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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

Brazilian red-cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Not Evaluated

Brazilian pricklypear

Brasiliopuntia brasiliensis

Least Concern

Dark Columbine

Aquilegia atrata

Not Evaluated

Common Pouchwort

Calypogeia fissa

Vulnerable

Teasel

Lomelosia stellata

Not Evaluated

Brazilian-plume

Justicia carnea

Not Evaluated

Brazilian nightshade

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian morning-glory

Ipomoea setosa

Not Evaluated

Scarlet geranium

Pelargonium inquinans

Not Evaluated

Common ragwort

Pericallis hybrida

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jasmine

Jasminum fluminense

Not Evaluated

Yellow Lichen

Vulpicida juniperinus

Least Concern

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brassy Twist

Eulia ministrana

Least Concern

Brassy flea beetle

Chaetocnema concinna

Least Concern

Variable-Leaved Crestwort

Lophocolea heterophylla

Least Concern

Common Sawfly

Cladius grandis

Near Threatened

Macroalgae

Caulerpa brachypus

Not Evaluated

Bottle Brush Shield Lichen

Parmelia squarrosa

Least Concern

Common Shiny Woodlouse

Oniscus asellus

Least Concern

Bottlebrush Frost Lichen

Physconia detersa

Near Threatened

Botryobasidium vagum

Least Concern

velvetweed

Oenothera curtiflora

Not Evaluated

Red moneywort

Alysicarpus rugosus

Not Evaluated

Botryobasidium subcoronatum

Least Concern

Tropical amaranth

Amaranthus polygonoides

Not Evaluated

Botryobasidium isabellinum

Least Concern

Botrydium granulatum

Not Evaluated

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Bostrichid beetle

Heterobostrychus hamatipennis

Not Evaluated

Conifer Roundhead

Stropharia hornemannii

Least Concern

White Knight

Tricholoma album

Least Concern

Common Stinkhorn

Phallus impudicus

Least Concern

Common Stump Brittlestem

Psathyrella piluliformis

Least Concern

Boreal Tree Firedot

Caloplaca ahtii

Not Evaluated

Common stork's bill

Erodium ciconium

Not Evaluated

boreal top

Zoogenetes harpa

Least Concern

common striped woodlouse

Philoscia muscorum

Least Concern

Yellow-Green Russula Mold

Hypomyces luteovirens

Least Concern

Boreal Button Lichen

Buellia disciformis

Critically Endangered

Conifer sawfly

Gilpinia frutetorum

Not Evaluated

Boreal Beard Lichen

Usnea subfloridana

Least Concern

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Border Privet

Ligustrum obtusifolium

Not Evaluated

Bordered Ermel

Ethmia bipunctella

Endangered

Book louse

Liposcelis entomophila

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis corrodens

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis pearmani

Not Evaluated

Bonfire Inkcap

Coprinopsis jonesii

Data Deficient

Boneset Map Lichen

Rhizocarpon eupetraeum

Extinct

Bolivian fuchsia

Fuchsia boliviana

Not Evaluated

Eyebright

Euphrasia officinalis

Endangered

Cowboy'S Handkerchief

Hygrophorus eburneus

Near Threatened

Boletopsis leucomelaena

Near Threatened

Bolete Mould

Hypomyces chrysospermus

Least Concern

Bold Jumper

Phidippus audax

Not Evaluated

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Agaricus sylvaticus

Least Concern

Deer Mushroom

Pluteus cervinus

Least Concern

Blusher

Amanita rubescens

Least Concern

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