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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

Linden midget

Phyllonorycter issikii

Not Evaluated

Longflowered veldtgrass

Ehrharta longiflora

Not Evaluated

long tailed mealybug

Pseudococcus longispinus

Not Evaluated

Lesser Red-knotgrass

Polygonum arenarium

Not Evaluated

Steppe Truffle

Gastrosporium simplex

Critically Endangered

Lesser mealworm

Alphitobius diaperinus

Least Concern

Lesser Londonpride

Saxifraga cuneifolia

Not Evaluated

Stiff Brome

Brachypodium distachyon

Not Evaluated

Ladybird Beetle

Scymnus suturalis

Least Concern

White Flatweed

Hypochaeris microcephala

Not Evaluated

lesser glasshouse millipede

Cylindroiulus britannicus

Not Evaluated

Lesser Daffodil

Narcissus minor

Not Evaluated

Cereal cyst nematode

Heterodera avenae

Not Evaluated

Cellar Clothes

Dryadaula pactolia

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Plain Clothes

Tinea flavescentella

Not Evaluated

Interrupted Brome

Bromus interruptus

Extinct in the Wild

Mrs Wilson's Barberry

Berberis wilsoniae

Not Evaluated

Shrubby Dewplant

Ruschia caroli

Not Evaluated

Leopardplant

Ligularia dentata

Not Evaluated

Flat grain beetle

Cryptolestes pusillus

Not Evaluated

Peach Leaf Curl

Taphrina deformans

Not Evaluated

Warehouse beetle

Trogoderma variabile

Not Evaluated

Wardrobe beetle

Attagenus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Elaeagnus sucker

Cacopsylla fulguralis

Not Evaluated

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Onychiurus folsomi

Not Evaluated

Skin beetle

Dermestes peruvianus

Not Evaluated

Glabrous cabinet beetle

Trogoderma glabrum

Not Evaluated

fir seed chalcid

Megastigmus suspectus

Not Evaluated

Spined Soldier Bug

Podisus maculiventris

Not Evaluated

Blue Mint Beetle

Chrysolina coerulans

Not Evaluated

Ligurian Yarrow

Achillea ligustica

Not Evaluated

Summer fruit tortrix moth

Adoxophyes orana

Least Concern

Sunflower

Mauranthemum paludosum

Not Evaluated

Sun jumping spider

Heliophanus kochii

Not Evaluated

Sunolgrass

Phalaris coerulescens

Not Evaluated

Household minute scavenger beetle

Adistemia watsoni

Not Evaluated

Light brown apple moth

Epiphyas postvittana

Not Evaluated

Pigeon Tremex

Tremex columba

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis mytilaspidis

Not Evaluated

minute tree-fungus beetle

Xylographus bostrychoides

Not Evaluated

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

killer shrimp

Dikerogammarus villosus

Not Evaluated

Sweet Spurge

Euphorbia dulcis

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Otiorhynchus desertus

Least Concern

Swedish Goosefoot

Chenopodium suecicum

Least Concern

Sap beetle

Epuraea ocularis

Not Evaluated

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

short-legged mealybug

Vryburgia brevicruris

Not Evaluated

parasitic copepod

Ergasilus gibbus

Not Evaluated

Flesh-Pink Truffle

Hydnangium carneum

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Ageniaspis fuscicollis

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

Sweet-nancy

Achillea ageratum

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Copidosoma floridanum

Not Evaluated

Encyrtid parasitoid

Anagyrus pseudococci

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Fagocyba cruenta

Least Concern

Sumac Gall Aphid

Melaphis rhois

Not Evaluated

Sweet Scabious

Sixalix atropurpurea

Not Evaluated

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