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Canada

North America · Northern America

Total Species
4350
Threatened
247
CR + EN + VU
Population
37,742,157
Area
9,984,670 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 58
Endangered 85
Vulnerable 104
Near Threatened 199
Least Concern 1645
Data Deficient 24
Not Evaluated 2151
Extinct 77

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 3246
Animalia 1102
Chromista 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Canada

Siberian polypody

Polypodium sibiricum

Not Evaluated

Shining spurge

Euphorbia lucida

Not Evaluated

plains bluegrass

Poa arida

Not Evaluated

Shore Aster

Symphyotrichum tradescantii

Not Evaluated

Short-Headed Rush

Juncus brachycephalus

Least Concern

snow fleabane

Erigeron nivalis

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Leptacinus pusillus

Least Concern

Short-Leaved Sedge

Carex disperma

Near Threatened

Short's aster

Symphyotrichum shortii

Not Evaluated

alkali cordgrass

Sporobolus hookerianus

Not Evaluated

Siberian wheatgrass

Agropyron fragile

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa Weevil

Hypera postica

Least Concern

Rocky Mountain pussytoes

Antennaria media

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Trichogramma semblidis

Not Evaluated

Rocky Mountain sedge

Carex saximontana

Not Evaluated

Allegheny Hawkweed

Hieracium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Flea beetle

Mantura chrysanthemi

Least Concern

Wheat Flea Beetle

Neocrepidodera ferruginea

Least Concern

Strawberry Root Weevil

Sciaphilus asperatus

Least Concern

Weevil

Hypera meles

Least Concern

Large Thistle Weevil

Cleonis pigra

Vulnerable

Ichneumonid wasp

Mesoleius tenthredinis

Not Evaluated

Douglas Fir Seed Wasp

Megastigmus spermotrophus

Not Evaluated

Rocky Mountain willowherb

Epilobium saximontanum

Not Evaluated

Hound's tongue root weevil

Mogulones crucifer

Extinct

alpine dandelion

Taraxacum scopulorum

Not Evaluated

Hairy spider beetle

Ptinus villiger

Least Concern

Upland Blackclock

Pterostichus adstrictus

Least Concern

Weevil

Rhinoncus bruchoides

Least Concern

Depressed flour beetle

Palorus subdepressus

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Tachyporus abdominalis

Least Concern

Siberian plantain

Plantago canescens

Not Evaluated

Showy baby's-breath

Gypsophila elegans

Not Evaluated

Northern Firefly

Pyractomena borealis

Least Concern

Wasp

Euplectrus bicolor

Not Evaluated

Few-Leaved Hawkweed

Hieracium murorum

Least Concern

American Boxwood

Cornus florida

Least Concern

shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Least Concern

Shrub lespedeza

Lespedeza bicolor

Not Evaluated

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Least Concern

Siberian bittercress

Cardamine umbellata

Not Evaluated

Siberian bugseed

Corispermum pallasii

Not Evaluated

Kalm Brome

Bromus kalmii

Not Evaluated

American Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Not Evaluated

American False Pennyroyal

Hedeoma pulegioides

Not Evaluated

Kalm's St. John's-wort

Hypericum kalmianum

Not Evaluated

Siberian catchfly

Silene sibirica

Not Evaluated

American Groundnut

Apios americana

Not Evaluated

American Hard-Shelled Clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Not Evaluated

American Hazel

Corylus americana

Least Concern

Siberian Crane'S-Bill

Geranium sibiricum

Not Evaluated

Siberian Iris

Iris sibirica

Not Evaluated

Siberian peashrub

Caragana arborescens

Not Evaluated

Siberian Squill

Scilla siberica

Not Evaluated

Siberian wildrye

Elymus sibiricus

Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

Silken fungus beetle

Ephistemus globulus

Least Concern

silky lady's mantle

Alchemilla glaucescens

Least Concern

Silky-leaved Osier

Salix smithiana

Not Evaluated

Herbarium Beetle

Dienerella filum

Least Concern

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