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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
795
CR + EN + VU
Population
331 002 647
Area
9 833 517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 158
Endangered 268
Vulnerable 369
Near Threatened 428
Least Concern 4227
Data Deficient 189
Not Evaluated 5428
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 150

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

lacebark

Hoheria populnea

Not Evaluated

Peking cotoneaster

Cotoneaster acutifolius

Not Evaluated

Dark-winged fungus gnat

Bradysia ocellaris

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Cephalocousya nivicola

Least Concern

Mealy grass root aphid

Aploneura lentisci

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Stegana coleoptrata

Least Concern

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Tachinid fly

Meigenia mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Tachinid fly

Ocytata pallipes

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Homotherus magus

Not Evaluated

Minute pirate bug

Orius minutus

Least Concern

White Hedgehog

Hydnum albidum

Endangered

northern fowl mite

Ornithonyssus sylviarum

Not Evaluated

Gall wasp

Aylax papaveris

Not Evaluated

Small dung fly

Coproica acutangula

Not Evaluated

Sow small dung beetle

Trichonotulus scrofa

Vulnerable

Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Orochares angustatus

Least Concern

White Coral Jelly Fungus

Sebacina sparassoidea

Not Evaluated

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Spanish Iris

Iris xiphium

Least Concern

Spanish arborvine

Distimake tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Mudworm

Aporrectodea limicola

Not Evaluated

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Kohuhu

Pittosporum tenuifolium

Not Evaluated

Kodomillet

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Least Concern

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Sparkling Signal-Moss

Hageniella micans

Endangered

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

leafy jewelbox

Chama macerophylla

Not Evaluated

Knotweed Leaf Beetle

Gastrophysa polygoni

Least Concern

Dark-winged fungus gnat

Bradysia impatiens

Not Evaluated

Frosted Comma Lichen

Chrysothrix caesia

Not Evaluated

Knotweed

Rumex pratensis

Not Evaluated

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

Lamarck's bedstraw

Galium divaricatum

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Sphaeropsis blight

Sphaeropsis sapinea

Not Evaluated

Sphagnum Brownie

Hypholoma elongatum

Least Concern

Gray-Rimmed Firedot Lichen

Caloplaca cerina

Endangered

Spider

Trochosa ruricola

Least Concern

Aniseed Cockleshell

Lentinellus cochleatus

Least Concern

Spider

Urozelotes rusticus

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Cladonia pleurota

Data Deficient

Marmalade bush

Streptosolen jamesonii

Not Evaluated

Aniseed Funnel

Clitocybe odora

Least Concern

Spiked Shieldbug

Picromerus bidens

Least Concern

Flat crown

Albizia adianthifolia

Least Concern

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Silverfish

Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Not Evaluated

Javanese bishopwood

Bischofia javanica

Least Concern

Inlaid Grass-Veneer

Crambus pascuella

Least Concern

Star gooseberry

Breynia androgyna

Least Concern

Rye sedge

Carex secalina

Not Evaluated

Spindle Shank

Gymnopus fusipes

Near Threatened

Mite

Microppia minus

Not Evaluated

Spinose Thyme-Moss

Mnium spinosum

Least Concern

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Glazed Cup

Humaria hemisphaerica

Least Concern

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