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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
274
CR + EN + VU
Population
331.002.647
Area
9.833.517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 42
Endangered 98
Vulnerable 134
Near Threatened 153
Least Concern 2196
Data Deficient 112
Not Evaluated 3438
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 86

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Aspen Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus populinus

Not Evaluated

Pustule Crust Lichen

Lepra pustulata

Not Evaluated

Sap Yeast

Cystofilobasidium macerans

Not Evaluated

Scaly Ink Cap

Coprinopsis variegata

Not Evaluated

Smooth Lungwort

Ricasolia quercizans

Not Evaluated

Yellow Gymnopilus

Gymnopilus luteus

Not Evaluated

Big-Fruit Hawthorn

Crataegus macrosperma

Least Concern

Bugseed

Corispermum hyssopifolium

Not Evaluated

Spring Beauty Rust

Puccinia mariae-wilsoniae

Not Evaluated

White American Star-Footed Amanita

Amanita aestivalis

Not Evaluated

Eastern North American Destroying Angel

Amanita bisporigera

Not Evaluated

Yellow Deer Mushroom

Pluteus chrysophlebius

Endangered

Frost'S Amanita

Amanita frostiana

Not Evaluated

Great Funnel-Veil Amanita

Amanita velatipes

Not Evaluated

Jackson'S Slender Caesar

Amanita jacksonii

Not Evaluated

Murrill'S Slender Caesar

Amanita murrilliana

Not Evaluated

Old Potato Amanita

Amanita solaniolens

Not Evaluated

Peck'S Yellow Dust Amanita

Amanita elongata

Not Evaluated

Piebald Ringless Amanita

Amanita variicolor

Not Evaluated

Rust of bristlemallow

Puccinia modiolae

Not Evaluated

Salmon Amanita

Amanita wellsii

Not Evaluated

Small Funnel-Veil Amanita

Amanita multisquamosa

Not Evaluated

Kuroshio shot hole borer fungus

Graphium kuroshium

Not Evaluated

Needlecast fungus

Stigmina deflectens

Not Evaluated

Purple Laccaria

Laccaria ochropurpurea

Not Evaluated

Shot hole borer fungus

Graphium euwallaceae

Not Evaluated

Sidewalk Firedot

Xanthocarpia feracissima

Not Evaluated

Candleflame Lichen

Candelaria concolor

Not Evaluated

Big-Headed Rush

Juncus vaseyi

Not Evaluated

pitted frillwort

Fossombronia foveolata

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Porrhodites fenestralis

Data Deficient

A Quilt Lichen

Fuscidea recensa

Not Evaluated

Beetle

Dryotribus mimeticus

Least Concern

Yellow Unicorn Entoloma

Entoloma murrayi

Not Evaluated

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Golden Algae

Prymnesium parvum

Not Evaluated

Phantom Dinoflagellate

Pfiesteria piscicida

Not Evaluated

Japanese foraminifer

Trochammina hadai

Least Concern

Diatom

Thalassiosira baltica

Not Evaluated

Dwarf rockweed

Fucus cottonii

Near Threatened

Brown algae

Microspongium globosum

Least Concern

Coccolithophorid

Hymenomonas roseola

Not Evaluated

Freshwater diatom

Cyclotella atomus

Not Evaluated

Dermo disease of oysters

Dermocystidium marinum

Not Evaluated

Purslane White Rust

Wilsoniana portulacae

Not Evaluated

red foram

Homotrema rubrum

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora pseudocryptogea

Not Evaluated

Sunflower White Rust

Pustula tragopogonis

Not Evaluated

Basil downy mildew

Peronospora belbahrii

Not Evaluated

Wright's waternymph

Najas wrightiana

Endangered

American Snout

Libytheana carinenta

Least Concern

Anthurium thrips

Chaetanaphothrips orchidii

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Cinara pilicornis

Not Evaluated

Apple fruit moth

Argyresthia conjugella

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Tachinus elongatus

Least Concern

Aphid

Dysaphis crataegi

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Tinocallis takachihoensis

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Chaitophorus leucomelas

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Aphis craccae

Not Evaluated

apple mealybug

Phenacoccus aceris

Not Evaluated

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