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Portugal

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
5298
Threatened
502
CR + EN + VU
Population
10.196.709
Area
92.212 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 137
Endangered 159
Vulnerable 206
Near Threatened 204
Least Concern 1278
Data Deficient 109
Not Evaluated 2069
Extinct 88

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2341
Animalia 1707
Fungi 925
Chromista 293
Protozoa 32

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Portugal

Dune sand scarab beetle

Aegialia arenaria

Least Concern

Lesser Shot Hole Borer

Xyleborinus saxeseni

Least Concern

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Clover Root Borer

Hylastinus obscurus

Near Threatened

Clover Seed Weevil

Tychius picirostris

Least Concern

Atlantic Pouncewort

Lejeunea mandonii

Vulnerable

Madeiran Large White

Pieris wollastoni

Critically Endangered

Tree lacehopper

Cixius azofloresi

Endangered

Bark beetle

Phloeosinus gillerforsi

Endangered

Water scavenger beetle

Cercyon haemorrhoidalis

Least Concern

Geometer Moth

Xanthorhoe inaequata

Least Concern

Tall Ramping-Fumitory

Fumaria bastardii

Not Evaluated

marine splash midge

Telmatogeton japonicus

Not Evaluated

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Stenopelmus rufinasus

Not Evaluated

Many-Rooted Earthball

Scleroderma polyrhizum

Not Evaluated

Salicornia Rust

Uromyces salicorniae

Not Evaluated

tamujo

Flueggea tinctoria

Least Concern

Small Golden-rod Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus

Least Concern

Cornish Moneywort

Sibthorpia europaea

Not Evaluated

rice root aphid

Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale

Not Evaluated

Madeiran Brimstone

Gonepteryx maderensis

Endangered

Red algae

Caulacanthus ustulatus

Least Concern

Queen's-wreath

Petrea volubilis

Least Concern

Guinea Chick Lobster

Panulirus guttatus

Least Concern

Muscoid fly

Musca vitripennis

Not Evaluated

Large Yellow-face Bee

Hylaeus signatus

Near Threatened

Parasitoid wasp

Trichogramma evanescens

Not Evaluated

Sudden oak death

Phytophthora ramorum

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Risso's Crab

Xantho pilipes

Least Concern

Slender bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus angustissimus

Not Evaluated

Lesser Sulphur-Cup Lichen

Cladonia deformis

Vulnerable

procumbent hypecoum

Hypecoum procumbens

Not Evaluated

Madeira Wolf Spider

Hogna maderiana

Least Concern

Mite

Macrocheles subbadius

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Machilus oystershell

Lepidosaphes beckii

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Rosy Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum hispidulum

Not Evaluated

Straggling Pouchwort

Saccogyna viticulosa

Not Evaluated

Macaronesian Laurel

Laurus azorica

Least Concern

Lusitanian Water Clover

Marsilea batardae

Endangered

fleshy horny sponge

Suberites carnosus

Not Evaluated

Lotus sweetjuice

Glinus lotoides

Least Concern

Loosestrife

Lythrum borysthenicum

Least Concern

Lorquin’s Blue

Cupido lorquinii

Least Concern

Petunia

Petunia atkinsiana

Not Evaluated

Wild African Finger Millet

Eleusine africana

Not Evaluated

Plant bug

Heterotoma planicornis

Least Concern

Small dung fly

Phthitia empirica

Not Evaluated

Flame Neb

Chrysoesthia drurella

Least Concern

Mite

Phthiracarus laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Threebract loosestrife

Lythrum tribracteatum

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Phloeopora corticalis

Least Concern

Small-Spored Pea Truffle

Glomus microcarpum

Not Evaluated

Bracelet honey myrtle

Melaleuca armillaris

Least Concern

Flesh fly

Sarcophaga argyrostoma

Least Concern

Magic Treeflute Lichen

Menegazzia terebrata

Near Threatened

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