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Mexico

North America · Central America

Total Species
1109
Threatened
245
CR + EN + VU
Population
128 932 753
Area
1 964 375 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 84
Endangered 101
Vulnerable 60
Near Threatened 40
Least Concern 315
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 483
Extinct 12

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 547
Plantae 506
Chromista 51
Bacteria 3
Fungi 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mexico

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Guinea ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

Skeleton shrimp

Caprella equilibra

Not Evaluated

miniature awlsnail

Subulina octona

Not Evaluated

decollate snail

Rumina decollata

Not Evaluated

wood-boring amphipod

Chelura terebrans

Data Deficient

Long-Tailed Waterflea

Bythotrephes longimanus

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Anoscopus serratulae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Anoscopus flavostriatus

Least Concern

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

Reticulated barnacle

Amphibalanus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Greenhouse frog

Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Least Concern

trembling sea-mat

Victorella pavida

Not Evaluated

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Least Concern

green garden snail

Cantareus apertus

Least Concern

Branching Bryozoan

Schizoporella unicornis

Not Evaluated

Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea canaliculata

Least Concern

Dwarf awlsnail

Opeas hannense

Not Evaluated

Copepod

Pseudodiaptomus marinus

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Colonial tunicate

Symplegma reptans

Not Evaluated

Coffee berry borer

Hypothenemus hampei

Not Evaluated

Black fungus beetle

Alphitobius laevigatus

Not Evaluated

Depressed flour beetle

Palorus subdepressus

Not Evaluated

monogenean

Dactylogyrus anchoratus

Not Evaluated

boring clam

Tridacna crocea

Least Concern

Mexican White-lipped Frog

Leptodactylus fragilis

Least Concern

Copepod

Thermocyclops crassus

Not Evaluated

Nubian Ibex

Capra nubiana

Vulnerable

Gammarid

Ericthonius brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

Critically Endangered

fish gill fluke

Dactylogyrus vastator

Not Evaluated

Tungara Frog

Engystomops pustulosus

Least Concern

Lesser Siren

Siren intermedia

Least Concern

Small-headed Treefrog

Dendropsophus microcephalus

Least Concern

Vaillant's frog

Lithobates vaillanti

Least Concern

body fluke

Gyrodactylus elegans

Not Evaluated

Grassland Whorl Snail

Vertigo ovata

Near Threatened

Whirling disease

Myxobolus cerebralis

Not Evaluated

Primeval Flat-footed Salamander

Chiropterotriton priscus

Near Threatened

Hourglass treefrog

Dendropsophus ebraccatus

Least Concern

Michoacan Stream Salamander

Ambystoma ordinarium

Endangered

Mesoamerican Cane Toad

Rhinella horribilis

Least Concern

Darkling beetle

Zophobas atratus

Not Evaluated

Fringe-toed Foamfrog

Leptodactylus melanonotus

Least Concern

Black-spotted Newt

Notophthalmus meridionalis

Endangered

Rio Grande Leopard Frog

Lithobates berlandieri

Least Concern

Guerreran Leopard Frog

Lithobates omiltemanus

Endangered

Lowland Leopard Frog

Lithobates yavapaiensis

Least Concern

Transverse Volcanic Leopard Frog

Lithobates neovolcanicus

Least Concern

Cascade Frog

Lithobates pustulosus

Least Concern

Tlaloc's Leopard Frog

Lithobates tlaloci

Critically Endangered

Puebla Frog

Lithobates pueblae

Critically Endangered

Patzcuaro Frog

Lithobates dunni

Endangered

Sierra Madre Occidental Frog

Lithobates sierramadrensis

Least Concern

Chiricahua Leopard Frog

Lithobates chiricahuensis

Vulnerable

Moore's Frog

Lithobates johni

Vulnerable

Foothill Yellow-legged Frog

Rana boylii

Near Threatened

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