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Iceland

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
837
Threatened
77
CR + EN + VU
Population
341.250
Area
103.000 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 21
Endangered 23
Vulnerable 33
Near Threatened 64
Least Concern 447
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 230
Extinct 14

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 717
Animalia 109
Fungi 7
Chromista 3
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Iceland

Imported currantworm

Nematus ribesii

Least Concern

Mountain Plume

Stenoptilia islandicus

Vulnerable

Aphid

Uroleucon taraxaci

Not Evaluated

Monochrome spider beetle

Epauloecus unicolor

Least Concern

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Ageniaspis fuscicollis

Not Evaluated

eel parasite

Anguillicola crassus

Not Evaluated

Metallic Marine Isopod

Idotea metallica

Not Evaluated

White-spot Purple

Heringocrania unimaculella

Not Evaluated

Bright-Green Spleenwort

Asplenium viride

Least Concern

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Asplenium trichomanes

Least Concern

Forked Spleenwort

Asplenium septentrionale

Critically Endangered

northern red currant

Ribes spicatum

Least Concern

Black Bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus

Least Concern

Duckwheat

Fagopyrum tataricum

Not Evaluated

Dooryard dock

Rumex longifolius

Least Concern

Garden sorrel

Rumex thyrsiflorus

Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Spotted ladysthumb

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

Amphibious Bistort

Persicaria amphibia

Least Concern

Horned Pondweed

Zannichellia palustris

Vulnerable

Grass-Leaf Pondweed

Potamogeton gramineus

Endangered

Blunt-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton obtusifolius

Least Concern

Clasped Pondweed

Potamogeton perfoliatus

Endangered

Long-Stalked Pondweed

Potamogeton praelongus

Extinct

Alpine Pondweed

Potamogeton alpinus

Critically Endangered

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton natans

Least Concern

Berchtold'S Pondweed

Potamogeton berchtoldii

Least Concern

beaked tasselweed

Ruppia maritima

Extinct

water whorl-grass

Catabrosa aquatica

Near Threatened

common saltmarsh grass

Puccinellia maritima

Near Threatened

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Alpine Cat'S-Tail

Phleum alpinum

Least Concern

flax darnel

Lolium remotum

Extinct

Crinkled Hairgrass

Avenella flexuosa

Least Concern

alpine meadow grass

Poa alpina

Least Concern

Eurasian Woodland Bluegrass

Poa nemoralis

Least Concern

Bush Grass

Calamagrostis epigejos

Least Concern

Red Millet, Smooth Finger-Grass

Digitaria ischaemum

Least Concern

Floating Manna Grass

Glyceria fluitans

Least Concern

Bronco Grass

Bromus tectorum

Least Concern

Barley Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Least Concern

Field Brome

Bromus arvensis

Near Threatened

Seaside barley

Hordeum marinum

Extinct

Black Bent

Agrostis gigantea

Least Concern

Colonial bentgrass

Agrostis capillaris

Least Concern

Creeping bentgrass

Agrostis stolonifera

Least Concern

brown bent

Agrostis vinealis

Least Concern

Black-grass

Alopecurus myosuroides

Least Concern

Water foxtail

Alopecurus geniculatus

Least Concern

Little Meadow Foxtail

Alopecurus aequalis

Not Evaluated

Loose Silky-bent

Apera spica-venti

Least Concern

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Curled Thistle

Carduus crispus

Least Concern

August Flower

Scorzoneroides autumnalis

Least Concern

Narrowleaf hawksbeard

Crepis tectorum

Near Threatened

Marsh Hawk's-beard

Crepis paludosa

Least Concern

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