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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

Bamboo longhorn beetle

Chlorophorus annularis

Not Evaluated

Early Blight

Alternaria solani

Not Evaluated

Baltic Grayling

Oeneis jutta

Least Concern

Balsam Fir

Abies concolor

Not Evaluated

Balkan Spurge

Euphorbia oblongata

Not Evaluated

Bahia lovegrass

Eragrostis bahiensis

Not Evaluated

Baeospora myriadophylla

Vulnerable

Badhamia utricularis

Not Evaluated

Easter lily

Lilium longiflorum

Not Evaluated

Badhamia foliicola

Not Evaluated

Badhamia affinis

Not Evaluated

Bacterial Speck

Pseudomonas syringae

Not Evaluated

Microsporean parasite

Ichthyosporidium hertwigi

Not Evaluated

Bacterial kidney disease

Renibacterium salmoninarum

Not Evaluated

Early water grass

Echinochloa oryzoides

Not Evaluated

Golden Ear

Naematelia aurantia

Not Evaluated

Earthy Powdercap

Cystoderma amianthinum

Least Concern

Bacterial Crown Gall

Agrobacterium radiobacter

Not Evaluated

Baby blue eyes

Nemophila menziesii

Not Evaluated

Azulejo

Cornutia pyramidata

Least Concern

Tapioca Slime Mold

Brefeldia maxima

Not Evaluated

Corn borer microsporidium

Nosema pyrausta

Not Evaluated

Chocolate Tube Slime

Stemonitis splendens

Not Evaluated

Eastern American Jack-O'-Lantern

Omphalotus illudens

Not Evaluated

Azores buttercup

Ranunculus cortusifolius

Not Evaluated

Azalea leafminer

Caloptilia azaleella

Not Evaluated

Azalea lace bug

Stephanitis pyrioides

Not Evaluated

Awkward Clusterfly

Pollenia rudis

Least Concern

Armenian marshmallow

Althaea armeniaca

Not Evaluated

Ashen Knight

Tricholoma virgatum

Data Deficient

Avian malaria

Plasmodium relictum

Not Evaluated

Autumn zephyrlily

Zephyranthes candida

Not Evaluated

Autumn fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Not Evaluated

Australian windmill grass

Chloris ventricosa

Not Evaluated

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

Australian tallowwood

Eucalyptus microcorys

Near Threatened

Australian stork's bill

Erodium cygnorum

Not Evaluated

Australian spotted jellyfish

Phyllorhiza punctata

Not Evaluated

Australian spider beetle

Ptinus tectus

Least Concern

Australian saltbush

Atriplex semibaccata

Not Evaluated

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Australian lovegrass

Eragrostis leptostachya

Not Evaluated

Australian Bur-grass

Tragus australianus

Not Evaluated

Australian brake

Pteris tremula

Not Evaluated

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

Arcyria versicolor

Not Evaluated

Arcyria stipata

Not Evaluated

Arcyria insignis

Not Evaluated

Arctic Rocktripe Lichen

Umbilicaria arctica

Least Concern

Arctic Mushroom Scales Lichen

Lichenomphalia hudsoniana

Critically Endangered

Arctic Kidney Lichen

Nephroma arcticum

Least Concern

Arctic Grayling

Oeneis bore

Vulnerable

Arctic Forestfly

Nemoura arctica

Near Threatened

Arctic Fingernailclam

Sphaerium nitidum

Least Concern

Arctic-alpine Pea Clam

Euglesa conventus

Least Concern

Horsefly's eye

Dopatrium junceum

Least Concern

eccentric grass snail

Vallonia excentrica

Near Threatened

Arched Woodwax

Hygrophorus camarophyllus

Critically Endangered

Arched Earthstar

Geastrum fornicatum

Critically Endangered

Arborvitae Leafminer

Argyresthia thuiella

Not Evaluated

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