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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

Wild sandheath

Centaurea eriophora

Not Evaluated

Conifer Tuft

Hypholoma capnoides

Least Concern

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Tulip-wood tree

Harpullia arborea

Least Concern

Wasp

Exallonyx trifoveatus

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Figites consobrinus

Not Evaluated

Pride of madeira

Echium candicans

Data Deficient

Primrose Brittlegill

Russula sardonia

Least Concern

Prince

Agaricus augustus

Least Concern

Wasp

Trybliographa rapae

Not Evaluated

Princess of the night

Selenicereus pteranthus

Data Deficient

Princess vine

Cissus verticillata

Least Concern

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Muscoid fly

Fucellia fucorum

Not Evaluated

Privet tortrix

Clepsis consimilana

Least Concern

Prostrate false buttonweed

Spermacoce prostrata

Not Evaluated

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Sematophyllum demissum

Not Evaluated

Goblet

Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis

Least Concern

Staph Beetle

Philonthus cyanipennis

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

privet aphid

Myzus ligustri

Not Evaluated

prune leafhopper

Edwardsiana prunicola

Least Concern

Ptilid beetle

Oligella foveolata

Least Concern

Rose myrtle

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

Least Concern

Wasp

Aprostocetus zosimus

Not Evaluated

Zippeli plum

Flacourtia zippelii

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Cordalia obscura

Least Concern

Goblin spider

Ischnothyreus velox

Not Evaluated

Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

Least Concern

Staph Beetle

Acidota crenata

Least Concern

Punjab fig

Ficus palmata

Least Concern

Purple African nightshade

Solanum marginatum

Not Evaluated

Rosy Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum hispidulum

Not Evaluated

Dung fly

Lonchaea hyalipennis

Not Evaluated

Sapromyzid fly

Lauxania cylindricornis

Not Evaluated

Hardy swamplily

Crinum bulbispermum

Not Evaluated

Parasitic fly

Parasetigena silvestris

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Cirrospilus vittatus

Not Evaluated

Purple Jellydisc

Ascocoryne sarcoides

Least Concern

Darkling beetle

Zophobas atratus

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Pnigalio nemati

Not Evaluated

Purple Edge Bonnet

Mycena purpureofusca

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Acidota quadrata

Least Concern

convergent lady beetle

Hippodamia convergens

Not Evaluated

Lustrous Bog-Moss

Sphagnum subnitens

Least Concern

Mite

Proctolaelaps pygmaeus

Not Evaluated

Keeled slug

Tandonia kusceri

Least Concern

Clustered Bonnet

Mycena inclinata

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Amischa analis

Least Concern

Lumpy Bracket

Trametes gibbosa

Least Concern

Wasp

Telenomus chloropus

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Aeolothrips vittatus

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Tasgius globulifer

Near Threatened

Silent Firefly

Photinus indictus

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Euxestonotus error

Not Evaluated

Long-range Firefly

Pyractomena dispersa

Data Deficient

Large tortricid moth

Hedya salicella

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Myrmecocephalus concinnus

Least Concern

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