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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
274
CR + EN + VU
Population
331.002.647
Area
9.833.517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 42
Endangered 98
Vulnerable 134
Near Threatened 153
Least Concern 2196
Data Deficient 112
Not Evaluated 3438
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 86

Species by Taxonomic Group

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

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Pouched False Morel

Gyromitra infula

Least Concern

Wasp

Trichomalopsis hemiptera

Not Evaluated

Poverty brome

Bromus sterilis

Least Concern

Poverty Dropseed

Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Not Evaluated

Powdered Duster

Amylostereum chailletii

Least Concern

Wasp

Copidosoma filicorne

Not Evaluated

Powdery Mildew

Podosphaera macularis

Not Evaluated

Powell's Amaranth

Amaranthus crispus

Not Evaluated

Prairie Falcon

Falco mexicanus

Least Concern

Prairie Goldenrod

Solidago ptarmicoides

Not Evaluated

Prairie Grass

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Not Evaluated

Prairie Grass

Sphenopholis obtusata

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Encyrtus infidus

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Entedon ergias

Not Evaluated

Prairie Hummock Sedge

Carex richardsonii

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Sigmophora brevicornis

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Sympiesis viridula

Not Evaluated

Wasp

Dicladocerus westwoodii

Not Evaluated

Prairie Sedge

Carex prairea

Least Concern

Prairie Warbler

Setophaga discolor

Least Concern

Pretty Pinkgill

Entoloma formosum

Vulnerable

prickly beard moss

Barbula unguiculata

Least Concern

Ricefield waternymph

Najas graminea

Least Concern

Prickly comfrey

Symphytum asperum

Not Evaluated

Prickly Coontail

Ceratophyllum echinatum

Not Evaluated

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Dry Land Sedge

Carex siccata

Not Evaluated

Prickly Russian Thistle

Salsola tragus

Not Evaluated

Prickly Sedge

Carex spicata

Least Concern

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Prince Baskettail

Epitheca princeps

Least Concern

Pride of madeira

Echium candicans

Data Deficient

Primrose Brittlegill

Russula sardonia

Least Concern

Prince

Agaricus augustus

Least Concern

Prince Of Wales-Feather

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Not Evaluated

Princess of the night

Selenicereus pteranthus

Data Deficient

Princess vine

Cissus verticillata

Least Concern

proliferous pink

Petrorhagia prolifera

Near Threatened

Proliferous pink

Petrorhagia nanteuilii

Not Evaluated

Privet tortrix

Clepsis consimilana

Least Concern

Prostrate false buttonweed

Spermacoce prostrata

Not Evaluated

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Sematophyllum demissum

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus albus

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

prostrate speedwell

Veronica prostrata

Not Evaluated

prune leafhopper

Edwardsiana prunicola

Least Concern

Ptilid beetle

Oligella foveolata

Least Concern

Rose myrtle

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

Least Concern

Wasp

Aprostocetus zosimus

Not Evaluated

Aurora Damsel

Chromagrion conditum

Least Concern

Pacific Mountain-Ash

Sorbus sitchensis

Least Concern

Rice-paper plant

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Staph Beetle

Acidota crenata

Least Concern

Punjab fig

Ficus palmata

Least Concern

Purple African nightshade

Solanum marginatum

Not Evaluated

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Purple Alpine Saxifrage

Saxifraga oppositifolia

Least Concern

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