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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
786
CR + EN + VU
Population
331 002 647
Area
9 833 517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 156
Endangered 264
Vulnerable 366
Near Threatened 425
Least Concern 4191
Data Deficient 189
Not Evaluated 5463
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 150

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Vulnerable

Cellar Fungus

Coniophora puteana

Least Concern

Fungus gnat

Bradysia iridipennis

Not Evaluated

Bay Bolete

Imleria badia

Least Concern

Clavate Bent

Agrostis clavata

Least Concern

Mediterranean clover

Trifolium spumosum

Not Evaluated

Fly

Lycoriella modesta

Not Evaluated

White-Triangle Slender

Caloptilia stigmatella

Least Concern

Willowherb aphid

Aphis epilobii

Not Evaluated

Willow twig gall midge

Rabdophaga salicis

Not Evaluated

Yellowdrop Milkcap

Lactarius chrysorrheus

Least Concern

Ichneumonid wasp

Exenterus amictorius

Not Evaluated

northern green orchid

Platanthera aquilonis

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Collyria coxator

Least Concern

White Rose

Rosa alba

Not Evaluated

Wild cucumber

Echinocystis lobata

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Lophyroplectus oblongopunctatus

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Marsh St. John'S Wort

Triadenum virginicum

Least Concern

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Praxelis

Praxelis clematidea

Not Evaluated

Northern Hound'S-Tongue

Andersonglossum boreale

Not Evaluated

Caesar'S Fibrecap

Inocybe caesariata

Not Evaluated

Centipede

Pachymerium ferrugineum

Least Concern

Stalkless Cladonia

Cladonia apodocarpa

Not Evaluated

Northern Lamprey

Ichthyomyzon unicuspis

Least Concern

McLarens' cotoneaster

Cotoneaster transens

Not Evaluated

Rusty Feather-Moss

Sciuro-hypnum plumosum

Vulnerable

Granulating Rocktripe Lichen

Umbilicaria hirsuta

Not Evaluated

Northern Spreadwing

Lestes disjunctus

Least Concern

woolly apple aphid

Eriosoma lanigerum

Not Evaluated

Northern Pygmy Clubtail

Lanthus parvulus

Least Concern

Central European Freshwater Nemertean

Prostoma graecense

Not Evaluated

Northern needleleaf

Tillandsia balbisiana

Least Concern

Woodland blue worm

Octolasion cyaneum

Not Evaluated

Northern Panicgrass

Dichanthelium boreale

Not Evaluated

Ryegrass bunt

Tilletia walkeri

Not Evaluated

Silver Fir Woolly Aphid

Adelges nordmannianae

Not Evaluated

Northern rat flea

Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Not Evaluated

Ichneumonid wasp

Oresbius arridens

Not Evaluated

Woodland ragwort

Senecio sylvaticus

Least Concern

Splachnobryum moss

Splachnobryum obtusum

Not Evaluated

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Woodland sage

Salvia sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Queen's-wreath

Petrea volubilis

Least Concern

Northern Shorthusk

Brachyelytrum aristosum

Not Evaluated

Greek dock

Rumex cristatus

Not Evaluated

Frog Pelt Lichen

Peltigera degenii

Critically Endangered

Ichneumonid wasp

Pleolophus basizonus

Not Evaluated

Frosted Whiteface

Leucorrhinia frigida

Least Concern

Northern Snail-Seed Pondweed

Potamogeton spirillus

Least Concern

One-Sided Orthilia

Orthilia secunda

Least Concern

Torrey's cryptantha

Cryptantha torreyana

Least Concern

Mealy Shadow Lichen

Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Least Concern

Northern Tooth

Climacodon septentrionalis

Vulnerable

Northern Tree-Clubmoss

Dendrolycopodium dendroideum

Not Evaluated

northern tree moss

Climacium dendroides

Least Concern

Northern Two-Lined Salamander

Eurycea bislineata

Least Concern

Confused Canary-grass

Phalaris brachystachys

Not Evaluated

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