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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 800
Extinct 14

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 842
Animalia 464
Fungi 14
Chromista 14
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ireland

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Least Concern

Eurasian Woodland Bluegrass

Poa nemoralis

Least Concern

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf bluegrass

Poa chaixii

Near Threatened

marsh fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

Extinct

Slender soft brome

Bromus lepidus

Not Evaluated

Bronco Grass

Bromus tectorum

Least Concern

Frisch's carpet beetle

Dermestes frischi

Least Concern

Thrips

Thrips fuscipennis

Not Evaluated

firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Least Concern

Caspian mud shrimp

Chelicorophium curvispinum

Not Evaluated

Black Bent

Agrostis gigantea

Least Concern

Hair Grass

Agrostis scabra

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Encarsia formosa

Not Evaluated

Black-grass

Alopecurus myosuroides

Least Concern

Loose Silky-bent

Apera spica-venti

Least Concern

Variousleaf fescue

Festuca heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Beet Moth

Scrobipalpa ocellatella

Not Evaluated

Narrowleaf hawksbeard

Crepis tectorum

Near Threatened

Rough Hawk's-beard

Crepis biennis

Near Threatened

Bristly Hawk'S-Beard

Crepis setosa

Not Evaluated

cabbage thistle

Cirsium oleraceum

Near Threatened

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Ectopsocid

Ectopsocus briggsi

Not Evaluated

fir seed chalcid

Megastigmus suspectus

Not Evaluated

Siberian chipmunk

Tamias sibiricus

Not Evaluated

Common Globe-Thistle

Echinops sphaerocephalus

Not Evaluated

Blue Globe Thistle

Echinops bannaticus

Not Evaluated

Yellow Oxeye

Telekia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Cola-Nut Gall

Andricus lignicolus

Not Evaluated

Knopper Gall

Andricus quercuscalicis

Not Evaluated

Long-horned beetle

Gracilia minuta

Not Evaluated

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

comma

Polygonia c-album

Least Concern

Book louse

Liposcelis corrodens

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Laburnum Leaf Miner

Leucoptera laburnella

Least Concern

Cave barklouse

Dorypteryx domestica

Not Evaluated

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

Not Evaluated

strawberry aphid

Chaetosiphon fragaefolii

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Pteroxanium kelloggi

Not Evaluated

Little yellow ant

Plagiolepis alluaudi

Not Evaluated

green peach aphid

Myzus persicae

Not Evaluated

Dark mealworm

Tenebrio obscurus

Not Evaluated

Smalleyed flour beetle

Palorus ratzeburgi

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Japanese skeleton shrimp

Caprella mutica

Not Evaluated

silver-washed fritillary

Argynnis paphia

Least Concern

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

Least Concern

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Least Concern

Atlantic dog whelk

Nucella lapillus

Least Concern

Granary book louse

Lepinotus patruelis

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Trogium pulsatorium

Not Evaluated

bobtail trophon

Boreotrophon truncatus

Critically Endangered

Silken fungus beetle

Ephistemus globulus

Least Concern

Eel pest

Pseudodactylogyrus bini

Not Evaluated

American Oyster Drill

Urosalpinx cinerea

Not Evaluated

Iberian slug

Arion vulgaris

Least Concern

Eel pest

Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae

Not Evaluated

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