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Portugal

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
5298
Threatened
252
CR + EN + VU
Population
10,196,709
Area
92,212 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 81
Endangered 82
Vulnerable 89
Near Threatened 85
Least Concern 655
Data Deficient 68
Not Evaluated 1415
Extinct 50

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2341
Animalia 1707
Fungi 925
Chromista 293
Protozoa 32

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Portugal

vagrant emperor

Anax ephippiger

Not Evaluated

Valley redstem

Ammannia coccinea

Least Concern

Variable Crisp-moss

Trichostomum brachydontium

Not Evaluated

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

variable forklet moss

Dicranella varia

Least Concern

Variable Oysterling

Crepidotus variabilis

Least Concern

Varied Carpet Beetle

Anthrenus verbasci

Least Concern

deer-foot fern

Davallia canariensis

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Vegetable fern

Diplazium esculentum

Least Concern

Veilwort

Pallavicinia lyellii

Vulnerable

veined squid

Loligo forbesii

Least Concern

Magnificent Bryozoan

Pectinatella magnifica

Not Evaluated

Velvet belly

Etmopterus spinax

Near Threatened

Fluted Bird'S Nest

Cyathus striatus

Least Concern

Velvet Shank

Flammulina velutipes

Least Concern

Venus's-looking-glass

Legousia hybrida

Critically Endangered

Hairy Sedge

Fuirena pubescens

Least Concern

Verdigris Agaric

Stropharia aeruginosa

Least Concern

vestal

Rhodometra sacraria

Not Evaluated

Noah's arch

Arca noae

Not Evaluated

violet fritillary

Boloria dia

Not Evaluated

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

black spleenwort

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum

Near Threatened

Violet Crystalwort

Riccia huebeneriana

Endangered

violin spiders

Loxosceles rufescens

Not Evaluated

Wall Bedstraw

Galium parisiense

Not Evaluated

Walnut

Juglans regia

Least Concern

Pinhead Lichen

Chaenotheca brunneola

Near Threatened

Ward's weed

Carrichtera annua

Not Evaluated

Wandering vetch

Vicia peregrina

Not Evaluated

Wandflower

Sparaxis tricolor

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Warty bedstraw

Galium verrucosum

Not Evaluated

Washerwoman

Alternanthera caracasana

Not Evaluated

Wasp Beetle

Clytus arietis

Least Concern

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Not Evaluated

waterlily aphid

Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae

Not Evaluated

Water fern

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

Water foxtail

Alopecurus geniculatus

Least Concern

Water hog lice/slaters

Asellus aquaticus

Not Evaluated

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Water Measurer

Hydrometra stagnorum

Least Concern

Water-Pepper

Persicaria hydropiper

Least Concern

water pocket moss

Fissidens fontanus

Vulnerable

water purslane

Lythrum portula

Vulnerable

Water scavenger beetle

Sphaeridium scarabaeoides

Least Concern

Water speedwell

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Vulnerable

Dingy Dowd

Blastobasis adustella

Not Evaluated

Rose scented geranium

Pelargonium capitatum

Not Evaluated

Wavyleaf mullein

Verbascum sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Wavyleaf sea lavender

Limonium sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Waxy mannagrass

Glyceria declinata

Vulnerable

Weak bluegrass

Poa infirma

Not Evaluated

Wedgeleaf dock

Rumex frutescens

Not Evaluated

Weedy dogfennel

Cladanthus mixtus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Neocnemis occidentalis

Extinct

Weeping lovegrass

Eragrostis curvula

Not Evaluated

Elfin Saddle

Helvella lacunosa

Least Concern

Phlebia rufa

Least Concern

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