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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

Mite

Veigaia planicola

Not Evaluated

Canine chewing louse

Trichodectes canis

Not Evaluated

Mite

Phytoseiulus persimilis

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Eupelmus vesicularis

Not Evaluated

filbert aphid

Myzocallis coryli

Not Evaluated

Iceland Lichen

Cetraria islandica

Least Concern

Lawyer's Wig

Coprinus comatus

Least Concern

Common Lagoon Fly

Eristalinus aeneus

Endangered

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

Plant bug

Dicyphus pallicornis

Least Concern

Pond Olive

Cloeon dipterum

Least Concern

Common Lacehopper

Cixius nervosus

Least Concern

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Common Knotweed

Polygonum arenastrum

Not Evaluated

Rhododendron Lacebug

Stephanitis rhododendri

Not Evaluated

Western spotted tentiform leaf miner

Phyllonorycter mespilella

Not Evaluated

Cabbage whitefly

Aleyrodes proletella

Not Evaluated

Little ermine moth

Swammerdamia pyrella

Least Concern

Common Ink Cap

Coprinopsis atramentaria

Least Concern

Inland Floodwater Mosquito

Aedes vexans

Least Concern

Geranium aphid

Acyrthosiphon malvae

Not Evaluated

Common Hover Fly Parasitoid Wasp

Diplazon laetatorius

Not Evaluated

Bird'S-Eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Not Evaluated

Arcyria versicolor

Not Evaluated

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Whitefly

Aleyrodes lonicerae

Not Evaluated

Hill Notchwort

Barbilophozia sudetica

Least Concern

Braconid wasp

Microgaster pseudotibialis

Not Evaluated

Bird Nest Moth

Monopis crocicapitella

Not Evaluated

Large yellow vetch

Vicia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Diaeretiella rapae

Not Evaluated

spotted alfalfa aphid

Therioaphis trifolii

Not Evaluated

Large white petunia

Petunia axillaris

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Pteromalus elevatus

Not Evaluated

Bird flea

Ceratophyllus zhovtyi

Least Concern

Arcyria stipata

Not Evaluated

Lupine Aphid

Macrosiphum albifrons

Not Evaluated

Irish Plume

Platyptilia tesseradactyla

Vulnerable

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

Millipede

Choneiulus palmatus

Least Concern

Tansy ragwort flea beetle

Longitarsus jacobaeae

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Myllaena infuscata

Least Concern

Birch Woodwart

Jackrogersella multiformis

Least Concern

Body louse

Pediculus humanus

Not Evaluated

Muscoid fly

Delia radicum

Not Evaluated

Hyaline masked bee

Hylaeus hyalinatus

Least Concern

Orange-Legged Furrow Bee

Halictus rubicundus

Least Concern

Sulfur knapweed root moth

Agapeta zoegana

Least Concern

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Least Concern

Birch Polypore

Fomitopsis betulina

Least Concern

Birch Mazegill

Lenzites betulinus

Not Evaluated

Arcyria insignis

Not Evaluated

Almond-Scented Russula

Russula fragrantissima

Endangered

Shore fly

Hydrellia griseola

Not Evaluated

Oak aphid

Myzocallis castanicola

Not Evaluated

Scotch broom twig miner

Leucoptera spartifoliella

Least Concern

Large Fruit Bark Beetle

Scolytus mali

Near Threatened

Birch Leafroller Moth

Epinotia solandriana

Least Concern

Strawberry Harp Ground Beetle

Harpalus rufipes

Least Concern

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