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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

Compound Sea Squirt

Didemnum vexillum

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Dame'S Rocket Moth

Plutella porrectella

Least Concern

Parasitic wasp

Metaphycus helvolus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Drab Clothes

Haplotinea insectella

Least Concern

Orange Coneflower

Rudbeckia fulgida

Not Evaluated

Barrelier's bugloss

Cynoglottis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

cobweb spiders

Nesticodes rufipes

Not Evaluated

Common Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Elm Leaf Beetle

Xanthogaleruca luteola

Not Evaluated

Gall midge

Contarinia pyrivora

Not Evaluated

Hemerocallis gall midge

Contarinia quinquenotata

Not Evaluated

Tawny Harp Ground Beetle

Perigona nigriceps

Near Threatened

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Garden Dahlia

Dahlia cultorum

Not Evaluated

Greenhouse white fly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Not Evaluated

Leaf-miner fly

Liothrips vaneeckei

Not Evaluated

Pygmy Elm Bark Beetle

Scolytus pygmaeus

Not Evaluated

parasitic copepod

Ergasilus briani

Not Evaluated

Scentless plant bug

Liorhyssus hyalinus

Least Concern

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Pillbug

Nagurus cristatus

Not Evaluated

Marble Gall

Andricus kollari

Not Evaluated

obscure mealybug

Pseudococcus viburni

Not Evaluated

Chalcidoid wasp

Eurytoma orchidearum

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila immigrans

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila repleta

Not Evaluated

Bride'S Feathers

Aruncus dioicus

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Eupteryx vittata

Least Concern

Lesser cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

Northern root knot nematode

Meloidogyne hapla

Not Evaluated

Fletcher scale

Parthenolecanium fletcheri

Not Evaluated

palm scale

Eucalymnatus tessellatus

Not Evaluated

Hairy Spider Weevil

Exomias pellucidus

Least Concern

Spider Weevil

Exomias araneiformis

Not Evaluated

Spruce Twig Aphid

Mindarus obliquus

Not Evaluated

strawberry root aphid

Aphis forbesi

Not Evaluated

Eel pest

Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Trogium pulsatorium

Not Evaluated

Spruce Groundling

Coleotechnites piceaella

Not Evaluated

California maple aphid

Periphyllus californiensis

Not Evaluated

Cherry Fruit Fly

Rhagoletis cingulata

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Spodoptera litura

Not Evaluated

Longheaded flour beetle

Latheticus oryzae

Not Evaluated

Dark mealworm

Tenebrio obscurus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Pteroxanium kelloggi

Not Evaluated

Rhododendron whitefly

Massilieurodes chittendeni

Not Evaluated

Bont leg tick

Hyalomma aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Cactus mealybug

Spilococcus mamillariae

Not Evaluated

Large-winged psocid

Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae

Not Evaluated

Copepod

Pseudodiaptomus marinus

Not Evaluated

Small minute scavenger beetle

Latridius minutus

Least Concern

Lash-faced psocid

Trichopsocus dalii

Not Evaluated

Germany small dung beetle

Rhyssemus germanus

Not Evaluated

Royal Knot-horn

Eccopisa effractella

Not Evaluated

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