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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

Darkling beetle

Tribolium destructor

Least Concern

Pleated Snowdrop

Galanthus plicatus

Not Evaluated

Potato Blight

Phytophthora infestans

Not Evaluated

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

Planthopper

Planaphrodes bifasciata

Least Concern

Khapra beetle

Trogoderma granarium

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Dahlia Smut

Entyloma dahliae

Not Evaluated

Pink Shepherd's-purse

Capsella rubella

Not Evaluated

Pinkmouth Hydroid

Ectopleura crocea

Not Evaluated

Pine Sawyer

Monochamus galloprovincialis

Vulnerable

Pine False Webworm

Acantholyda erythrocephala

Not Evaluated

Prevost's Squirrel

Callosciurus prevostii

Not Evaluated

pine echium

Echium pininana

Endangered

pineapple mealybug

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pink Woodruff

Asperula taurina

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

Staphylinid beetle

Lithocharis nigriceps

Least Concern

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

prune leafhopper

Edwardsiana prunicola

Least Concern

Przewalski's Leopardplant

Ligularia przewalskii

Not Evaluated

Perfoliate Alexanders

Smyrnium perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Perennial Rocket

Sisymbrium strictissimum

Not Evaluated

Père David's Rock Squirrel

Sciurotamias davidianus

Least Concern

Peony

Paeonia mascula

Not Evaluated

Pèlopèe

Sceliphron curvatum

Not Evaluated

Buttongrass

Dactyloctenium radulans

Not Evaluated

Pea weevil

Bruchus pisorum

Not Evaluated

Pear trellis rust fungus

Gymnosporangium sabinae

Not Evaluated

convergent lady beetle

Hippodamia convergens

Not Evaluated

bur daisy

Calotis lappulacea

Not Evaluated

Virgin's-bower

Clematis flammula

Not Evaluated

Peach twig borer

Anarsia lineatella

Not Evaluated

Lizard's Claw

Lysurus cruciatus

Not Evaluated

Rove beetle

Myrmecocephalus concinnus

Least Concern

Pigeon Flea

Ceratophyllus columbae

Not Evaluated

purple spurge

Euphorbia peplis

Extinct

ornate aphid

Myzus ornatus

Not Evaluated

Purple Toothwort

Lathraea clandestina

Not Evaluated

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

Trefoil Cress

Cardamine trifolia

Not Evaluated

Giant woodwasp

Urocerus gigas

Least Concern

Hairy Crocus

Crocus pulchellus

Not Evaluated

Oriental Rat Flea

Xenopsylla cheopis

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean Valerian

Valeriana pyrenaica

Not Evaluated

Louse

Gyropus ovalis

Not Evaluated

Pyrenees star of bethlehem

Ornithogalum pyrenaicum

Not Evaluated

pyriform scale

Protopulvinaria pyriformis

Not Evaluated

Quagga Mussel

Dreissena bugensis

Not Evaluated

Queen Olga's Snowdrop

Galanthus reginae-olgae

Vulnerable

Granary book louse

Cerobasis annulata

Not Evaluated

Rabbitear iris

Iris laevigata

Not Evaluated

Raceme catnip

Nepeta racemosa

Not Evaluated

Striped Ladybird

Myzia oblongoguttata

Vulnerable

Planthopper

Prokelisia marginata

Not Evaluated

Veined Yellow-eyed-grass

Sisyrinchium laxum

Not Evaluated

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