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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
274
CR + EN + VU
Population
331,002,647
Area
9,833,517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 42
Endangered 98
Vulnerable 134
Near Threatened 153
Least Concern 2196
Data Deficient 112
Not Evaluated 3438
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 86

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 5386
Animalia 3833
Fungi 1835
Protozoa 86
Bacteria 78
Chromista 74

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Rimmed Wart Lichen

Varicellaria velata

Critically Endangered

Rock Bushy Lichen

Ramalina intermedia

Not Evaluated

Rove beetle

Xylodromus depressus

Vulnerable

Rove beetle

Boreophilia islandica

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Carpelimus gracilis

Least Concern

Rosy Woodwax

Hygrophorus pudorinus

Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

Hortiboletus rubellus

Least Concern

Blushing Rosette

Abortiporus biennis

Near Threatened

Sap beetle

Carpophilus marginellus

Least Concern

Sap beetle

Carpophilus mutilatus

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Urophorus humeralis

Not Evaluated

scarlet malachite beetle

Malachius aeneus

Endangered

Scentless plant bug

Brachycarenus tigrinus

Endangered

Arrow-Leaved Violet

Viola sagittata

Not Evaluated

Cobblestone Tiger Beetle

Cicindela marginipennis

Vulnerable

Droop Sedge

Carex prasina

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Mycetoporus lepidus

Least Concern

Minute pirate bug

Brachysteles parvicornis

Least Concern

Scaly Shield

Pluteus petasatus

Least Concern

Dung fly

Copromyza equina

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Pteromalus puparum

Not Evaluated

Shingled Camouflage Lichen

Montanelia panniformis

Least Concern

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Sheathed Woodtuft

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Least Concern

Shield Pinkgill

Entoloma clypeatum

Least Concern

Mediterranean flour moth

Ephestia kuehniella

Least Concern

Woodwasp

Sirex noctilio

Vulnerable

Fly

Coproica ferruginata

Not Evaluated

Alder Buckthorn

Frangula alnus

Least Concern

Chinese Yam

Dioscorea polystachya

Not Evaluated

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Octagonal-tail worm

Dendrobaena octaedra

Not Evaluated

Millipede

Cylindroiulus latestriatus

Least Concern

Mite

Steneotarsonemus spirifex

Not Evaluated

larch case-bearer

Coleophora laricella

Not Evaluated

Small dung fly

Pullimosina heteroneura

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem artichoke

Helianthus tuberosus

Not Evaluated

Mason bee

Osmia cornuta

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Theocolax elegans

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Anisopteromalus calandrae

Not Evaluated

Compound Sea Squirt

Didemnum vexillum

Not Evaluated

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Pachyneuron aphidis

Not Evaluated

Clammy Ground-Cherry

Physalis heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Pavement ant

Tetramorium caespitum

Least Concern

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Nasonia vitripennis

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis venusta

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastidea abnormis

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Tachinaephagus zealandicus

Not Evaluated

Dame'S Rocket Moth

Plutella porrectella

Least Concern

Parasitic wasp

Metaphycus helvolus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Amber Jelly

Exidia recisa

Least Concern

Cat flea

Ctenocephalides felis

Not Evaluated

Clover Hayworm Moth

Hypsopygia costalis

Least Concern

Kangaroo grass

Themeda triandra

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Chelonus inanitus

Not Evaluated

African mustard

Strigosella africana

Not Evaluated

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