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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
331 002 647
Area
9 833 517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Metskastik

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Least Concern

Root rot

Phytophthora lateralis

Not Evaluated

Fowler'S Toad

Anaxyrus fowleri

Least Concern

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Bog Arum

Calla palustris

Least Concern

Mexican Dock

Rumex triangulivalvis

Not Evaluated

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Carrotwood

Cupaniopsis anacardioides

Least Concern

Yellow Ribbon Lichen

Usnocetraria oakesiana

Critically Endangered

Japanese swamp shrimp

Neocaridina denticulata

Least Concern

Fringed kidney lichen

Nephroma helveticum

Critically Endangered

Ichneumonid wasp

Tycherus nigridens

Not Evaluated

European apple sawfly

Hoplocampa testudinea

Not Evaluated

Laurilia sulcata

Vulnerable

Frosted Grain-Spored Lichen

Sarcogyne regularis

Near Threatened

blue dew moss

Saelania glaucescens

Least Concern

Fungus

Leptographium wingfieldii

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Exenterus confusus

Not Evaluated

Mexican vanilla

Vanilla mexicana

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan purslane

Portulaca amilis

Not Evaluated

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

Dwarf awlsnail

Opeas hannense

Not Evaluated

Meylan s pouchwort

Calypogeia integristipula

Vulnerable

spike awlsnail

Allopeas clavulinum

Not Evaluated

Mezereon

Thymelaea passerina

Not Evaluated

Fringed Candleflame Lichen

Candelaria fibrosa

Not Evaluated

Michaux'S Anastrophyllum

Anastrophyllum michauxii

Near Threatened

Fringed Shield Lichen

Parmelina coleae

Not Evaluated

Turk's turbin

Clerodendrum indicum

Not Evaluated

bog apple moss

Philonotis marchica

Vulnerable

Michaux'S Stitchwort

Sabulina michauxii

Extinct

Horsetail Weevil

Grypus equiseti

Least Concern

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

Balmony

Chelone glabra

Not Evaluated

midland hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata

Least Concern

American Water-Milfoil

Myriophyllum sibiricum

Least Concern

Raisin moth

Cadra figulilella

Not Evaluated

Alpine Foam Lichen

Stereocaulon alpinum

Data Deficient

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Parasitic fly

Blepharipa pratensis

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Milk snail

Otala punctata

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Monkey river prawn

Macrobrachium lar

Least Concern

carnation tortix

Cacoecimorpha pronubana

Not Evaluated

Milk-White Toothed Polypore

Irpex lacteus

Data Deficient

Milky Bellflower

Campanula lactiflora

Not Evaluated

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Eumerus funeralis

Least Concern

Milky Bonnet

Hemimycena lactea

Least Concern

Millet Woodrush

Luzula parviflora

Least Concern

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Mimusops

Mimusops coriacea

Least Concern

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

Apple Scab

Venturia inaequalis

Not Evaluated

Aquatic Pelt Lichen

Peltigera hydrothyria

Not Evaluated

Ligurian Leafhopper

Eupteryx decemnotata

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Helorus ruficornis

Not Evaluated

rice root aphid

Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale

Not Evaluated

Bodhi tree

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

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