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Portugal

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
5298
Threatened
551
CR + EN + VU
Population
10,196,709
Area
92,212 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 136
Endangered 177
Vulnerable 238
Near Threatened 238
Least Concern 1619
Data Deficient 126
Not Evaluated 2468
Extinct 96

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2341
Animalia 1707
Fungi 925
Chromista 293
Protozoa 32

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Portugal

Mediterranean scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Skipper

Gegenes nostrodamus

Least Concern

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

Data Deficient

Mediterranean stork's bill

Erodium malacoides

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean vine mealybug

Planococcus ficus

Not Evaluated

medium flowered winter-cress

Barbarea intermedia

Not Evaluated

Medium-sized bark louse

Peripsocus phaeopterus

Not Evaluated

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

Least Concern

Medusahead

Taeniatherum caput-medusae

Not Evaluated

Megapolitan Feather-moss

Rhynchostegium megapolitanum

Least Concern

melon-leaf nightshade

Solanum citrullifolium

Not Evaluated

Membranous Pelt Lichen

Peltigera membranacea

Least Concern

Merchant Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus mercator

Not Evaluated

Mercuryweed

Acalypha virginica

Not Evaluated

Metallic Marine Isopod

Idotea metallica

Not Evaluated

Metallic wood-boring beetle

Agrilus derasofasciatus

Near Threatened

Metskastik

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Least Concern

Mexican blue palm

Brahea armata

Least Concern

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Mexican Orange

Choisya ternata

Not Evaluated

Meylan s pouchwort

Calypogeia integristipula

Vulnerable

Mezereon

Thymelaea passerina

Not Evaluated

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

Midge

Cricotopus bicinctus

Not Evaluated

migratory locust

Locusta migratoria

Extinct

milk snail

Otala lactea

Not Evaluated

Milk-Vetch

Astragalus boeticus

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Millipede

Choneiulus palmatus

Least Concern

Millipede

Proteroiulus fuscus

Least Concern

Millipede

Cylindroiulus truncorum

Not Evaluated

Millipede

Cylindroiulus latestriatus

Least Concern

Milo's fissidens moss

Fissidens curvatus

Not Evaluated

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Mind-your-own-business

Soleirolia soleirolii

Not Evaluated

mining scale

Howardia biclavis

Not Evaluated

Mint Rust

Puccinia menthae

Not Evaluated

Minute brown

Metophthalmus occidentalis

Endangered

Minute duckweed

Lemna minuta

Not Evaluated

minute gem

Hawaiia minuscula

Not Evaluated

Minute pirate bug

Anthocoris nemorum

Least Concern

Minute pirate bug

Lyctocoris campestris

Least Concern

Minute pirate bug

Brachysteles parvicornis

Least Concern

minute rush

Juncus minutulus

Least Concern

Mite

Phytoseiulus persimilis

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Not Evaluated

Mite

Macrocheles subbadius

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

Mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Cheyletus eruditus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Oppiella nova

Not Evaluated

Mite

Androlaelaps casalis

Not Evaluated

Mite

Phthiracarus laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Phytonemus pallidus

Not Evaluated

Modjadji Cycad

Encephalartos transvenosus

Near Threatened

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Molgula

Molgula manhattensis

Not Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Not Evaluated

Moneywort

Lysimachia nummularia

Least Concern

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