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Belgium

Europe · Western Europe

Total Species
12026
Threatened
1343
CR + EN + VU
Population
11 589 616
Area
30 528 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 248
Endangered 463
Vulnerable 632
Near Threatened 722
Least Concern 4689
Data Deficient 359
Not Evaluated 4463
Extinct 173

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Belgium

Burrower bug

Microporus nigrita

Vulnerable

Staph beetle

Tachinus subterraneus

Least Concern

blackheaded fireworm, Holly Tortrix

Rhopobota naevana

Least Concern

Aphid

Chaitophorus populialbae

Not Evaluated

Spotted Blewit

Lepista panaeolus

Least Concern

Small Sandpit Mining Bee

Andrena argentata

Near Threatened

burren green

Calamia tridens

Near Threatened

Small Saltern Conch

Gynnidomorpha vectisana

Vulnerable

Oregon Ash

Fraxinus latifolia

Near Threatened

Oregon checker-mallow

Sidalcea oregana

Not Evaluated

Marsh Willow-Herb

Epilobium palustre

Least Concern

Oriental arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis

Near Threatened

Oriental firebelly toad

Bombina orientalis

Least Concern

Silver-Green Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius argentatus

Least Concern

maiden’s blush

Cyclophora punctaria

Least Concern

marsh whorl snail

Vertigo antivertigo

Critically Endangered

Oriental Plane-tree

Platanus orientalis

Data Deficient

Oriental poppy

Papaver orientale

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Pentarthrum huttoni

Not Evaluated

Oriental spruce

Picea orientalis

Least Concern

Black-headed Dwarf

Elachista atricomella

Least Concern

Marsh Webcap

Cortinarius uliginosus

Least Concern

Martagon lily

Lilium martagon

Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

Valeriana dioica

Extinct

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Brown Puffball

Bovista nigrescens

Least Concern

marsh thistle

Cirsium palustre

Least Concern

Small Sallow Mining Bee

Andrena praecox

Least Concern

cotton grass

Digitaria brownii

Not Evaluated

cup grass

Eriochloa crebra

Not Evaluated

Ebony Cup

Pseudoplectania nigrella

Least Concern

pitted-bluegrass

Bothriochloa decipiens

Not Evaluated

Ornamental Orbweaver

Larinioides patagiatus

Least Concern

marsh St. John's-wort

Hypericum elodes

Least Concern

marsh spurge

Euphorbia palustris

Least Concern

Ornamented Mushroom

Agaricus comtulus

Least Concern

Brown Plume

Stenoptilia pterodactyla

Least Concern

Orobus-seed Liverwort

Targionia hypophylla

Not Evaluated

Orpin D'Espagne

Sedum hispanicum

Not Evaluated

Cottonwool Gall

Andricus quercusramuli

Not Evaluated

Orpin Sarmenteux

Sedum sarmentosum

Not Evaluated

doubletoothed hydroid

Obelia bidentata

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Aphis genistae

Not Evaluated

Marsh Sow-thistle

Sonchus palustris

Near Threatened

Spoon-leaved Cudweed

Stuartina muelleri

Not Evaluated

Low starbur

Acanthospermum humile

Not Evaluated

Osoberry

Oemleria cerasiformis

Least Concern

European beachgrass

Calamagrostis arenaria

Not Evaluated

Willow Gloves

Hypocreopsis lichenoides

Not Evaluated

Roughened Pinkgill

Entoloma asprellum

Near Threatened

Marsh Scheuchzeria

Scheuchzeria palustris

Extinct

Ottawa Barberry

Berberis ottawensis

Not Evaluated

Poplar Bells

Schizophyllum amplum

Least Concern

Snowy Inkcap

Coprinopsis nivea

Least Concern

Mint Mildew

Neoerysiphe galeopsidis

Not Evaluated

Mint Rust

Puccinia menthae

Not Evaluated

Rust fungus

Puccinia brachypodii

Not Evaluated

Holly Speckle

Trochila ilicina

Not Evaluated

dwarf cream wave

Idaea fuscovenosa

Least Concern

Dune sand scarab beetle

Aegialia arenaria

Least Concern

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