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United Kingdom

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
4019
Threatened
171
CR + EN + VU
Population
67.886.011
Area
242.495 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 42
Endangered 69
Vulnerable 60
Near Threatened 113
Least Concern 878
Data Deficient 28
Not Evaluated 2695
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 41

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2273
Animalia 1568
Fungi 126
Chromista 50
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in United Kingdom

Smooth joyweed

Alternanthera paronychioides

Not Evaluated

Brown China-Mark

Elophila nymphaeata

Least Concern

Prostrate Toadflax

Linaria supina

Not Evaluated

Londonpride

Saxifraga urbium

Not Evaluated

Three-lobed Stork's-bill

Erodium chium

Not Evaluated

cacticans mealybug

Rhizoecus cacticans

Not Evaluated

Fraser Fir

Abies fraseri

Endangered

Himalayan Crane's-bill

Geranium himalayense

Not Evaluated

Diels's cotoneaster

Cotoneaster dielsianus

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Plexippus paykulli

Not Evaluated

Cabbage tree

Cordyline australis

Not Evaluated

Early Medick

Medicago praecox

Not Evaluated

Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Polydrusus formosus

Least Concern

Chinese wax scale

Ceroplastes sinensis

Not Evaluated

Medick

Medicago monantha

Not Evaluated

Starry Clover

Trifolium stellatum

Not Evaluated

Buff Clothes

Tinea dubiella

Data Deficient

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

Not Evaluated

Grey Pine Ermel

Ocnerostoma friesei

Least Concern

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

Not Evaluated

eared osier

Salix stipularis

Not Evaluated

Bonnemaison'S Hook Weed

Bonnemaisonia hamifera

Not Evaluated

giant false spiraea

Sorbaria kirilowii

Not Evaluated

Cedar-of-Lebanon

Cedrus libani

Vulnerable

Bur-daisy

Calotis cuneifolia

Not Evaluated

Cape Pigweed

Amaranthus capensis

Not Evaluated

Woolly Tea-tree

Leptospermum lanigerum

Least Concern

Cider Gum

Eucalyptus gunnii

Not Evaluated

Chinese Angelica-tree

Aralia chinensis

Vulnerable

Western Gorse

Ulex gallii

Not Evaluated

Kleingrass

Panicum coloratum

Not Evaluated

Rosy sandcrocus

Romulea rosea

Not Evaluated

Schweinitz's cyperus

Cyperus schweinitzii

Not Evaluated

Scaly Hawkbit

Hedypnois cretica

Not Evaluated

Pop saltbush

Atriplex holocarpa

Not Evaluated

Rockery Willowherb

Epilobium pedunculare

Not Evaluated

Wallaby-grass

Rytidosperma racemosum

Not Evaluated

Nootka Lupine

Lupinus nootkatensis

Not Evaluated

Indian Fountain-bamboo

Yushania anceps

Not Evaluated

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

urn gum

Eucalyptus urnigera

Least Concern

Purple Dewplant

Disphyma crassifolium

Not Evaluated

Simon bamboo

Pleioblastus simonii

Not Evaluated

Rough Star-thistle

Centaurea aspera

Not Evaluated

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

fig wax scale

Ceroplastes japonicus

Not Evaluated

Yellow unicorn-plant

Ibicella lutea

Not Evaluated

Swedish cotoneaster

Cotoneaster suecicus

Not Evaluated

Burvine

Verbena urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Dried fruit moth

Cadra calidella

Not Evaluated

Scarce Drab Clothes

Haplotinea ditella

Data Deficient

Odd beetle

Thylodrias contractus

Not Evaluated

Heather Weevil

Strophosoma sus

Least Concern

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

Skin beetle

Thorictodes heydeni

Not Evaluated

Garden Tortrix

Clepsis peritana

Not Evaluated

Skin beetle

Trogoderma angustum

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Marigold

Schkuhria pinnata

Not Evaluated

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