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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
794
CR + EN + VU
Population
331 002 647
Area
9 833 517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 159
Endangered 267
Vulnerable 368
Near Threatened 429
Least Concern 4219
Data Deficient 187
Not Evaluated 5464
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

Catawba Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Pediobius nigritarsis

Not Evaluated

Fairy Pins

Phaeocalicium polyporaeum

Not Evaluated

Macoun'S Wart Lichen

Pertusaria macounii

Not Evaluated

Gall midge

Contarinia nasturtii

Not Evaluated

Water flea

Bosmina coregoni

Not Evaluated

chameleon shrimp

Praunus flexuosus

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Brachycaudus prunicola

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Psychophagus omnivorus

Not Evaluated

Catchfly

Silene hampeana

Not Evaluated

Succulent spiderwort

Tradescantia crassula

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean onion

Allium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Chalk Hook-Moss

Drepanocladus sendtneri

Endangered

Louse

Philopterus picae

Not Evaluated

Dense Haircap Moss

Polytrichum perigoniale

Not Evaluated

Digger Slope-Rumped Beetle

Clivina fossor

Least Concern

Chalcidoid wasp

Tetrastichus julis

Not Evaluated

Lepidoderma Crassipes

Lepidoderma tigrinum

Not Evaluated

Red ash

Alphitonia excelsa

Least Concern

Chalcidoid wasp

Zaomma lambinus

Not Evaluated

False Puffball

Reticularia lycoperdon

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Limothrips cerealium

Not Evaluated

Chain Pincerwort

Fuscocephaloziopsis catenulata

Near Threatened

Floating spurge

Phyllanthus fluitans

Not Evaluated

Plant bug

Psallus betuleti

Least Concern

Chaenotheca gracilenta

Near Threatened

Chaenotheca ferruginea

Least Concern

Bigroot Geranium

Geranium macrorrhizum

Not Evaluated

Chinese fringe flower

Loropetalum chinense

Not Evaluated

Cotoneaster Webworm

Athrips rancidella

Not Evaluated

Plant bug

Compsidolon salicellum

Least Concern

Cereal Fly

Geomyza tripunctata

Not Evaluated

Ptilid beetle

Millidium minutissimum

Least Concern

Ceramic Parchment

Xylobolus frustulatus

Not Evaluated

Centric diatom

Cyclotella pseudostelligera

Not Evaluated

Centipede

Mecistocephalus maxillaris

Not Evaluated

Large Notchwort

Trilophozia quinquedentata

Least Concern

Wasp

Passaloecus insignis

Least Concern

Celypha Moth

Celypha cespitana

Least Concern

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

Polychaete

Eumida sanguinea

Not Evaluated

cellar glass snail

Oxychilus cellarius

Least Concern

Bulb mite

Rhizoglyphus echinopus

Not Evaluated

Lardaceous minute scavenger beetle

Stephostethus lardarius

Least Concern

Three-striped Dasher

Micrathyria didyma

Least Concern

Amur maackia

Maackia amurensis

Not Evaluated

Ant

Myrmica scabrinodis

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Encyrtus aurantii

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Rhipidothrips brunneus

Not Evaluated

Sneaky Elf

Pyropyga decipiens

Least Concern

Thrips

Thrips discolor

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips validus

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Aeolothrips albicinctus

Not Evaluated

Muscoid Fly

Myospila meditabunda

Not Evaluated

Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Not Evaluated

Gammarid

Elasmopus rapax

Data Deficient

Braconid wasp

Ephedrus plagiator

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Trachelus tabidus

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Lobrathium multipunctum

Least Concern

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