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Belgium

Europe · Western Europe

Total Species
12026
Threatened
1284
CR + EN + VU
Population
11 589 616
Area
30 528 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 238
Endangered 442
Vulnerable 604
Near Threatened 662
Least Concern 4387
Data Deficient 358
Not Evaluated 4337
Extinct 169

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 5675
Plantae 3894
Fungi 2229
Protozoa 121
Chromista 104
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Belgium

Lettered China-mark

Diasemia reticularis

Endangered

Bullbriar

Smilax rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Inocybe margaritispora

Vulnerable

Hypoxylon petriniae

Least Concern

Bulbous Rush

Juncus bulbosus

Least Concern

Black Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Not Evaluated

Hyphodermella corrugata

Vulnerable

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

Least Concern

Hydnellum compactum

Vulnerable

Mediterranean stork's bill

Erodium malacoides

Not Evaluated

Hemitrichia pardina

Not Evaluated

Byssocorticium atrovirens

Least Concern

Black hellebore

Helleborus niger

Not Evaluated

Apiognomonia errabunda

Least Concern

Amanita franchetii

Endangered

Mediterranean Restharrow

Ononis mitissima

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean pepperweed

Lepidium hirtum

Extinct

Mediterranean-medlar

Crataegus azarolus

Least Concern

Buxton's Blue

Geranium wallichianum

Least Concern

Mediterranean Marigold

Coleostephus myconis

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sand snail

Theba pisana

Not Evaluated

Hypomyces papulasporae

Least Concern

Smooth-gastered Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum parvulum

Not Evaluated

medium flowered winter-cress

Barbarea intermedia

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Hymenoscyphus albidus

Data Deficient

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Garden baby's-breath

Gypsophila scorzonerifolia

Not Evaluated

Megapolitan Feather-moss

Rhynchostegium megapolitanum

Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

Cirsium heterophyllum

Least Concern

Spotted Clover

Protoschinia scutosa

Not Evaluated

Turkey Valerian

Valeriana phu

Not Evaluated

Buttonweed

Malva neglecta

Least Concern

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Blackhead worm

Aporrectodea longa

Not Evaluated

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

wood melick

Melica uniflora

Least Concern

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Menzies' fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fig scale

Lepidosaphes ulmi

Not Evaluated

Round-leaved St John's-wort

Hypericum nummularium

Extinct

Mediterranean Buckthorn

Rhamnus alaternus

Least Concern

Mediterranean sage

Salvia aethiopis

Not Evaluated

Spotted calla lily

Zantedeschia albomaculata

Not Evaluated

Rooting Bonnet

Mycena megaspora

Vulnerable

Hyalopeziza ciliata

Not Evaluated

Black-headed Pigmy

Stigmella atricapitella

Least Concern

Aphid Trap

Proboscidea louisianica

Not Evaluated

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean brome

Bromus lanceolatus

Not Evaluated

medicinal leech

Hirudo medicinalis

Near Threatened

Inocybe tjallingiorum

Least Concern

yellow rose aphid

Rhodobium porosum

Not Evaluated

median wasp

Dolichovespula media

Least Concern

Buttercup

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Least Concern

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