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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
274
CR + EN + VU
Population
331 002 647
Area
9 833 517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 42
Endangered 98
Vulnerable 134
Near Threatened 153
Least Concern 2196
Data Deficient 112
Not Evaluated 3438
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 86

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Louse

Menacanthus eurysternus

Not Evaluated

Lesser Lichen Vulgaris

Lepraria oxybapha

Least Concern

Radiate fingergrass

Chloris radiata

Not Evaluated

Syrian mustard

Euclidium syriacum

Not Evaluated

Kerner's dock

Rumex kerneri

Not Evaluated

Lightly calcified branching bryozoan

Bugulina simplex

Not Evaluated

Black Mountain Grimmia

Schistidium atrofuscum

Endangered

Indonesian gum

Eucalyptus deglupta

Vulnerable

False Bruce Spanworm

Macaria loricaria

Near Threatened

Fairy wasp

Stephanodes similis

Not Evaluated

Tacked Milkcap

Lactarius trivialis

Vulnerable

False Blister Beetle

Nacerdes melanura

Least Concern

Parasitic fly

Exorista larvarum

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Trioxys pallidus

Not Evaluated

Ladybird beetle

Harmonia quadripunctata

Near Threatened

Taiwanese photinia

Photinia serratifolia

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Binodoxys brevicornis

Not Evaluated

Pyralid moth

Paralipsa gularis

Not Evaluated

Pyralid moth

Acrobasis suavella

Least Concern

Parasitic fly

Carcelia laxifrons

Not Evaluated

Parasitic fly

Prosena siberita

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Indian Marshweed

Limnophila indica

Least Concern

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Megastylus flavopictus

Not Evaluated

Fig

Ficus platypoda

Least Concern

Bamboo powderpost beetle

Dinoderus minutus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis hispanicus

Not Evaluated

Clover Leaf Weevil

Brachypera zoilus

Least Concern

Plant bug

Pilophorus clavatus

Least Concern

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Clover mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Not Evaluated

Fungus-feeding thrips

Cephalothrips monilicornis

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphelinus flaviventris

Not Evaluated

Petalled Rocktripe Lichen

Umbilicaria polyphylla

Least Concern

Inconspicuous pea

Lathyrus inconspicuus

Not Evaluated

Clover Root Borer

Hylastinus obscurus

Near Threatened

Clover Seed Weevil

Tychius picirostris

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Monolexis fuscicornis

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Temelucha interruptor

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis maculicornis

Not Evaluated

Clown beetle

Atholus bimaculatus

Least Concern

Furrow Orbweaver

Larinioides cornutus

Least Concern

Seed bug

Megalonotus sabulicola

Least Concern

Imported Willow Leaf Beetle

Plagiodera versicolora

Least Concern

Imported currantworm

Nematus ribesii

Least Concern

Herrington Fingernailclam

Sphaerium occidentale

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Leiophron relicta

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Alloxysta fuscicornis

Not Evaluated

Bark Snail

Zonitoides arboreus

Not Evaluated

Water flea

Chydorus sphaericus

Not Evaluated

Imperial Mushroom

Catathelasma imperiale

Vulnerable

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

Immortal jellyfish

Turritopsis dohrnii

Not Evaluated

Bare-Toothed Russula

Russula vesca

Least Concern

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Purple sandspurry

Spergularia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Barometer Earthstar

Astraeus hygrometricus

Vulnerable

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