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Belgium

Europe · Western Europe

Total Species
12026
Threatened
1263
CR + EN + VU
Population
11 589 616
Area
30 528 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 232
Endangered 437
Vulnerable 594
Near Threatened 656
Least Concern 4374
Data Deficient 356
Not Evaluated 4311
Extinct 167

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 5675
Plantae 3894
Fungi 2229
Protozoa 121
Chromista 104
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Belgium

Spiked Shieldbug

Picromerus bidens

Least Concern

Spiked speedwell

Veronica spicata

Vulnerable

spiked water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

Spiky Fescue

Festuca gautieri

Not Evaluated

spinach

Eulithis mellinata

Least Concern

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

Spindle Ermine

Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Least Concern

Spindle Shank

Gymnopus fusipes

Near Threatened

Spindle Smudge

Ypsolopha mucronella

Least Concern

Spineless Acaena

Acaena inermis

Not Evaluated

Spineless Butcher's-broom

Ruscus hypoglossum

Not Evaluated

spiny hands

Charybdis hellerii

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bear's-breech

Acanthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Spiny naiad

Najas marina

Endangered

Spiny restharrow

Ononis spinosa

Endangered

Spiral Extinguisher-Moss

Encalypta streptocarpa

Vulnerable

spiral tasselweed

Ruppia cirrhosa

Extinct

spirea aphid

Aphis spiraecola

Not Evaluated

Spitting Spider

Scytodes thoracica

Least Concern

splendid brocade

Lacanobia splendens

Not Evaluated

Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Splitlip hempnettle

Galeopsis bifida

Least Concern

Splitpea Shanklet

Collybia cookei

Least Concern

spot-billed duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

Not Evaluated

spotted fritillary

Melitaea didyma

Least Concern

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

Spotted henbit

Lamium maculatum

Least Concern

Annual Wild Rice

Zizania aquatica

Not Evaluated

Annual Willowherb

Epilobium brachycarpum

Not Evaluated

Australian saltmarsh grass

Puccinellia stricta

Not Evaluated

Large Beech Argent

Argyresthia semitestacella

Least Concern

Annual Yellow-woundwort

Stachys annua

Not Evaluated

antler moth

Cerapteryx graminis

Least Concern

white helleborine

Cephalanthera damasonium

Near Threatened

Apple Fruit Rhynchites

Tatianaerhynchites aequatus

Least Concern

Birch Rust

Melampsoridium betulinum

Not Evaluated

Musk Beetle

Aromia moschata

Least Concern

Apple Of Sodom

Solanum carolinense

Not Evaluated

Apricot

Prunus armeniaca

Not Evaluated

Oxlip

Primula elatior

Not Evaluated

aprilrødspore

Entoloma aprile

Near Threatened

Asian rapa whelk

Rapana venosa

Not Evaluated

Spotted Knapweed

Centaurea stoebe

Not Evaluated

Spotted ladysthumb

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

Arcyria major

Not Evaluated

Cribraria vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Argentine fingergrass

Eustachys retusa

Not Evaluated

arrowhead

Sagittaria sagittifolia

Least Concern

Ash-Leaved Spiraea

Sorbaria sorbifolia

Not Evaluated

Hemitrichia minor

Not Evaluated

long-spiked glasswort

Salicornia procumbens

Least Concern

Asian Bleeding-Heart

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Long-Stalked Orache

Atriplex longipes

Endangered

Asiatic dock

Rumex confertus

Not Evaluated

spotted pineneedle aphid

Eulachnus agilis

Not Evaluated

spotted ray

Raja montagui

Not Evaluated

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