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Belgium

Europe · Western Europe

Total Species
12026
Threatened
1284
CR + EN + VU
Population
11,589,616
Area
30,528 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 236
Endangered 442
Vulnerable 606
Near Threatened 661
Least Concern 4390
Data Deficient 356
Not Evaluated 4279
Extinct 170

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 5675
Plantae 3894
Fungi 2229
Protozoa 121
Chromista 104
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Belgium

Common harp ground beetle

Amara communis

Least Concern

Common Kidney-Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Vulnerable

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Vulnerable

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Least Concern

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Least Concern

Common Seal

Phoca vitulina

Near Threatened

Canadian beaver

Castor canadensis

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

European pine marten

Martes martes

Critically Endangered

Eurasian pygmy shrew

Sorex minutus

Vulnerable

European polecat

Mustela putorius

Vulnerable

European water vole

Arvicola amphibius

Near Threatened

Globe Thistle

Echinops exaltatus

Not Evaluated

Ardilla Gris Oriental

Sciurus carolinensis

Not Evaluated

Mongolian gerbil

Meriones unguiculatus

Not Evaluated

Natterer's Bat

Myotis nattereri

Critically Endangered

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

Not Evaluated

Patagonian mara

Dolichotis patagonum

Near Threatened

American mink

Mustela vison

Not Evaluated

Conejo De Florida

Sylvilagus floridanus

Least Concern

European hamster

Cricetus cricetus

Critically Endangered

European Mink

Mustela lutreola

Extinct

European Mole

Talpa europaea

Least Concern

Finlayson's squirrel

Callosciurus finlaysonii

Least Concern

European otter

Lutra lutra

Vulnerable

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Malayan porcupine

Hystrix brachyura

Least Concern

Bank Vole

Myodes glareolus

Least Concern

Black-Veined White

Aporia crataegi

Endangered

Blue Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Least Concern

Buckelwal

Megaptera novaeangliae

Vulnerable

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

Castor fiber

Vulnerable

Eurasian badger

Meles meles

Vulnerable

European hare

Lepus europaeus

Near Threatened

Eurasian red squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

Neomys fodiens

Endangered

gray wolf

Canis lupus

Critically Endangered

Noctule

Nyctalus noctula

Vulnerable

small tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Near Threatened

Giant Noctule

Nyctalus lasiopterus

Not Evaluated

Golden hamster

Mesocricetus auratus

Not Evaluated

Greater white-toothed shrew

Crocidura russula

Least Concern

Guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

Least Concern

Indian muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

Least Concern

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Not Evaluated

Lesser Noctule

Nyctalus leisleri

Endangered

Montane Water Vole

Arvicola scherman

Least Concern

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Anarta myrtilli

Least Concern

clouded brindle

Apamea epomidion

Least Concern

Clover Cutworm

Anarta trifolii

Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

Agabus brunneus

Extinct

Japanese Squirrel

Sciurus lis

Least Concern

Brook Alder

Alnus maritima

Endangered

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Anostirus castaneus

Least Concern

brown-spot pinion

Agrochola litura

Least Concern

Buzzing Spider

Anyphaena accentuata

Least Concern

Calamus

Acorus calamus

Least Concern

Common Wall Cress

Arabidopsis thaliana

Least Concern

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