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United Kingdom

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
4019
Threatened
21
CR + EN + VU
Population
67.886.011
Area
242.495 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 3
Endangered 10
Vulnerable 8
Near Threatened 10
Least Concern 198
Data Deficient 9
Not Evaluated 1112
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2273
Animalia 1568
Fungi 126
Chromista 50
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in United Kingdom

colonial sea squirt

Perophora japonica

Not Evaluated

Goosefoot Pug

Eupithecia sinuosaria

Least Concern

New Zealand Willowherb

Epilobium brunnescens

Not Evaluated

Surinam cockroach

Pycnoscelus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

Boxwood leafminer

Monarthropalpus flavus

Not Evaluated

Mueller's saltbush

Atriplex muelleri

Not Evaluated

Box tree moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Not Evaluated

Brentid Beetle

Rhopalapion longirostre

Not Evaluated

Green Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius maculicornis

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Aphelinus mali

Not Evaluated

Beet

Beta macrocarpa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian joyweed

Alternanthera brasiliana

Not Evaluated

Bent-foot speedwell

Veronica campylopoda

Not Evaluated

Bottlebrush

Sanguisorba canadensis

Not Evaluated

Daisy Rust

Puccinia distincta

Not Evaluated

Italy harp ground beetle

Amara anthobia

Near Threatened

Little yellow ant

Plagiolepis alluaudi

Not Evaluated

Long lovegrass

Eragrostis elongata

Not Evaluated

Polychaete

Pileolaria militaris

Not Evaluated

Redlegged ham beetle

Necrobia rufipes

Least Concern

Rhodostachys

Fascicularia bicolor

Not Evaluated

Yellow potato cyst nematode

Globodera rostochiensis

Not Evaluated

Reticulated Beard Truffle

Rhizopogon villosulus

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Carpophilus marginellus

Least Concern

Sap beetle

Carpophilus mutilatus

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Urophorus humeralis

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean flour moth

Ephestia kuehniella

Least Concern

Botryotinia squamosa

Not Evaluated

Bostrichid beetle

Heterobostrychus hamatipennis

Not Evaluated

larch case-bearer

Coleophora laricella

Not Evaluated

Laburnum Leaf Miner

Leucoptera laburnella

Least Concern

Mason bee

Osmia cornuta

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Anisopteromalus calandrae

Not Evaluated

Compound Sea Squirt

Didemnum vexillum

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Dame'S Rocket Moth

Plutella porrectella

Least Concern

Parasitic wasp

Metaphycus helvolus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Drab Clothes

Haplotinea insectella

Least Concern

Book louse

Liposcelis entomophila

Not Evaluated

Barrelier's bugloss

Cynoglottis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis corrodens

Not Evaluated

Elm Leaf Beetle

Xanthogaleruca luteola

Not Evaluated

Gall midge

Contarinia pyrivora

Not Evaluated

Hemerocallis gall midge

Contarinia quinquenotata

Not Evaluated

Tawny Harp Ground Beetle

Perigona nigriceps

Near Threatened

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis pearmani

Not Evaluated

Greenhouse white fly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Not Evaluated

Leaf-miner fly

Liothrips vaneeckei

Not Evaluated

Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle

Scolytus pygmaeus

Not Evaluated

parasitic copepod

Ergasilus briani

Not Evaluated

Scentless plant bug

Liorhyssus hyalinus

Least Concern

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Pillbug

Nagurus cristatus

Not Evaluated

Marble Gall

Andricus kollari

Not Evaluated

obscure mealybug

Pseudococcus viburni

Not Evaluated

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