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United Kingdom

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
4019
Threatened
171
CR + EN + VU
Population
67 886 011
Area
242 495 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 42
Endangered 69
Vulnerable 60
Near Threatened 113
Least Concern 878
Data Deficient 28
Not Evaluated 2695
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 41

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2273
Animalia 1568
Fungi 126
Chromista 50
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in United Kingdom

Silversheath knotweed

Polygonum argyrocoleum

Not Evaluated

Milky Bellflower

Campanula lactiflora

Not Evaluated

carnation tortix

Cacoecimorpha pronubana

Not Evaluated

Narihira Bamboo

Semiarundinaria fastuosa

Not Evaluated

Asia minor bluegrass

Polypogon fugax

Not Evaluated

The poplar-stem leafhopper

Macropsis graminea

Not Evaluated

Raisin moth

Cadra figulilella

Not Evaluated

Micheli's Balloonwort

Sphaerocarpos michelii

Vulnerable

Sixweeks threeawn

Aristida adscensionis

Not Evaluated

Blueleg Brownie

Psilocybe cyanescens

Not Evaluated

Mexican Orange

Choisya ternata

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Frankliniella schultzei

Not Evaluated

Hydroid

Maeotias marginata

Not Evaluated

Potato Wart Disease

Synchytrium endobioticum

Not Evaluated

Juniper aphid

Cinara juniperi

Not Evaluated

Slender Borage

Borago pygmaea

Not Evaluated

Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp

Isodontia mexicana

Not Evaluated

Slender pride of rochester

Deutzia gracilis

Not Evaluated

yellow rose aphid

Rhodobium porosum

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora lateralis

Not Evaluated

Metskastik

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Least Concern

Slippery White Bolete

Suillus placidus

Critically Endangered

Round-leaved St John's-wort

Hypericum nummularium

Extinct

Rodgersia

Rodgersia podophylla

Not Evaluated

Mercuryweed

Acalypha virginica

Not Evaluated

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean stork's bill

Erodium malacoides

Not Evaluated

Small white clover

Trifolium nigrescens

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Restharrow

Ononis mitissima

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Smearwort

Aristolochia rotunda

Not Evaluated

Smith's Brome

Bromus pseudosecalinus

Critically Endangered

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Snail medick

Medicago scutellata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sage

Salvia aethiopis

Not Evaluated

Turkish snail

Helix lucorum

Not Evaluated

Southern green stink bug

Nezara viridula

Not Evaluated

Ghost Slug

Selenochlamys ysbryda

Data Deficient

Ridgewinged fungus beetle

Thes bergrothi

Least Concern

Mauge's slug

Testacella maugei

Not Evaluated

common parlatoria scale

Parlatoria proteus

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Pentarthrum huttoni

Not Evaluated

robust iris

Iris robusta

Not Evaluated

Turkish Tutsan

Hypericum xylosteifolium

Not Evaluated

Sourthern woodrush

Luzula forsteri

Not Evaluated

Water scavenger beetle

Cercyon laminatus

Least Concern

South American waterweed

Elodea callitrichoides

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Anoscopus albifrons

Least Concern

Furniture carpet beetle

Anthrenus flavipes

Not Evaluated

marine splash midge

Telmatogeton japonicus

Not Evaluated

southern root-knot nematode

Meloidogyne incognita

Not Evaluated

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Otiorhynchus raucus

Least Concern

Weevil

Otiorhynchus rugifrons

Near Threatened

Spanish Iris

Iris xiphium

Least Concern

marbled rock crab

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

Not Evaluated

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