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United Kingdom

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
4019
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
67,886,011
Area
242,495 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2273
Animalia 1568
Fungi 126
Chromista 50
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in United Kingdom

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

Japanese Barberry

Berberis thunbergii

Not Evaluated

Ant

Technomyrmex vitiensis

Not Evaluated

Golden Shelled Slug

Testacella scutulum

Least Concern

Japanese cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira

Not Evaluated

Japanese Hop

Humulus scandens

Not Evaluated

Julia's primrose

Primula juliae

Not Evaluated

Golden Ragwort

Senecio doria

Not Evaluated

Japanese leafhopper

Orientus ishidae

Not Evaluated

Japanese spindletree

Euonymus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum

Not Evaluated

Japanese netvein hollyfern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Not Evaluated

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa

Not Evaluated

Chinese Mallow

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

Golden Ground Beetle

Carabus auratus

Endangered

Golden Freshwater Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Not Evaluated

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Japan Globeflower

Kerria japonica

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Jenkins' spire shell

Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Not Evaluated

Red brome

Bromus rubens

Not Evaluated

Musk Stork's-bill

Erodium moschatum

Not Evaluated

Kentish snail

Monacha cantiana

Vulnerable

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

Orange-ball-tree

Buddleja globosa

Not Evaluated

Golden Clover

Trifolium aureum

Near Threatened

Pale Stagshorn

Calocera pallidospathulata

Not Evaluated

Chinese Foxtail

Setaria faberi

Not Evaluated

Kiwi

Actinidia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Golden Crocus

Crocus chrysanthus

Not Evaluated

Iron Fern

Rumohra adiantiformis

Not Evaluated

Fly

Phytomyza hellebori

Not Evaluated

velvet tobacco

Nicotiana velutina

Not Evaluated

Golden Chervil

Chaerophyllum aureum

Not Evaluated

large chequered skipper

Heteropterus morpheus

Extinct

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Chinese Fountain-bamboo

Fargesia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Black Mulberry

Morus nigra

Not Evaluated

Latania scale

Hemiberlesia lataniae

Not Evaluated

Ant

Strumigenys rogeri

Not Evaluated

Soft brown scale

Coccus hesperidum

Not Evaluated

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

Akiraho

Olearia paniculata

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

fern aphid

Idiopterus nephrelepidis

Not Evaluated

Active gray pine needle aphid

Eulachnus rileyi

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Iberian spirea

Spiraea hypericifolia

Not Evaluated

Corn sap beetle

Carpophilus dimidiatus

Not Evaluated

Goat's-rue

Galega officinalis

Not Evaluated

pennywort

Umbilicus rupestris

Not Evaluated

Goat-Leaved Honeysuckle

Lonicera caprifolium

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Oncopsis flavicollis

Least Concern

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Minute pirate bug

Lyctocoris campestris

Least Concern

Four-Spotted Sap Beetle

Glischrochilus quadrisignatus

Least Concern

Least Moonwort

Botrychium simplex

Endangered

Black Marram Weevil

Otiorhynchus atroapterus

Least Concern

Iberian slug

Arion vulgaris

Least Concern

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