🇺🇸

United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
795
CR + EN + VU
Population
331,002,647
Area
9,833,517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 158
Endangered 268
Vulnerable 369
Near Threatened 428
Least Concern 4227
Data Deficient 189
Not Evaluated 5428
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

Spanish lime

Melicoccus bijugatus

Least Concern

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Sparkling Signal-Moss

Hageniella micans

Endangered

Sparse-Flowered Sedge

Carex tenuiflora

Near Threatened

Spathulate Botrychium

Botrychium spathulatum

Not Evaluated

Spatterdock Darner

Rhionaeschna mutata

Least Concern

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Not Evaluated

Frosted Comma Lichen

Chrysothrix caesia

Not Evaluated

speckled rustwort

Marsupella sphacelata

Least Concern

Spider brake

Pteris multifida

Not Evaluated

Lamarck's bedstraw

Galium divaricatum

Not Evaluated

Spiderwort

Tradescantia virginiana

Not Evaluated

Sphaeropsis blight

Sphaeropsis sapinea

Not Evaluated

Sphagnum Brownie

Hypholoma elongatum

Least Concern

Sphagnum Sprite

Nehalennia gracilis

Least Concern

Spider

Trochosa ruricola

Least Concern

Aniseed Cockleshell

Lentinellus cochleatus

Least Concern

Spider

Urozelotes rusticus

Not Evaluated

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Spiderwisp

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

Marmalade bush

Streptosolen jamesonii

Not Evaluated

Aniseed Funnel

Clitocybe odora

Least Concern

Spiked Shieldbug

Picromerus bidens

Least Concern

Spiked speedwell

Veronica spicata

Vulnerable

spiked water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

Spiked Wood-Rush

Luzula spicata

Least Concern

Desert ragwort

Senecio eremophilus

Not Evaluated

spinach

Eulithis mellinata

Least Concern

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

Spindle Ermine

Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Least Concern

Spindle Shank

Gymnopus fusipes

Near Threatened

Jointed Rush

Juncus nodosus

Least Concern

Spinose Thyme-Moss

Mnium spinosum

Least Concern

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Spiny Baskettail

Epitheca spinigera

Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Spiny spiderflower

Tarenaya spinosa

Least Concern

Spiny naiad

Najas marina

Endangered

Spiny restharrow

Ononis spinosa

Endangered

spiral extinguisher moss

Encalypta procera

Least Concern

Spiral Extinguisher-Moss

Encalypta streptocarpa

Vulnerable

spiral ginger

Costus pulverulentus

Least Concern

spirea aphid

Aphis spiraecola

Not Evaluated

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Spitting Spider

Scytodes thoracica

Least Concern

Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Splitlip hempnettle

Galeopsis bifida

Least Concern

Splitpea Shanklet

Collybia cookei

Least Concern

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

Asian needle ant

Pachycondyla chinensis

Not Evaluated

Umber Dot Lichen

Scoliciosporum umbrinum

Not Evaluated

Annual pearlwort

Sagina apetala

Least Concern

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Annual Scorpion-vetch

Coronilla scorpioides

Not Evaluated

Annual vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum aristatum

Not Evaluated

Elegant Spreadwing

Lestes inaequalis

Least Concern

Spotted henbit

Lamium maculatum

Least Concern

Annual Water-Starwort

Callitriche hermaphroditica

Near Threatened

Annual Wild Rice

Zizania aquatica

Not Evaluated

Annual Willowherb

Epilobium brachycarpum

Not Evaluated

More Countries in North America

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia