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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
750
CR + EN + VU
Population
331 002 647
Area
9 833 517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 152
Endangered 249
Vulnerable 349
Near Threatened 398
Least Concern 3914
Data Deficient 187
Not Evaluated 5373
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 147

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 5386
Animalia 3833
Fungi 1835
Protozoa 86
Bacteria 78
Chromista 74

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Beetle

Perapion violaceum

Least Concern

Bedeguar Gall

Diplolepis rosae

Not Evaluated

Branched Centaury

Centaurium pulchellum

Least Concern

forest caterpillar hunter

Calosoma sycophanta

Critically Endangered

Follicle Sedge

Carex folliculata

Least Concern

branched bur-reed

Sparganium erectum

Least Concern

bearded pawwort

Barbilophozia barbata

Critically Endangered

Anise-Root

Osmorhiza longistylis

Not Evaluated

Fodder Vetch

Vicia villosa

Vulnerable

Pedobacter ruber

Not Evaluated

Branch Bumps

Pertusaria pustulata

Not Evaluated

mudpuppy

Necturus maculosus

Least Concern

Bramble Stem Rust

Kuehneola uredinis

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Agathis lugubris

Not Evaluated

bramble leafhopper

Ribautiana tenerrima

Data Deficient

bearberry cotoneaster

Cotoneaster dammeri

Not Evaluated

Anise Hyssop

Agastache foeniculum

Not Evaluated

Bradford Pear

Pyrus calleryana

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas campestris

Not Evaluated

Bracted Water-Milfoil

Myriophyllum verticillatum

Vulnerable

Beanweed

Scytosiphon lomentaria

Least Concern

Bracted strawflower

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Not Evaluated

winter moth

Operophtera brumata

Least Concern

Bracted Sedge

Carex radiata

Not Evaluated

Bean root aphid

Smynthurodes betae

Not Evaluated

Bracted Plantain

Plantago aristata

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Praon volucre

Not Evaluated

Beanpodded Mustard

Chorispora tenella

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Aphidius avenae

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Ephedrus persicae

Not Evaluated

Aniseed Polypore

Haploporus odorus

Vulnerable

Amanita Mold

Hypomyces hyalinus

Not Evaluated

alder silk moss

Plagiothecium latebricola

Vulnerable

African asparagus fern

Asparagus asparagoides

Not Evaluated

Acrid lettuce

Lactuca virosa

Not Evaluated

Wahlenbergiella mucosa

Vulnerable

Braconid wasp

Pygostolus sticticus

Not Evaluated

Ustilago filiformis

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Peristenus adelphocorides

Not Evaluated

Beak Willow

Salix bebbiana

Least Concern

Trichia contorta

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Triaspis thoracica

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Bracon variegator

Not Evaluated

Beaked Sedge

Carex utriculata

Least Concern

Sulfuricaulis limicola

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Pholetesor exiguus

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Perilitus stelleri

Not Evaluated

Beaked Sedge

Carex rostrata

Least Concern

Pseudoscorpion

Ephippiochthonius tetrachelatus

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Orgilus punctulator

Not Evaluated

European Hop-Hornbeam

Ostrya carpinifolia

Least Concern

Braconid wasp

Cotesia vestalis

Not Evaluated

Beaked Iris

Iris ensata

Not Evaluated

Alternate-leaved Butterfly-bush

Buddleja alternifolia

Least Concern

Braconid wasp

Macrocentrus cingulum

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Chelonus annulipes

Not Evaluated

beaked bow moss

Dicranodontium denudatum

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Praon exsoletum

Not Evaluated

Schizothrix calcicola

Not Evaluated

sika deer

Cervus nippon

Not Evaluated

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