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Iceland

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
837
Threatened
77
CR + EN + VU
Population
341 250
Area
103 000 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 21
Endangered 23
Vulnerable 33
Near Threatened 64
Least Concern 450
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 230
Extinct 14

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 717
Animalia 109
Fungi 7
Chromista 3
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Iceland

Rábano Picante

Armoracia rusticana

Least Concern

rábano silvestre

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

Rata Negra

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Ratón Casero

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Reno

Rangifer tarandus

Extinct

ruibarbo

Rheum rhabarbarum

Not Evaluated

sabugo

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

salguero blanco

Salix viminalis

Least Concern

tanaceto

Tanacetum vulgare

Least Concern

thuja

Thuja occidentalis

Not Evaluated

trébol blanco

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

trébol de olor

Melilotus officinalis

Least Concern

trébol híbrido

Trifolium hybridum

Least Concern

trébol intermedio

Trifolium medium

Near Threatened

trevo-dos-prados

Trifolium pratense

Not Evaluated

vellorita

Bellis perennis

Least Concern

viborera

Echium vulgare

Least Concern

yerbabuena

Mentha spicata

Not Evaluated

zaragatona de los arenales

Plantago arenaria

Not Evaluated

zarzaparilla de Alemania

Carex arenaria

Least Concern

zurrón de pastor

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Blunt-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton obtusifolius

Least Concern

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

Grass-Leaf Pondweed

Potamogeton gramineus

Endangered

Horned Pondweed

Zannichellia palustris

Vulnerable

Cocoa moth

Ephestia elutella

Least Concern

Webbing clothes moth

Tineola bisselliella

Least Concern

Amphibious Bistort

Persicaria amphibia

Least Concern

Spotted ladysthumb

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

Pine False Webworm

Acantholyda erythrocephala

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Larch Tortrix

Zeiraphera griseana

Least Concern

mottled umber

Erannis defoliaria

Least Concern

Garden sorrel

Rumex thyrsiflorus

Least Concern

Thrips

Parthenothrips dracaenae

Not Evaluated

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Pantropical mini-ponerine ant

Hypoponera punctatissima

Not Evaluated

Dooryard dock

Rumex longifolius

Least Concern

European Giant Gardenslug

Limax maximus

Least Concern

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

Least Concern

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

White-shouldered house moth

Endrosis sarcitrella

Not Evaluated

Black Bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus

Least Concern

common cockroach, oriental cockroach

Blatta orientalis

Not Evaluated

Strawberry root weevil

Otiorhynchus ovatus

Least Concern

northern red currant

Ribes spicatum

Least Concern

Forked Spleenwort

Asplenium septentrionale

Critically Endangered

Clay-Coloured Weevil

Otiorhynchus singularis

Least Concern

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Least Concern

Bright-Green Spleenwort

Asplenium viride

Least Concern

Cuckoo-Spit Insect

Philaenus spumarius

Least Concern

dusky brocade

Apamea remissa

Least Concern

White-spot Purple

Heringocrania unimaculella

Not Evaluated

Metallic Marine Isopod

Idotea metallica

Not Evaluated

Two-marked harp ground beetle

Anisodactylus binotatus

Least Concern

eel parasite

Anguillicola crassus

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Ageniaspis fuscicollis

Not Evaluated

European elm leafhopper

Ribautiana ulmi

Least Concern

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Monochrome spider beetle

Epauloecus unicolor

Least Concern

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