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Mexico

North America · Central America

Total Species
1109
Threatened
226
CR + EN + VU
Population
128,932,753
Area
1,964,375 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 79
Endangered 97
Vulnerable 50
Near Threatened 23
Least Concern 176
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 214
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 547
Plantae 506
Chromista 51
Bacteria 3
Fungi 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mexico

Phalacroma rotundatum

Not Evaluated

Spatulodinium pseudonoctiluca

Not Evaluated

Heterocapsa rotundata

Not Evaluated

Chaetoceros didymus

Not Evaluated

Prorocentrum lima

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium ostenfeldii

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis fortii

Not Evaluated

Pseudo-nitzschia pseudodelicatissima

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis acuta

Not Evaluated

Amylax triacantha

Not Evaluated

Chattonella subsalsa

Not Evaluated

Thalassiosira pacifica

Not Evaluated

Pseudo-nitzschia fraudulenta

Not Evaluated

Coolia monotis

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis sacculus

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis norvegica

Not Evaluated

Peridiniella danica

Not Evaluated

Tripos muelleri

Not Evaluated

Protoceratium reticulatum

Not Evaluated

Pseudo-nitzschia multiseries

Not Evaluated

Pseudo-nitzschia subfraudulenta

Not Evaluated

Mesodinium rubrum

Not Evaluated

Boreadinium pisiforme

Not Evaluated

Oblea rotunda

Not Evaluated

Protoperidinium thulesense

Not Evaluated

Protoperidinium parvicollum

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Endangered

Chlamydophila psittaci

Not Evaluated

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

Least Concern

Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

Near Threatened

Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

Least Concern

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Endangered

elk

Cervus elaphus

Vulnerable

Ardilla Gris Oriental

Sciurus carolinensis

Not Evaluated

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

wild cat

Felis silvestris

Critically Endangered

chital

Axis axis

Not Evaluated

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

African clawed frog

Xenopus laevis

Not Evaluated

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Wandering Mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

Caruana's slug

Deroceras invadens

Not Evaluated

bread-crumb sponge

Halichondria panicea

Not Evaluated

Great Spruce Bark Beetle

Dendroctonus micans

Near Threatened

worm slug

Boettgerilla pallens

Least Concern

Threeband gardenslug

Ambigolimax valentianus

Not Evaluated

Confused flour beetle

Tribolium confusum

Least Concern

red imported fire ant

Solenopsis invicta

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sand snail

Theba pisana

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

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