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Denmark

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
14124
Threatened
1723
CR + EN + VU
Population
5,792,203
Area
43,094 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 310
Endangered 592
Vulnerable 821
Near Threatened 819
Least Concern 5524
Data Deficient 721
Not Evaluated 5127
Extinct 203

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 6414
Fungi 3531
Plantae 3296
Chromista 561
Protozoa 207
Bacteria 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Denmark

Early Purple

Eriocrania semipurpurella

Least Concern

Edmondson's Dandelion

Taraxacum edmondsonianum

Not Evaluated

Ochromonas verrucosa

Not Evaluated

horned stalked jellyfish

Lucernaria quadricornis

Not Evaluated

Fungus weevil

Anthribus nebulosus

Least Concern

Ichneumonid wasp

Bathyplectes anurus

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Barichneumon anator

Not Evaluated

Horse sucking louse

Haematopinus asini

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Sceptrothelys intermedia

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Acrotomus succinctus

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Lathrolestes nigricollis

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Eclytus ornatus

Not Evaluated

large dagger

Acronicta cuspis

Least Concern

Indian-rhubarb

Darmera peltata

Not Evaluated

elk

Cervus elaphus

Vulnerable

sperm whale

Physeter macrocephalus

Vulnerable

Foxglove Pug

Eupithecia pulchellata

Not Evaluated

Annual Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Not Evaluated

sea lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

Near Threatened

Cuspidothrix elenkinii

Not Evaluated

Bay Mussel

Mytilus edulis

Least Concern

Frosty Funnel

Clitocybe phyllophila

Least Concern

furrowed nutclam

Nucula sulcata

Least Concern

Fruity Brittlegill

Russula queletii

Least Concern

False Woodlouse-fly

Eggisops pecchiolii

Not Evaluated

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Least Concern

Athelia epiphylla

Least Concern

least weasel

Mustela nivalis

Near Threatened

Grassland Dandelion

Taraxacum dilatatum

Least Concern

Wasp

Dibrachys microgastri

Not Evaluated

Furrowed Melilot

Melilotus sulcatus

Not Evaluated

Dark-striped Groundling

Gelechia sororculella

Least Concern

Scarce Prominent

Odontosia carmelita

Least Concern

Orange Tip

Anthocharis cardamines

Least Concern

Bacidia rosella

Critically Endangered

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Vulnerable

speckled wood

Pararge aegeria

Least Concern

large tortoiseshell

Nymphalis polychloros

Critically Endangered

small heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Least Concern

meadow brown

Maniola jurtina

Least Concern

Silver-Studded Blue

Plebejus argus

Endangered

Scutellinia vitreola

Not Evaluated

Inocybe curvipes

Least Concern

Dusted case-bearer

Coleophora adspersella

Vulnerable

Petroderma maculiforme

Least Concern

Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum laeve

Not Evaluated

Russula pseudoaeruginea

Data Deficient

Phaeocollybia arduennensis

Endangered

Athelia neuhoffii

Least Concern

Athelia bombacina

Data Deficient

Bacidia scopulicola

Data Deficient

Badhamia lilacina

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Myllaena minuta

Least Concern

Greenweed Pigmy

Trifurcula beirnei

Not Evaluated

Golden-rod Conch

Phalonidia curvistrigana

Least Concern

Carrot Psyllid

Dyspersa apicalis

Not Evaluated

Asperococcus ensiformis

Data Deficient

waved carpet

Hydrelia sylvata

Least Concern

Horn Stalkball

Onygena equina

Least Concern

Scarce Marbled

Eublemma minutata

Endangered

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