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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

Golden Specklebelly

Pseudocyphellaria crocata

Vulnerable

Parasitic wasp

Coccophagus insidiator

Not Evaluated

Mite

Veigaia exigua

Not Evaluated

Fly

Meiosimyza rorida

Not Evaluated

Pinkmouth Hydroid

Ectopleura crocea

Not Evaluated

Concentric Ring Lichen

Arctoparmelia centrifuga

Least Concern

Confluent Disc Lichen

Lecidea confluens

Least Concern

Pink poui

Tabebuia rosea

Least Concern

Pink velvet banana

Musa velutina

Least Concern

Dung fly

Lonchaea albitarsis

Not Evaluated

Dung fly

Lonchaea deutschi

Not Evaluated

False Morel

Gyromitra esculenta

Least Concern

Snout mite

Cyta latirostris

Not Evaluated

Japanese nipplewort

Lapsanastrum apogonoides

Not Evaluated

Pine

Dacrycarpus imbricatus

Least Concern

Rio Cauca caecilian

Typhlonectes natans

Least Concern

Pirate Otter Spider

Pirata piraticus

Least Concern

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Biosteres longicauda

Not Evaluated

red-barred tortrix

Ditula angustiorana

Least Concern

Netted Crust

Byssomerulius corium

Least Concern

Veiled Panus

Tectella patellaris

Near Threatened

City Dot Lichen

Scoliciosporum chlorococcum

Least Concern

Fan Lichen

Peltigera venosa

Extinct

Stonewall Rim Lichen

Protoparmeliopsis muralis

Least Concern

Jelly Lichen

Enchylium tenax

Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Whirlagig mite

Anystis baccarum

Not Evaluated

Common Slender

Gracillaria syringella

Least Concern

Yerba buena

Micromeria douglasii

Least Concern

Yerba de guava

Coccocypselum hirsutum

Not Evaluated

Common Toadskin Lichen

Lasallia papulosa

Not Evaluated

Flor’s leafhopper

Fieberiella florii

Not Evaluated

Tenthredid wasp

Pristiphora appendiculata

Not Evaluated

Plantain signalgrass

Urochloa plantaginea

Not Evaluated

Plant bug

Phylus coryli

Least Concern

Plant bug

Phytocoris varipes

Least Concern

Planthopper

Planaphrodes bifasciata

Least Concern

Pleated Inkcap

Parasola plicatilis

Least Concern

Magpie Fungus

Coprinopsis picacea

Vulnerable

Plum beetle

Tetrops praeustus

Least Concern

Juniper-Apple Rust

Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Platygaster tuberosula

Not Evaluated

Microphysid bug

Loricula exilis

Least Concern

Plums And Custard

Tricholomopsis rutilans

Least Concern

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

Furniture beetle

Anobium punctatum

Least Concern

Muscoid fly

Musca vitripennis

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Lariophagus distinguendus

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Cyrtogaster vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Poisonbulb

Crinum asiaticum

Not Evaluated

Juniper-Hawthorn Rust

Gymnosporangium globosum

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Epitetracnemus intersectus

Not Evaluated

Moss Urn Lichen

Lopadium pezizoideum

Data Deficient

Electric Horsehair Lichen

Bryoria bicolor

Near Threatened

Consanguineous Firefly

Photinus consanguineus

Least Concern

Whorled plectranthus

Plectranthus verticillatus

Not Evaluated

Poison devil's-pepper

Rauvolfia vomitoria

Least Concern

Poison Pie

Hebeloma crustuliniforme

Least Concern

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