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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
331 002 647
Area
9 833 517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

orange peat moss

Sphagnum subsecundum

Not Evaluated

Orange Peel Fungus

Aleuria aurantia

Least Concern

Dotted Hornwort

Anthoceros punctatus

Vulnerable

Wasp

Chrysocharis nitetis

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Hypomedon debilicornis

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Xantholinus longiventris

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Xantholinus linearis

Least Concern

Leproplaca cirrochroa

Near Threatened

Staph beetle

Tachinus subterraneus

Least Concern

Large Yellow Foxglove

Digitalis grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Pilosella officinarum

Not Evaluated

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex hystericina

Least Concern

Mountain Sedge

Carex montana

Least Concern

Oregon grape

Mahonia aquifolium

Not Evaluated

Mountain Rock-Cress

Arabidopsis petraea

Least Concern

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Oriental false wheatgrass

Eremopyrum orientale

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Phacophallus pallidipennis

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Acrotona parvula

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Philonthus parvicornis

Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

Piptatheropsis pungens

Not Evaluated

Oriental prawn

Palaemon macrodactylus

Not Evaluated

Hover fly

Parasyrphus macularis

Least Concern

Oriental Scarlet

Crocothemis servilia

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Cephennium gallicum

Not Evaluated

Oriental spruce

Picea orientalis

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Amarochara umbrosa

Vulnerable

American Mountain Ash

Sorbus americana

Least Concern

Bottlebrush Sedge

Carex lurida

Least Concern

Oriental virginsbower

Clematis orientalis

Not Evaluated

Angell'S Violet

Viola subsinuata

Extinct

Staph beetle

Philonthus atratus

Least Concern

Mountain Milkcap

Lactarius salicis-reticulatae

Least Concern

Ebony Cup

Pseudoplectania nigrella

Least Concern

Mountain Lady'S Slipper

Cypripedium montanum

Vulnerable

Ornamental Orbweaver

Larinioides patagiatus

Least Concern

Mountain ironwort

Sideritis montana

Not Evaluated

Ornamented Mushroom

Agaricus comtulus

Least Concern

mountain hair moss

Pogonatum dentatum

Least Concern

Junghuhnia nitida

Least Concern

Springtail

Lepidocyrtus pallidus

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Placusa complanata

Least Concern

Bottlebrush Frost Lichen

Physconia detersa

Near Threatened

Staph beetle

Hapalaraea pygmaea

Least Concern

Orpin D'Espagne

Sedum hispanicum

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Atheta setigera

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Atheta melanocera

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Atheta polaris

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Atheta zosterae

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Atheta elongatula

Least Concern

Orpin Sarmenteux

Sedum sarmentosum

Not Evaluated

Fence morning-glory

Ipomoea ochracea

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Atheta atomaria

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Atheta marcida

Least Concern

Salted Ruffle Lichen

Parmotrema crinitum

Vulnerable

Sawtooth oak

Quercus acutissima

Least Concern

Petite licorice

Plecostachys serpyllifolia

Not Evaluated

Cup Lichen

Cladonia coccifera

Least Concern

terrestrial beach hopper

Talitroides alluaudi

Not Evaluated

Honeydew moth

Cryptoblabes gnidiella

Not Evaluated

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