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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

Aeromonas hydrophila

Not Evaluated

Aeschne à Tubercules

Aeshna tuberculifera

Least Concern

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

African amaranth

Amaranthus muricatus

Not Evaluated

African asparagus fern

Asparagus asparagoides

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

African boxthorn

Lycium ferocissimum

Not Evaluated

African bristlegrass

Setaria sphacelata

Least Concern

African clawed frog

Xenopus laevis

Not Evaluated

African cornflag

Chasmanthe floribunda

Not Evaluated

African couchgrass

Digitaria abyssinica

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Not Evaluated

Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

Near Threatened

African jointgrass

Hemarthria altissima

Least Concern

African-lily

Agapanthus praecox

Not Evaluated

African lovegrass

Eragrostis echinochloidea

Not Evaluated

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

African senna

Senna didymobotrya

Least Concern

African signalgrass

Urochloa arrecta

Not Evaluated

African-Spinach

Amaranthus cruentus

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Agassiz's bloom moss

Schistidium agassizii

Least Concern

agate snail

Cecilioides acicula

Vulnerable

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Agrimony

Agrimonia gryposepala

Not Evaluated

Agrimony Rust

Pucciniastrum agrimoniae

Not Evaluated

Agrocybe dura

Least Concern

Agrocybe firma

Data Deficient

Ailanthus

Ailanthus altissima

Not Evaluated

Airplant

Tillandsia polystachia

Least Concern

Airplant

Tillandsia gardneri

Not Evaluated

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Alaska Bunchberry

Cornus unalaschkensis

Not Evaluated

Alaska Clubmoss

Diphasiastrum sitchense

Not Evaluated

Alaska Larch

Larix laricina

Not Evaluated

Alaska Large Awn Sedge

Carex macrochaeta

Least Concern

Albanian spurge

Euphorbia characias

Not Evaluated

Alberta Spruce

Picea glauca

Not Evaluated

Alder Leaf Gall Mite

Eriophyes laevis

Not Evaluated

Alder-Leaved Viburnum

Viburnum lantanoides

Not Evaluated

Alder Scalycap

Flammula alnicola

Least Concern

alder silk moss

Plagiothecium latebricola

Vulnerable

Alder Tongue

Taphrina alni

Least Concern

Alder wooly sawfly

Eriocampa ovata

Not Evaluated

Alecost

Tanacetum balsamita

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Avens

Geum aleppicum

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Aleutian Maidenhair

Adiantum aleuticum

Not Evaluated

Alewife Floater

Utterbackiana implicata

Least Concern

Alexander palm

Ptychosperma elegans

Least Concern

Alexandra palm

Archontophoenix alexandrae

Not Evaluated

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Alfalfa blotch leafminer

Agromyza frontella

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa Butterfly

Colias eurytheme

Least Concern

Alfalfa dodder

Cuscuta approximata

Not Evaluated

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

Megachile rotundata

Not Evaluated

Algae

Cutleria cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Algal Pin Lichen

Chaenothecopsis pusiola

Least Concern

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