purple Martin

Progne subis

Least Concern

Purple Mullein

Verbascum phoeniceum

Not Evaluated

Purple needlegrass

Triraphis mollis

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Purple Potato

Solanum vernei

Not Evaluated

purple spurge

Euphorbia peplis

Extinct

Purple Starling

Lamprotornis purpureus

Least Concern

Purple Sunbird

Cinnyris asiaticus

Least Concern

Purple toadflax

Linaria purpurea

Not Evaluated

Purple Toothwort

Lathraea clandestina

Not Evaluated

Purple Vetch

Vicia benghalensis

Not Evaluated

Purple Viper's-bugloss

Echium plantagineum

Not Evaluated

Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle

Scolytus pygmaeus

Not Evaluated

Pyralid moth

Paralipsa gularis

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean Columbine

Aquilegia pyrenaica

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean Lily

Lilium pyrenaicum

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean Saxifrage

Saxifraga umbrosa

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean Squill

Scilla lilio-hyacinthus

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean Valerian

Valeriana pyrenaica

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean-violet

Ramonda myconi

Least Concern

Pyrenees star of bethlehem

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum

Not Evaluated

Pyrethum daisy

Tanacetum coccineum

Not Evaluated

pyriform scale

Protopulvinaria pyriformis

Not Evaluated

Quagga Mussel

Dreissena bugensis

Not Evaluated

queen of spain fritillary

Issoria lathonia

Near Threatened

Queen Olga's Snowdrop

Galanthus reginae-olgae

Vulnerable

Quelet's Stalk Puffball

Queletia mirabilis

Not Evaluated

Quinoa

Chenopodium quinoa

Not Evaluated

Rabbitear iris

Iris laevigata

Not Evaluated

Raccoon dog

Nyctereutes procyonoides

Not Evaluated

Raceme catnip

Nepeta racemosa

Not Evaluated

ragged spruce gall adelgid

Pineus similis

Not Evaluated

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Raisin moth

Cadra figulilella

Not Evaluated

rampion bellflower

Campanula rapunculus

Least Concern

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