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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
786
CR + EN + VU
Population
331,002,647
Area
9,833,517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 156
Endangered 264
Vulnerable 366
Near Threatened 425
Least Concern 4191
Data Deficient 189
Not Evaluated 5463
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 150

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 5386
Animalia 3833
Fungi 1835
Protozoa 86
Bacteria 78
Chromista 74

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Lustrous Bog-Moss

Sphagnum subnitens

Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

Nysius thymi

Least Concern

Lyrate Rockcress

Arabidopsis lyrata

Extinct

Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing

Lestes unguiculatus

Least Concern

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Macadamia nut

Macadamia tetraphylla

Endangered

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Macaw flower

Heliconia bihai

Not Evaluated

Machilus oystershell

Lepidosaphes beckii

Not Evaluated

Mackenzie'S Willow

Salix prolixa

Least Concern

Macloskey'S Violet

Viola macloskeyi

Least Concern

Macoun'S Wart Lichen

Pertusaria macounii

Not Evaluated

Macroalgae

Caulerpa brachypus

Not Evaluated

Maculated dung beetle

Chilothorax distinctus

Least Concern

Madagascar dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Madamfate

Hippobroma longiflora

Not Evaluated

Madam gorgon

Acicarpha tribuloides

Not Evaluated

Madeira cockroach

Rhyparobia maderae

Not Evaluated

Madeira dyer's greenweed

Genista maderensis

Least Concern

Madonna lily

Lilium candidum

Not Evaluated

Madwoman'S Milk

Euphorbia helioscopia

Least Concern

Magellan's peat moss

Sphagnum magellanicum

Not Evaluated

Magic-Lily

Lycoris squamigera

Not Evaluated

Magic Treeflute Lichen

Menegazzia terebrata

Near Threatened

Magnificent Bryozoan

Pectinatella magnifica

Not Evaluated

Magnolia-Cone Xylaria

Xylaria magnoliae

Not Evaluated

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Least Concern

Magpie Fungus

Coprinopsis picacea

Vulnerable

maidenhair pocket moss

Fissidens adianthoides

Least Concern

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Least Concern

Maidenhair vine

Muehlenbeckia complexa

Not Evaluated

Maiden pink

Dianthus deltoides

Near Threatened

Maine Snaketail

Ophiogomphus mainensis

Least Concern

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Malayan spurge tree

Euphorbia antiquorum

Least Concern

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Malaysian persimmon

Diospyros maritima

Least Concern

Malaysian scurfpea

Cullen corylifolium

Least Concern

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Least Concern

Maltesecross

Silene chalcedonica

Least Concern

Maltese star-thistle

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

Mammoth Clover

Trifolium medium

Near Threatened

Mammoth wildrye

Leymus racemosus

Not Evaluated

Manchurian honeysuckle

Lonicera ruprechtiana

Not Evaluated

Manchurian walnut

Juglans mandshurica

Not Evaluated

Manchu tubergourd

Thladiantha dubia

Not Evaluated

Mandarin Yellow Ringless Amanita

Amanita sinicoflava

Not Evaluated

Maned Duck

Chenonetta jubata

Least Concern

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Mango seed weevil

Sternochetus mangiferae

Not Evaluated

Mangrove fan palm

Licuala spinosa

Not Evaluated

Manila grass

Zoysia matrella

Not Evaluated

Manna gum

Eucalyptus viminalis

Near Threatened

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

Manure worm

Eisenia andrei

Not Evaluated

Many-Flowered Leskea

Pylaisia polyantha

Least Concern

Manyflower tobacco

Nicotiana acuminata

Not Evaluated

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