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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
786
CR + EN + VU
Population
331002647
Area
9833517 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

Japanese netvein hollyfern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Not Evaluated

Willow-umbellifer aphid

Cavariella pastinacae

Not Evaluated

Japanese Pearlwort

Sagina japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa

Not Evaluated

Japanese shore crab

Hemigrapsus penicillatus

Not Evaluated

Japanese skeleton shrimp

Caprella mutica

Not Evaluated

Japanese thistle

Cirsium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Japanese yew

Podocarpus macrophyllus

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Arpedium brunnescens

Least Concern

Japanese White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

Least Concern

Japanese wisteria

Wisteria floribunda

Not Evaluated

Jelly-Antler

Calocera viscosa

Least Concern

Poorfen Buff Snailkiller

Tetanocera silvatica

Least Concern

Japanese zelkova

Zelkova serrata

Near Threatened

Japan Globeflower

Kerria japonica

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Jelly Rot

Phlebia tremellosa

Least Concern

Psyllid

Arytainilla spartiophila

Not Evaluated

Diapainsia

Diapensia lapponica

Least Concern

Jellied Bolete

Suillus flavidus

Critically Endangered

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jellybaby

Leotia lubrica

Least Concern

Jenkins' spire shell

Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Not Evaluated

Red brome

Bromus rubens

Not Evaluated

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Vulnerable

Kentucky Yellow-Wood

Cladrastis kentukea

Least Concern

Red flour beetle

Tribolium castaneum

Least Concern

Japanese walnut

Juglans ailantifolia

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Leptacinus batychrus

Least Concern

White Moss

Leucobryum albidum

Not Evaluated

Golden Cup

Caloscypha fulgens

Least Concern

Prostrate wild petunia

Ruellia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

Scarce Notchwort

Mesoptychia badensis

Least Concern

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

King Rail

Rallus elegans

Near Threatened

Kinnikinnik

Cornus amomum

Least Concern

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

Kiwi

Actinidia chinensis

Not Evaluated

knight's plume moss

Ptilium crista-castrensis

Vulnerable

Greenish Old-Wood Lichen

Cresponea chloroconia

Not Evaluated

knotted clover

Trifolium striatum

Near Threatened

Knotty-Leaved Rush

Juncus acuminatus

Least Concern

Myrtle-Leaved Willow

Salix myrtilloides

Least Concern

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Iron Fern

Rumohra adiantiformis

Not Evaluated

Plant bug

Amblytylus nasutus

Least Concern

Korean lawngrass

Zoysia japonica

Not Evaluated

Fly

Phytomyza hellebori

Not Evaluated

Pale red slender

Caloptilia elongella

Least Concern

Lace bug

Dictyla echii

Endangered

Malaysian persimmon

Diospyros maritima

Least Concern

Gall wasp

Diplolepis mayri

Not Evaluated

laceshrub

Neillia incisa

Not Evaluated

Greater Rockbud Lichen

Euopsis pulvinata

Extinct

Lace bug

Dictyonota fuliginosa

Least Concern

Many-Forked Cladonia

Cladonia furcata

Not Evaluated

Aborted Entoloma

Entoloma abortivum

Not Evaluated

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