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United Kingdom

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
4019
Threatened
179
CR + EN + VU
Population
67.886.011
Area
242.495 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 44
Endangered 71
Vulnerable 64
Near Threatened 117
Least Concern 921
Data Deficient 28
Not Evaluated 2719
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 42

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2273
Animalia 1568
Fungi 126
Chromista 50
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in United Kingdom

Erysiphe syringae

Not Evaluated

Entoleuca mammata

Vulnerable

Peronospora manshurica

Not Evaluated

Greek Strawberry Tree

Arbutus andrachne

Least Concern

Fruit fly

Rhagoletis meigenii

Least Concern

greedy scale

Hemiberlesia rapax

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

South African lovegrass

Eragrostis plana

Not Evaluated

Spoonleaf purple everlasting

Gamochaeta purpurea

Not Evaluated

Serrated tussock grass

Nassella trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Stephen's stork's bill

Erodium stephanianum

Not Evaluated

Greater Wax Moth

Galleria mellonella

Least Concern

Italian Crocus

Crocus longiflorus

Least Concern

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Cyperus aggregatus

Least Concern

Cryptamorpha

Cryptamorpha desjardinsi

Not Evaluated

Blue Oat-Grass

Helictotrichon sempervirens

Not Evaluated

European Yellow-tailed Scorpion

Euscorpius flavicaudis

Not Evaluated

Bundled Pepperwort

Lepidium fasciculatum

Not Evaluated

Jersey Toadflax

Linaria pelisseriana

Not Evaluated

European Spruce Sawfly

Gilpinia hercyniae

Not Evaluated

Chenille Weed

Dasya baillouviana

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Cotesia marginiventris

Not Evaluated

Catmint pollen beetle

Meligethes incanus

Not Evaluated

Fresh water shrimps

Cryptorchestia cavimana

Not Evaluated

purple crab apple

Malus purpurea

Not Evaluated

Reineckea

Reineckea carnea

Not Evaluated

Hard Fescue

Festuca trachyphylla

Not Evaluated

Grapevine Downy Mildew

Plasmopara viticola

Not Evaluated

Gymnosporangium confusum

Not Evaluated

Urocystis eranthidis

Not Evaluated

Melampsora salicis-albae

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

hybrid toadflax

Linaria sepium

Not Evaluated

gowen-cypress

Cupressus goveniana

Endangered

Gophertail lovegrass

Eragrostis ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Kidneyleaf mudplantain

Heteranthera reniformis

Not Evaluated

Russell Lupin

Lupinus regalis

Not Evaluated

Ladybird beetle

Scymnus impexus

Not Evaluated

Lash-faced psocid

Trichopsocus clarus

Not Evaluated

Russian pigweed

Axyris amaranthoides

Not Evaluated

smooth dock

Rumex altissimus

Not Evaluated

Pillbug

Reductoniscus costulatus

Not Evaluated

pineapple scale

Diaspis bromeliae

Not Evaluated

Mousetailplant

Arisarum proboscideum

Least Concern

Tubificid worm

Potamothrix vejdovskyi

Not Evaluated

Giant Path Rush

Juncus anthelatus

Least Concern

Giant Fennel

Ferula communis

Least Concern

Coffee berry borer

Hypothenemus hampei

Not Evaluated

False Parasol

Chlorophyllum molybdites

Not Evaluated

Salzmann's Restharrow

Ononis alopecuroides

Not Evaluated

Gentian-Leaved St. John'S-Wort

Hypericum gentianoides

Not Evaluated

Sawara Cypress

Chamaecyparis pisifera

Not Evaluated

Pritchard mealybug

Rhizoecus dianthi

Not Evaluated

Hide Beetle

Dermestes maculatus

Not Evaluated

Scurfy Pea

Cullen americanum

Not Evaluated

Sea Grape

Ephedra distachya

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Encarsia formosa

Not Evaluated

monogenean

Dactylogyrus anchoratus

Not Evaluated

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