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South Korea

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
150
Threatened
6
CR + EN + VU
Population
51.269.183
Area
100.210 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 2
Vulnerable 4
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 46
Not Evaluated 92
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 115
Animalia 35

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Korea

sawi

Brassica juncea

Not Evaluated

Dirty Sea-Squirt

Ascidiella aspersa

Least Concern

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

bay barnacle

Amphibalanus improvisus

Not Evaluated

Molgula

Molgula manhattensis

Not Evaluated

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Brown Bryozoan

Bugula neritina

Not Evaluated

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

Golden mussel

Limnoperna fortunei

Least Concern

New Forest Cicada

Cicadetta montana

Near Threatened

Wormwood Plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

Least Concern

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Yarrow Plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Evacanthus interruptus

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Elymana sulphurella

Least Concern

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

American White Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Not Evaluated

Bowerbank's halichondria

Halichondria bowerbanki

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Eupteryx artemisiae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Pediopsis tiliae

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Kyboasca bipunctata

Near Threatened

Weevil

Parascythopus intrusus

Not Evaluated

Branching Bryozoan

Schizoporella unicornis

Not Evaluated

onyx slippersnail

Crepidula onyx

Not Evaluated

Galician mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Not Evaluated

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Macropsis notata

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

Magnificent Bryozoan

Pectinatella magnifica

Not Evaluated

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Bitter Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Not Evaluated

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

English Meadow Grass

Poa pratensis

Not Evaluated

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Barnyard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Artemisia

Artemisia vulgaris

Least Concern

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Cat'S Ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Annual Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

Blood Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Not Evaluated

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Common Chamomile

Anthemis arvensis

Vulnerable

Jerusalem artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Common sowthistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Least Concern

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Beggar-Ticks

Bidens frondosa

Not Evaluated

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

light bulb sesquirt

Clavelina lepadiformis

Least Concern

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