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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
274
CR + EN + VU
Population
331,002,647
Area
9,833,517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 42
Endangered 98
Vulnerable 134
Near Threatened 153
Least Concern 2196
Data Deficient 112
Not Evaluated 3438
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 86

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Canada Thistle Bud Weevil

Larinus carlinae

Near Threatened

Canada Tick-Clover

Desmodium canadense

Not Evaluated

Canada Violet

Viola canadensis

Not Evaluated

Canada Warbler

Cardellina canadensis

Least Concern

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Canadian Arrowhead

Sagittaria rigida

Not Evaluated

Canadian beaver

Castor canadensis

Not Evaluated

Canadian lynx

Lynx canadensis

Least Concern

Canadian Otter

Lontra canadensis

Least Concern

Canadian Rockcress

Boechera stricta

Not Evaluated

Canadian waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Not Evaluated

Canary broom

Genista canariensis

Least Concern

Canary fly

Edwardsiana crataegi

Least Concern

Canary Island St. Johnswort

Hypericum canariense

Least Concern

Canary island tamarisk

Tamarix canariensis

Least Concern

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Ennomos alniaria

Least Concern

Canary Stubble Lichen

Chaenotheca chrysocephala

Least Concern

Cancer Wintergreen

Gaultheria hispidula

Least Concern

Candelabra Duster

Athelia arachnoidea

Least Concern

Candle Anemone

Anemone cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Candle Firefly

Pyractomena angulata

Least Concern

Candleflame Lichen

Candelaria concolor

Not Evaluated

Candle larkspur

Delphinium elatum

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Candle-Snuff Fungus

Xylaria hypoxylon

Least Concern

Candlestick

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

Candle-Wax Stubble Lichen

Calicium lenticulare

Endangered

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Hygrocybe cuspidata

Not Evaluated

Candy Lichen

Icmadophila ericetorum

Critically Endangered

Cane bluestem

Bothriochloa barbinodis

Not Evaluated

Cane-Maker'S Rush

Schoenoplectus pungens

Critically Endangered

Canescent Draba

Draba cana

Not Evaluated

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

Canine chewing louse

Trichodectes canis

Not Evaluated

Canistel

Pouteria campechiana

Least Concern

Canker Rose

Rosa canina

Least Concern

Cannon Fungus

Sphaerobolus stellatus

Least Concern

Canoe Birch

Betula papyrifera

Not Evaluated

Can-Of-Worms Lichen

Stictis urceolata

Not Evaluated

Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo

Not Evaluated

Canterbury bells

Campanula medium

Not Evaluated

Cantharid beetle

Cantharis nigra

Near Threatened

Canvasback

Aythya valisineria

Not Evaluated

Canyon Towhee

Melozone fusca

Least Concern

Cape African-queen

Anisodontea capensis

Not Evaluated

Cape Breton Firefly

Photuris fairchildi

Least Concern

Cape bugle-lily

Watsonia borbonica

Not Evaluated

Cape bugloss

Anchusa capensis

Not Evaluated

Cape cheesewood

Pittosporum viridiflorum

Least Concern

Cape-ivy

Delairea odorata

Not Evaluated

Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

Not Evaluated

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Least Concern

Cape-pondweed

Aponogeton distachyos

Not Evaluated

Cape province pygmyweed

Crassula multicava

Not Evaluated

Caper

Capparidastrum mollicellum

Least Concern

Caper Spurge

Euphorbia lathyris

Not Evaluated

Capeweed

Arctotheca calendula

Not Evaluated

Capillary Beakrush

Rhynchospora capillacea

Least Concern

capillary thread moss

Meesia uliginosa

Extinct

capillary wing moss

Pterigynandrum filiforme

Vulnerable

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