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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

West Indian fimbry

Fimbristylis ferruginea

Least Concern

Scarlet passionflower

Passiflora coccinea

Least Concern

Sprucecone Cap

Strobilurus esculentus

Least Concern

Sharp-Winged Drill

Dichrorampha acuminatana

Least Concern

Short-Haired Leafwalker

Chalcosyrphus piger

Endangered

Nightshade

Solanum chrysotrichum

Least Concern

Dwarf awlsnail

Opeas hannense

Not Evaluated

Spring Sandwort

Sabulina verna

Not Evaluated

bog apple moss

Philonotis marchica

Vulnerable

Shingled Rock Shield

Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Least Concern

Balmony

Chelone glabra

Not Evaluated

Eggers' nutrush

Scleria eggersiana

Not Evaluated

Shining geranium

Geranium lucidum

Least Concern

Quill beaksedge

Rhynchospora tenuis

Least Concern

Tropical nutrush

Scleria microcarpa

Least Concern

Uniola flatsedge

Cyperus unioloides

Least Concern

American Water-Milfoil

Myriophyllum sibiricum

Least Concern

short-fruited willowherb

Epilobium obscurum

Least Concern

House fly

Hydrotaea aenescens

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Venturia canescens

Not Evaluated

Shepherd's-needle

Scandix pecten-veneris

Critically Endangered

Showy stonecrop

Hylotelephium spectabile

Not Evaluated

Alpine Foam Lichen

Stereocaulon alpinum

Data Deficient

Hook-Winged Tortrix Moth

Acleris effractana

Least Concern

Parasitic fly

Blepharipa pratensis

Not Evaluated

Perfumed passionflower

Passiflora vitifolia

Least Concern

Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum superbum

Not Evaluated

Caracus wigandia

Wigandia urens

Not Evaluated

Shortfruit stork's bill

Erodium brachycarpum

Not Evaluated

Mueller's silk moss

Isopterygiopsis muelleriana

Not Evaluated

Monkey river prawn

Macrobrachium lar

Least Concern

mucronate screw moss

Tortula mucronifolia

Vulnerable

Mountain Laurel Leaf Spot

Mycosphaerella colorata

Not Evaluated

Shaggy Parasol

Chlorophyllum rhacodes

Least Concern

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Eumerus funeralis

Least Concern

Shiny Camouflage Lichen

Melanelixia fuliginosa

Least Concern

Shadowy Oysterling

Hohenbuehelia grisea

Least Concern

Shaggy Bracket

Inonotus hispidus

Endangered

Mustard

Brassica cretica

Least Concern

Showy pigeonpea

Cajanus scarabaeoides

Least Concern

Spiny holdback

Tara spinosa

Not Evaluated

Mt. Albert Goldenrod

Solidago simplex

Not Evaluated

Mt. atlas mastic tree

Pistacia atlantica

Near Threatened

Ichneumonid wasp

Enizemum ornatum

Not Evaluated

Mueller S Pouchwort

Calypogeia muelleriana

Least Concern

Mud Dauber

Sceliphron caementarium

Not Evaluated

Muehlenbeck's broom moss

Dicranum muehlenbeckii

Extinct

Marsh Notchwort

Heterogemma laxa

Least Concern

Muehlenbeck's grimmia

Grimmia muehlenbeckii

Least Concern

Tortricid moth

Endothenia quadrimaculana

Least Concern

tulip bulb aphid

Dysaphis tulipae

Not Evaluated

Tube dwelling amphipod

Jassa marmorata

Not Evaluated

rice root aphid

Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale

Not Evaluated

Muhlenbeck'S Feather-Moss

Herzogiella striatella

Least Concern

Bodhi tree

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Atheta botanicarum

Not Evaluated

Chamomile

Chamaemelum fuscatum

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Perithous divinator

Near Threatened

Rove beetle

Gnypeta caerulea

Least Concern

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