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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
331,002,647
Area
9,833,517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

speckled rustwort

Marsupella sphacelata

Least Concern

Speckled Tar Spot

Rhytisma punctatum

Not Evaluated

Spence's feather-winged beetle

Ptiliolum spencei

Least Concern

Sphaeropsis blight

Sphaeropsis sapinea

Not Evaluated

Sphagnum Brownie

Hypholoma elongatum

Least Concern

Sphagnum Greyling

Sphagnurus paluster

Least Concern

Sphagnum Sprite

Nehalennia gracilis

Least Concern

Sphecid wasp

Ectemnius cephalotes

Least Concern

Spider

Coleosoma floridanum

Not Evaluated

Spider

Trochosa ruricola

Least Concern

Spider

Urozelotes rusticus

Not Evaluated

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Spider wasp

Auplopus carbonarius

Least Concern

Spider Wasp

Ceropales maculata

Least Concern

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Not Evaluated

Spidery Mossear

Rimbachia arachnoidea

Least Concern

Spike

Eurynia dilatata

Least Concern

spike awlsnail

Allopeas clavulinum

Not Evaluated

Spiked bur grass

Tragus berteronianus

Not Evaluated

Spiked pepper

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

Spiked Shieldbug

Picromerus bidens

Least Concern

Spiked speedwell

Veronica spicata

Vulnerable

spiked water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

Spiked Wood-Rush

Luzula spicata

Least Concern

spinach

Eulithis mellinata

Least Concern

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

Spindle Ermine

Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Least Concern

Spindle Shank

Gymnopus fusipes

Near Threatened

Spine-crowned Clubtail

Hylogomphus abbreviatus

Least Concern

Spined Soldier Bug

Podisus maculiventris

Not Evaluated

Spinose Thyme-Moss

Mnium spinosum

Least Concern

Spiny Baskettail

Epitheca spinigera

Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Spiny fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum

Least Concern

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Spiny Gray Horsehair Lichen

Bryoria nadvornikiana

Near Threatened

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Spiny Heath Lichen

Cetraria aculeata

Least Concern

Spiny holdback

Tara spinosa

Not Evaluated

Spiny naiad

Najas marina

Endangered

Spiny Pill Beetle

Chaetophora spinosa

Vulnerable

Spiny restharrow

Ononis spinosa

Endangered

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Spiny spiderflower

Tarenaya spinosa

Least Concern

spiral extinguisher moss

Encalypta procera

Least Concern

Spiral Extinguisher-Moss

Encalypta streptocarpa

Vulnerable

spiral ginger

Costus pulverulentus

Least Concern

Spiral head ginger

Costus scaber

Not Evaluated

Spiral Tarcrust

Eutypa spinosa

Least Concern

spirea aphid

Aphis spiraecola

Not Evaluated

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Spitting spider

Scytodes univittata

Not Evaluated

Spitting Spider

Scytodes thoracica

Least Concern

Splachnobryum moss

Splachnobryum obtusum

Not Evaluated

Split Fibrecap

Pseudosperma rimosum

Least Concern

Splitlip hempnettle

Galeopsis bifida

Least Concern

Splitpea Shanklet

Collybia cookei

Least Concern

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