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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
794
CR + EN + VU
Population
331.002.647
Area
9.833.517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 159
Endangered 267
Vulnerable 368
Near Threatened 429
Least Concern 4219
Data Deficient 187
Not Evaluated 5464
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 150

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Waterside Rockshag Lichen

Ephebe lanata

Extinct

Golden Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus citrinopileatus

Not Evaluated

Wall Speck Lichen

Verrucaria muralis

Least Concern

Conical Brittlestem

Parasola conopilea

Least Concern

Woolly Foam

Stereocaulon tomentosum

Endangered

Smooth Shadow Lichen

Phaeophyscia ciliata

Data Deficient

Dotted Ribbon Lichen

Ramalina fastigiata

Least Concern

Fringed Rosette Lichen

Physcia tenella

Least Concern

Glaucous Cup Lichen

Cladonia glauca

Vulnerable

Green Starburst Lichen

Parmeliopsis ambigua

Least Concern

Linden Shield Lichen

Parmelina tiliacea

Vulnerable

Grey Tooth

Phellodon melaleucus

Endangered

Quince Leaf Blight

Diplocarpon mespili

Not Evaluated

False Yellow Bolete

Neoboletus xanthopus

Not Evaluated

Speckled Greenshield

Flavopunctelia flaventior

Not Evaluated

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Least Concern

Dark Red Disc Lichen

Lecidea erythrophaea

Vulnerable

Pestle Puffball

Lycoperdon excipuliforme

Least Concern

Ragged Wart Lichen

Lepra ophthalmiza

Least Concern

Brittle Bladder Fern Rust

Hyalopsora polypodii

Not Evaluated

Common Nut Truffle

Hymenogaster vulgaris

Data Deficient

Spruce Tooth

Phellodon violascens

Endangered

Willow Glue

Hydnoporia tabacina

Not Evaluated

Gibberella stalk rot

Fusarium graminearum

Not Evaluated

Corn Smut

Mycosarcoma maydis

Not Evaluated

Smooth Chanterelle

Cantharellus lateritius

Least Concern

Eggshell Rock Blaze

Phlyctis petraea

Least Concern

Jelly Ear

Auricularia auricula-judae

Not Evaluated

Red Beard Lichen

Usnea rubicunda

Not Evaluated

Coralloid Rosette-Lichen

Heterodermia obscurata

Not Evaluated

Black Morel

Morchella angusticeps

Not Evaluated

Cow Soapwort

Gypsophila vaccaria

Extinct

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Crab Brittlegill

Russula xerampelina

Least Concern

black line scale

Ischnaspis longirostris

Not Evaluated

Black Leaf

Apiosporina collinsii

Not Evaluated

Black larder beetle

Dermestes ater

Not Evaluated

Black Knot

Apiosporina morbosa

Not Evaluated

Blackish Puffball

Lycoperdon nigrescens

Least Concern

Cream Pea

Lathyrus ochroleucus

Not Evaluated

Black ironbox

Eucalyptus raveretiana

Near Threatened

Creeping Jacob'S-Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Not Evaluated

Black Huckleberry

Gaylussacia baccata

Not Evaluated

Black-Horned Smoothtail

Epistrophe grossulariae

Data Deficient

Blackhead worm

Aporrectodea longa

Not Evaluated

blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix

Rhopobota naevana

Least Concern

Black Haw

Viburnum lentago

Not Evaluated

Creeping Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Not Evaluated

Blackgum

Nyssa aquatica

Least Concern

Creeping lettuce

Ixeris stolonifera

Not Evaluated

Creeping Love Grass

Eragrostis hypnoides

Not Evaluated

Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica

Least Concern

Creeping Red Raspberry

Rubus pubescens

Least Concern

Black gram

Vigna mungo

Not Evaluated

Black-Girdle Bulrush

Scirpus atrocinctus

Least Concern

Black fungus beetle

Alphitobius laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Blackfoot Polypore

Cerioporus leptocephalus

Not Evaluated

Black-Footed Reindeer Lichen

Cladonia stygia

Endangered

Ebony Boghaunter

Williamsonia fletcheri

Least Concern

crescent-cup liverwort

Lunularia cruciata

Least Concern

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