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Portugal

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
5298
Threatened
573
CR + EN + VU
Population
10 196 709
Area
92 212 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 146
Endangered 181
Vulnerable 246
Near Threatened 246
Least Concern 1677
Data Deficient 127
Not Evaluated 2550
Extinct 98

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 2341
Animalia 1707
Fungi 925
Chromista 293
Protozoa 32

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Portugal

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Marigold

Coleostephus myconis

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon maritimus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Restharrow

Ononis mitissima

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Least Concern

Smooth Map Lichen

Rhizocarpon hochstetteri

Vulnerable

Mediterranean sand snail

Theba pisana

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Skipper

Gegenes nostrodamus

Least Concern

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

Data Deficient

Mediterranean stork's bill

Erodium malacoides

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean vine mealybug

Planococcus ficus

Not Evaluated

Black carpet beetle

Attagenus unicolor

Not Evaluated

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

Least Concern

Broad Buckler Fern

Dryopteris expansa

Least Concern

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Mazarine Blue

Cyaniris semiargus

Vulnerable

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Geostiba melanocephala

Critically Endangered

wood melick

Melica uniflora

Least Concern

Mercuryweed

Acalypha virginica

Not Evaluated

Perforated Ruffle Lichen

Parmotrema perforatum

Least Concern

Springtail

Folsomia fimetaria

Not Evaluated

Amphipod

Caprella scaura

Not Evaluated

Metskastik

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Least Concern

yellow rose aphid

Rhodobium porosum

Not Evaluated

Fringed kidney lichen

Nephroma helveticum

Critically Endangered

Mexican love grass

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Mexican Orange

Choisya ternata

Not Evaluated

Frosted Grain-Spored Lichen

Sarcogyne regularis

Near Threatened

Meylan s pouchwort

Calypogeia integristipula

Vulnerable

Mezereon

Thymelaea passerina

Not Evaluated

Darkling Beetle

Nesotes azoricus

Critically Endangered

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

Madeiran Land Snail

Discula tabellata

Critically Endangered

Pygmy Locust Lobster

Scyllarus pygmaeus

Least Concern

Holt's Pouncewort

Lejeunea eckloniana

Not Evaluated

MacKay's Pouncewort

Marchesinia mackaii

Not Evaluated

Raisin moth

Cadra figulilella

Not Evaluated

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

carnation tortix

Cacoecimorpha pronubana

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Nitidula carnaria

Least Concern

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Helorus ruficornis

Not Evaluated

Mind-your-own-business

Soleirolia soleirolii

Not Evaluated

Tree lacehopper

Cixius azomariae

Endangered

Minute duckweed

Lemna minuta

Not Evaluated

minute rush

Juncus minutulus

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Aleochara freyi

Critically Endangered

Madeiran Land Snail

Caseolus calculus

Vulnerable

spiny starfish

Marthasterias glacialis

Least Concern

marsh fritillary

Euphydryas aurinia

Extinct

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Madeiran Green Bush-cricket

Psalmatophanes barretoi

Vulnerable

broad beau of sea

Echinocyamus pusillus

Least Concern

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