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Ireland

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
1335
Threatened
76
CR + EN + VU
Population
4,937,796
Area
70,273 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 21
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 52
Least Concern 378
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 802
Extinct 14

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 842
Animalia 464
Fungi 14
Chromista 14
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ireland

Mossy Sandwort

Arenaria balearica

Not Evaluated

Canadian Arrowhead

Sagittaria rigida

Not Evaluated

Monkey Musk

Erythranthe moschata

Not Evaluated

Crimson woodsorrel

Oxalis incarnata

Not Evaluated

pine echium

Echium pininana

Endangered

Flame Nasturtium

Tropaeolum speciosum

Not Evaluated

Bronze Pirri-pirri-bur

Acaena anserinifolia

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-valley-tree

Clethra arborea

Least Concern

hairy mock orange

Philadelphus virginalis

Not Evaluated

Crested Field-speedwell

Veronica crista-galli

Not Evaluated

Swedish cotoneaster

Cotoneaster suecicus

Not Evaluated

Two-spined Acaena

Acaena ovalifolia

Not Evaluated

Ake-ake

Olearia traversii

Near Threatened

Bentham's cornel

Cornus capitata

Least Concern

Johnston's Gum

Eucalyptus johnstonii

Near Threatened

roble beech

Nothofagus obliqua

Least Concern

Chilean myrtle

Luma apiculata

Least Concern

Field Hawkweed

Pilosella caespitosa

Not Evaluated

Garden Arabis

Arabis caucasica

Not Evaluated

Crown-Pink

Silene coronaria

Not Evaluated

Brewer's Spruce

Picea breweriana

Vulnerable

urn gum

Eucalyptus urnigera

Least Concern

Brookwood Crestwort

Lophocolea brookwoodiana

Data Deficient

Japanese netvein hollyfern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Not Evaluated

Hoary Stock

Matthiola incana

Not Evaluated

Aubretia

Aubrieta deltoidea

Not Evaluated

Weak bluegrass

Poa infirma

Not Evaluated

Compact brome

Bromus madritensis

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Sand Lucerne

Medicago varia

Not Evaluated

Hybrid Crack Willow

Salix rubens

Not Evaluated

Purple Toothwort

Lathraea clandestina

Not Evaluated

Chinese Bramble

Rubus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Seaside Daisy

Erigeron glaucus

Not Evaluated

daisybush

Olearia haastii

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

Not Evaluated

Kokonor cotoneaster

Cotoneaster nitens

Not Evaluated

Crispate Smoothcap Moss

Atrichum crispum

Not Evaluated

Stanford Screw-moss

Hennediella stanfordensis

Not Evaluated

Sicilian Chamomile

Anthemis punctata

Not Evaluated

Rye Ergot

Claviceps purpurea

Not Evaluated

Dutch elm disease

Ophiostoma novo-ulmi

Not Evaluated

Dutch Elm Disease

Ophiostoma ulmi

Not Evaluated

Entoleuca mammata

Vulnerable

Rhabdocline pseudotsugae

Not Evaluated

japweed

Sargassum muticum

Not Evaluated

Asian kelp

Undaria pinnatifida

Not Evaluated

Diatom

Coscinodiscus wailesii

Not Evaluated

Wasting Disease

Labyrinthula zosterae

Not Evaluated

Centric diatom

Skeletonema subsalsum

Not Evaluated

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

Karenia mikimotoi

Not Evaluated

fly speck scale

Gymnaspis aechmeae

Not Evaluated

western roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

Least Concern

European oyster drill

Ocenebra erinaceus

Not Evaluated

sika deer

Cervus nippon

Not Evaluated

Atlantic dog whelk

Nucella lapillus

Least Concern

Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Not Evaluated

Abalone

Haliotis tuberculata

Vulnerable

small skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris

Vulnerable

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