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United Kingdom

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
4019
Threatened
171
CR + EN + VU
Population
67,886,011
Area
242,495 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 42
Endangered 69
Vulnerable 60
Near Threatened 113
Least Concern 878
Data Deficient 28
Not Evaluated 2695
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 41

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2273
Animalia 1568
Fungi 126
Chromista 50
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in United Kingdom

Scarce Drab Clothes

Haplotinea ditella

Data Deficient

Cushion Spurge

Euphorbia epithymoides

Not Evaluated

Odd beetle

Thylodrias contractus

Not Evaluated

Heather Weevil

Strophosoma sus

Least Concern

Fenugreek

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Not Evaluated

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

Skin beetle

Thorictodes heydeni

Not Evaluated

Garden Tortrix

Clepsis peritana

Not Evaluated

Skin beetle

Trogoderma angustum

Not Evaluated

Siberian-tea

Bergenia crassifolia

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Marigold

Schkuhria pinnata

Not Evaluated

Ectopsocid

Ectopsocus briggsi

Not Evaluated

Streaked China-mark

Parapoynx bilinealis

Not Evaluated

Frisch's carpet beetle

Dermestes frischi

Least Concern

Sickle-fruited Fenugreek

Trigonella balansae

Not Evaluated

Ladies' false fleabane

Pulicaria arabica

Not Evaluated

Cape Figwort

Phygelius capensis

Not Evaluated

Pleasing fungus beetle

Dacne picta

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

Iberian Mountain Bush-cricket

Antaxius spinibrachius

Least Concern

Long-horned beetle

Poecilium lividum

Data Deficient

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura suaveolens

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Kybos smaragdula

Least Concern

Large peach aphid

Myzus varians

Not Evaluated

American Arbor-Vitae

Thuja occidentalis

Not Evaluated

Spanish heath

Erica lusitanica

Least Concern

Firethorn leaf-miner

Phyllonorycter leucographella

Not Evaluated

Giant Fir

Abies grandis

Not Evaluated

Pale rush

Juncus pallidus

Not Evaluated

Hairy ironwort

Sideritis lanata

Not Evaluated

lesser grain borer

Rhyzopertha dominica

Not Evaluated

Glaucous Hawkweed

Pilosella floribunda

Not Evaluated

Brook Cinquefoil

Potentilla rivalis

Not Evaluated

Red Stinkhorn

Mutinus ravenelii

Least Concern

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

Not Evaluated

French Crane's-bill

Geranium endressii

Not Evaluated

Schinz's pepperweed

Lepidium schinzii

Not Evaluated

Japanese Cowslip

Primula japonica

Not Evaluated

purple crane's-bill

Geranium magnificum

Not Evaluated

Horehound pollen beetle

Meligethes ruficornis

Least Concern

Spruce bark tortricid

Cydia pactolana

Least Concern

Viburnum

Viburnum rhytidophylloides

Not Evaluated

Godetia

Clarkia amoena

Not Evaluated

Many-Pored Punch Lichen

Anisomeridium polypori

Least Concern

Salty Mushroom

Agaricus bernardii

Least Concern

Ground Elder Rust

Puccinia aegopodii

Not Evaluated

Needle Rust

Chrysomyxa ledi

Not Evaluated

Spreading windmill grass

Chloris divaricata

Not Evaluated

Staggerweed

Dicentra eximia

Not Evaluated

Guinea ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Not Evaluated

Forest pathogen

Venturia saliciperda

Not Evaluated

Pyrenean Lily

Lilium pyrenaicum

Not Evaluated

Winter Jasmine

Jasminum nudiflorum

Not Evaluated

Fungus

Leptographium procerum

Not Evaluated

Quelet's Stalk Puffball

Queletia mirabilis

Not Evaluated

Procumbent Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster prostratus

Not Evaluated

Dragon's-teeth

Lotus maritimus

Least Concern

bristly yarrow

Achillea setacea

Not Evaluated

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

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