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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
274
CR + EN + VU
Population
331002647
Area
9833517 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

Staph beetle

Bolitobius cingulatus

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Leptacinus intermedius

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Neobisnius villosulus

Near Threatened

Caribbean fingergrass

Eustachys paspaloides

Not Evaluated

Chinese photinia

Stranvaesia davidiana

Not Evaluated

Trailing crabgrass

Digitaria radicosa

Not Evaluated

Many-Pored Punch Lichen

Anisomeridium polypori

Least Concern

Ashen Crust

Peniophora lycii

Least Concern

Rose Rust

Phragmidium mucronatum

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Liogluta granigera

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Stenus fuscipes

Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

Springtail

Thalassaphorura encarpata

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Dinaraea arcana

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Gymnusa variegata

Least Concern

Common Rim Lichen

Lecanora pulicaris

Least Concern

Cup Lichen

Cladonia peziziformis

Endangered

dented silk moss

Plagiothecium denticulatum

Least Concern

Foxy Bolete

Leccinum vulpinum

Endangered

Iris Rust

Puccinia iridis

Not Evaluated

Smooth-Footed Powderhorn

Cladonia ochrochlora

Least Concern

Needle Bonnet

Mycena clavicularis

Least Concern

Mottled Marble

Bactra furfurana

Near Threatened

California Spikenard

Aralia californica

Not Evaluated

Rock Dimple Lichen

Gyalecta jenensis

Extinct

Powder-Headed Tube Lichen

Hypogymnia tubulosa

Least Concern

Salted Starburst Lichen

Imshaugia aleurites

Near Threatened

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Least Concern

Pimpled Kidney Lichen

Nephroma resupinatum

Extinct

Foetid Parachute

Gymnopus foetidus

Least Concern

Greater Salted Rocktripe Lichen

Umbilicaria proboscidea

Extinct

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Shrubby Sunburst Lichen

Polycauliona candelaria

Data Deficient

Home Cup

Peziza domiciliana

Not Evaluated

Needle Rust

Chrysomyxa ledi

Not Evaluated

Brown Earth-Crust Lichen

Lecidoma demissum

Extinct

Common Emerald

Hemithea aestivaria

Least Concern

Moss Shingle Lichen

Fuscopannaria praetermissa

Extinct

Sinoper Lichen

Acarospora sinopica

Least Concern

Wasp

Diglyphus begini

Not Evaluated

Mountain Grisette

Amanita nivalis

Least Concern

European False Blusher

Amanita excelsa

Least Concern

Wasp

Pediobius facialis

Not Evaluated

Cress tooth weevil

Aulacobaris lepidii

Least Concern

Rock Shingle Lichen

Vahliella leucophaea

Extinct

Yellow Collar Stubble Lichen

Calicium trabinellum

Least Concern

Zoned Dust Lichen

Lepraria neglecta

Data Deficient

Least Pin Lichen

Chaenothecopsis savonica

Least Concern

Lurid Bolete

Suillellus luridus

Least Concern

Birch leafminer

Fenusa pusilla

Least Concern

Spurgelaurel

Daphne laureola

Not Evaluated

Rust fungus

Puccinia cnici

Not Evaluated

Very Small Quilt Lichen

Fuscidea pusilla

Least Concern

Honeysuckle Aphid

Hyadaphis tataricae

Not Evaluated

White-Rot Fungus

Punctularia strigosozonata

Not Evaluated

Black Moss

Bryoria fremontii

Least Concern

Black Pinkgill

Entoloma aethiops

Vulnerable

Snow Dot Lichen

Biatora vernalis

Least Concern

Spreading windmill grass

Chloris divaricata

Not Evaluated

Punctured Bushy Lichen

Ramalina dilacerata

Endangered

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