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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
799
CR + EN + VU
Population
331,002,647
Area
9,833,517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 159
Endangered 269
Vulnerable 371
Near Threatened 430
Least Concern 4227
Data Deficient 189
Not Evaluated 5471
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 150

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

sea thread hydroid

Obelia dichotoma

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Trichoniscus pygmaeus

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Cotesia ruficrus

Not Evaluated

Wild service aphid

Dysaphis aucupariae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Coccophagus lycimnia

Not Evaluated

currant aphid

Cryptomyzus ribis

Not Evaluated

Lion'S Foot

Nabalus albus

Not Evaluated

Common sawfly

Hoplocampa brevis

Not Evaluated

Seifriz's chamaedorea

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Least Concern

Selwyn's pylaisia

Pylaisia selwynii

Not Evaluated

Hairy-Eyed Flower Fly

Syrphus torvus

Least Concern

Semifree Morel

Morchella semilibera

Vulnerable

Sessile hydrozoans

Symplectoscyphus tricuspidatus

Not Evaluated

European Drone Fly

Eristalis arbustorum

Least Concern

European Wool Carder Bee

Anthidium manicatum

Least Concern

Sorghum ergot

Claviceps africana

Not Evaluated

Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Least Concern

Merchant Grain Beetle

Oryzaephilus mercator

Not Evaluated

Short-winged firefly

Phosphaenus hemipterus

Least Concern

Darkling beetle

Blaps lethifera

Extinct

Little fire ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

Not Evaluated

Ermine moth

Ocnerostoma piniariella

Least Concern

Broad-Horned Flour Beetle

Gnatocerus cornutus

Not Evaluated

Semi-striated pill beetle

Simplocaria semistriata

Least Concern

Seneca Root

Polygala senega

Not Evaluated

Senegal date palm

Phoenix reclinata

Least Concern

Senegal mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

Vulnerable

Sennett'S Titmouse

Baeolophus bicolor

Least Concern

Separated sedge

Carex divisa

Critically Endangered

Ladybird beetle

Clitostethus arcuatus

Not Evaluated

elegant helicellid

Trochoidea elegans

Data Deficient

Garden Apple Slender

Callisto denticulella

Least Concern

Serradella

Ornithopus sativus

Not Evaluated

serrate trumpet moss

Tayloria serrata

Endangered

American Dwarf Birch

Betula pumila

Least Concern

serrulate-leaved long-beaked moss

Rhynchostegium serrulatum

Not Evaluated

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Sessile Bellwort

Uvularia sessilifolia

Not Evaluated

Sessile Earthstar

Geastrum fimbriatum

Least Concern

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Sevenbark

Hydrangea arborescens

Not Evaluated

Paint Trillium

Trillium undulatum

Least Concern

Shade Moonwort

Botrychium tenebrosum

Endangered

Leafhopper

Anoscopus albiger

Least Concern

Shadow Darner

Aeshna umbrosa

Least Concern

Shaggy Parasol

Chlorophyllum rachodes

Not Evaluated

Shaggy Pholiota

Pholiota squarrosa

Least Concern

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Coral gum

Eucalyptus torquata

Least Concern

Northern Grey Shrike

Lanius borealis

Not Evaluated

Shamel ash

Fraxinus uhdei

Not Evaluated

sharped-leaved fluellen

Kickxia elatine

Least Concern

sharp-leaved Blind's moss

Blindia acuta

Least Concern

Small Tabby

Aglossa caprealis

Not Evaluated

Sharp-Scaly Pholiota

Pholiota squarrosoides

Critically Endangered

Sheepbit

Jasione montana

Least Concern

Sheathed Sedge

Carex vaginata

Least Concern

Sheep botfly

Oestrus ovis

Extinct

Shelled Slug

Testacella haliotidea

Data Deficient

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