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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

Coral tree

Erythrina speciosa

Least Concern

Filimonas lacunae

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Hover fly

Cheilosia pagana

Least Concern

Raisin moth

Cadra figulilella

Not Evaluated

Horseradish flea beetle

Phyllotreta armoraciae

Least Concern

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Lonicera villosa

Not Evaluated

Mountain Fringed Sedge

Carex gynandra

Least Concern

Salmon Bracket

Erastia salmonicolor

Not Evaluated

Honeydew moth

Cryptoblabes gnidiella

Not Evaluated

terrestrial beach hopper

Talitroides alluaudi

Not Evaluated

Sawtooth oak

Quercus acutissima

Least Concern

Salted Ruffle Lichen

Parmotrema crinitum

Vulnerable

mountain hair moss

Pogonatum dentatum

Least Concern

Bog Muhly

Muhlenbergia glomerata

Least Concern

Saltmarsh Hydrobe

Spurwinkia salsa

Least Concern

Hover fly

Parasyrphus macularis

Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

Piptatheropsis pungens

Not Evaluated

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

Michaux'S Stitchwort

Sabulina michauxii

Extinct

Michaux'S Sedge

Carex michauxiana

Least Concern

Turk's turbin

Clerodendrum indicum

Not Evaluated

Fringed Shield Lichen

Parmelina coleae

Not Evaluated

Starry Stonewort

Nitellopsis obtusa

Vulnerable

Fringed Candleflame Lichen

Candelaria fibrosa

Not Evaluated

Crimson bottlebrush

Callistemon citrinus

Not Evaluated

Diatom

Coscinodiscus wailesii

Not Evaluated

Diatom

Stephanodiscus binderanus

Not Evaluated

Honeysuckle aphid

Hyadaphis foeniculi

Not Evaluated

Humulin Brown Lacewing

Hemerobius humulinus

Not Evaluated

Mountain tarweed

Madia glomerata

Not Evaluated

Mountain Trisetum

Koeleria spicata

Not Evaluated

Bush beardgrass

Schizachyrium condensatum

Not Evaluated

Scandinavian Small-Reed

Calamagrostis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Japanese lovegrass

Eragrostis tenella

Least Concern

Schaerer'S Disc Lichen

Buellia schaereri

Endangered

Scleroderris canker

Gremmeniella abietina

Least Concern

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

Oldfield grass

Anthephora hermaphrodita

Least Concern

Meadow barley

Hordeum brachyantherum

Not Evaluated

Mexican weeping pine

Pinus patula

Not Evaluated

Elastic grass

Eragrostis tenuifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian murainagrass

Polytrias indica

Least Concern

Purple needlegrass

Triraphis mollis

Not Evaluated

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Silkleaf

Lagascea mollis

Not Evaluated

Guavaberry

Myrciaria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Slender dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus alsinoides

Not Evaluated

Indian paintbrush

Castilleja arvensis

Least Concern

Spottedheart

Stictocardia tiliifolia

Least Concern

Largeleaf maidenhair

Adiantum macrophyllum

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Acanthophora spicifera

Not Evaluated

Isopterygium Moss

Isopterygium tenerum

Not Evaluated

Gaping dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia ringens

Not Evaluated

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