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Mexico

North America · Central America

Total Species
1109
Threatened
241
CR + EN + VU
Population
128 932 753
Area
1 964 375 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 81
Endangered 101
Vulnerable 59
Near Threatened 38
Least Concern 292
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 457
Extinct 11

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 547
Plantae 506
Chromista 51
Bacteria 3
Fungi 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mexico

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Gammarid

Monocorophium acherusicum

Not Evaluated

Climbing False Buckwheat

Fallopia dumetorum

Least Concern

Admirable False Brook Salamander

Aquiloeurycea praecellens

Critically Endangered

Coffee Grove Salamander

Aquiloeurycea cafetalera

Vulnerable

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Tamaulipan False Brook Salamander

Aquiloeurycea scandens

Least Concern

Giant False Brook Salamander

Isthmura gigantea

Endangered

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Spotted ladysthumb

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

Amphibious Bistort

Persicaria amphibia

Least Concern

Crisp Pondweed

Potamogeton crispus

Least Concern

Bell's False Brook Salamander

Isthmura bellii

Least Concern

Cofre de Perote Salamander

Isthmura naucampatepetl

Critically Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Endangered

Oaxacan False Brook Salamander

Isthmura boneti

Endangered

Corrugated Salamander

Isthmura corrugata

Critically Endangered

Cope's Flat-footed Salamander

Chiropterotriton orculus

Vulnerable

Alpine Cat'S-Tail

Phleum alpinum

Least Concern

Terrestrial Flat-footed Salamander

Chiropterotriton terrestris

Critically Endangered

El Cielo Salamander

Chiropterotriton cieloensis

Vulnerable

Sistema Purificación Salamander

Chiropterotriton infernalis

Least Concern

Green bristlegrass

Setaria viridis

Near Threatened

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

El Chico Salamander

Chiropterotriton chico

Vulnerable

Miquihuana Splayfoot Salamander

Chiropterotriton miquihuanus

Endangered

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Graceful Flat-footed Salamander

Chiropterotriton cracens

Vulnerable

Finca Chiblac Salamander

Bradytriton silus

Endangered

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Dwarf False Brook Salamander

Ixalotriton parvus

Critically Endangered

Alvarez del Toro's Salamander

Cryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi

Endangered

Sierra Juarez Moss Salamander

Thorius adelos

Near Threatened

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

Zoquitlan Pigmy Salamander

Thorius maxillabrochus

Endangered

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Least Concern

Eurasian Woodland Bluegrass

Poa nemoralis

Least Concern

McDiarmid Thorius

Thorius munificus

Critically Endangered

Grand Minute Salamander

Thorius grandis

Critically Endangered

Spotted Thorius

Thorius spilogaster

Critically Endangered

Long-tailed Minute Salamander

Thorius longicaudus

Critically Endangered

Smith's Thorius

Thorius smithi

Critically Endangered

Red Millet, Smooth Finger-Grass

Digitaria ischaemum

Least Concern

Floating Manna Grass

Glyceria fluitans

Least Concern

Golden Thorius

Thorius aureus

Critically Endangered

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Stinkgrass

Eragrostis cilianensis

Not Evaluated

Papalo Minute Salamander

Thorius papaloae

Critically Endangered

Crescent-nostriled Thorius

Thorius lunaris

Critically Endangered

Pine-dwelling Minute Salamander

Thorius pinicola

Endangered

Barley Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Least Concern

Rye brome

Bromus secalinus

Least Concern

Field Brome

Bromus arvensis

Near Threatened

Mouse barley

Hordeum murinum

Least Concern

Big-footed Thorius

Thorius magnipes

Critically Endangered

Arboreal Thorius

Thorius arboreus

Critically Endangered

Surprise Thorius

Thorius insperatus

Critically Endangered

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Omiltemi Minute Salamander

Thorius omiltemi

Endangered

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