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Denmark

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
14124
Threatened
1609
CR + EN + VU
Population
5,792,203
Area
43,094 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 280
Endangered 557
Vulnerable 772
Near Threatened 738
Least Concern 5198
Data Deficient 717
Not Evaluated 4460
Extinct 189

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 6414
Fungi 3531
Plantae 3296
Chromista 561
Protozoa 207
Bacteria 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Denmark

Mite

Notoedres cati

Not Evaluated

Oak Cosmet

Dystebenna stephensi

Vulnerable

cod or seal worm

Pseudoterranova decipiens

Not Evaluated

smoothspined snailfur

Podocoryna carnea

Not Evaluated

Top-horned Hunchback

Acrocera orbicula

Least Concern

Southern Bent-wing

Leucoptera lathyrifoliella

Not Evaluated

soft hornwort

Ceratophyllum submersum

Least Concern

soft needleleaf

Polycnemum arvense

Not Evaluated

Soft Puffball

Lycoperdon molle

Least Concern

Soft-shelled clam

Mya truncata

Vulnerable

riband wave

Idaea aversata

Least Concern

Forest Windowfly

Scenopinus niger

Least Concern

Headfly

Hydrotaea irritans

Not Evaluated

Liverwort Snipefly

Spania nigra

Least Concern

coastal arrow worm

Parasagitta setosa

Not Evaluated

Solomon's-seal

Polygonatum odoratum

Critically Endangered

Yellow Evening Hawk

Ephemerella notata

Vulnerable

Northern Grey

Scoparia ancipitella

Least Concern

Large Mottled Shade

Eana penziana

Least Concern

Pale-palped Melinda

Melinda gentilis

Least Concern

Woodland Bluebottle

Calliphora subalpina

Least Concern

Pouting Woodlouse-fly

Rhinophora lepida

Least Concern

Yellow-legged Centurion

Sargus flavipes

Least Concern

Oxbow Diving Beetle

Hydroporus rufifrons

Critically Endangered

Somerset Skullcap

Scutellaria altissima

Not Evaluated

Surrey Tubic

Denisia augustella

Not Evaluated

sooty cupola moss

Cinclidium stygium

Least Concern

Sooty Shield

Pluteus ephebeus

Data Deficient

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

Least Concern

Earthworm

Amynthas rodericensis

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Pityophthorus juglandis

Not Evaluated

soprano pipistrelle, pygmy pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Data Deficient

peanut worm

Nephasoma eremita

Not Evaluated

Sordid Blewit

Lepista sordida

Least Concern

Sorrel Pigmy

Enteucha acetosae

Extinct

Sour orange

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

stone bramble

Rubus saxatilis

Least Concern

South african ragwort

Senecio inaequidens

Not Evaluated

Gall midge

Lestremia cinerea

Not Evaluated

Plant bug

Fieberocapsus flaveolus

Least Concern

Darkling beetle

Myrmechixenus vaporariorum

Least Concern

sand digger shrimp

Bathyporeia elegans

Not Evaluated

Follicle mite

Demodex folliculorum

Not Evaluated

Tufted Clusterfly

Pollenia pediculata

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Anoscopus albifrons

Least Concern

Flesh fly

Ravinia pernix

Least Concern

Large Plain Stiletto

Thereva cinifera

Least Concern

Light Scottish Stiletto

Thereva inornata

Least Concern

Dark-leaved Dandelion

Taraxacum necessarium

Least Concern

Ichneumonid wasp

Neotypus nobilitator

Least Concern

Tachinid fly

Compsilura concinnata

Not Evaluated

Southern Crablet

Ozyptila claveata

Least Concern

Small-tailed worm

Bimastos eiseni

Not Evaluated

Western Dwarf

Elachista triseriatella

Not Evaluated

Henslow Peaclam

Euglesa henslowana

Least Concern

Shining Peaclam

Euglesa nitida

Least Concern

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Least Concern

Essex Case-bearer

Coleophora vibicigerella

Least Concern

Mite

Soldanellonyx monardi

Not Evaluated

southern root-knot nematode

Meloidogyne incognita

Not Evaluated

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