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Belgium

Europe · Western Europe

Total Species
12026
Threatened
1284
CR + EN + VU
Population
11589616
Area
30528 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 238
Endangered 442
Vulnerable 604
Near Threatened 662
Least Concern 4387
Data Deficient 358
Not Evaluated 4337
Extinct 169

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 5675
Plantae 3894
Fungi 2229
Protozoa 121
Chromista 104
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Belgium

Mealy Pinkgill

Entoloma prunuloides

Near Threatened

mealy plum aphid

Hyalopterus pruni

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

median wasp

Dolichovespula media

Least Concern

medicinal leech

Hirudo medicinalis

Near Threatened

Mediterranean brome

Bromus lanceolatus

Not Evaluated

Spotted calla lily

Zantedeschia albomaculata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sage

Salvia aethiopis

Not Evaluated

bee orchid

Ophrys apifera

Near Threatened

Mediterranean fig scale

Lepidosaphes ulmi

Not Evaluated

Anthostomella formosa

Not Evaluated

Pittosporum pit scale

Planchonia arabidis

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Hair-grass

Rostraria cristata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Smooth-gastered Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum parvulum

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Marigold

Coleostephus myconis

Not Evaluated

Fleabane case-bearer

Coleophora inulae

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean pepperweed

Lepidium hirtum

Extinct

Long-legged fly

Dolichopus plumitarsis

Extinct

Mediterranean Restharrow

Ononis mitissima

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sand snail

Theba pisana

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean scale

Parlatoria ziziphi

Not Evaluated

Lesser Smoothcap

Atrichum angustatum

Vulnerable

medium flowered winter-cress

Barbarea intermedia

Not Evaluated

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

Least Concern

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

Least Concern

Periwinkle Rust

Puccinia vincae

Not Evaluated

Garden baby's-breath

Gypsophila scorzonerifolia

Not Evaluated

Megapolitan Feather-moss

Rhynchostegium megapolitanum

Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

Cirsium heterophyllum

Least Concern

Spotted Clover

Protoschinia scutosa

Not Evaluated

Turkey Valerian

Valeriana phu

Not Evaluated

Bristlelike Quillwort

Isoetes echinospora

Critically Endangered

Lettuce Downy Mildew

Bremia lactucae

Not Evaluated

Rose Leaf-miner

Stigmella anomalella

Least Concern

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

lesser slippery moss snail

Cochlicopa lubricella

Data Deficient

wood melick

Melica uniflora

Least Concern

lesser skullcap

Scutellaria minor

Least Concern

Menzies' fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii

Not Evaluated

Lesser Siren

Siren intermedia

Least Concern

Rodgersia

Rodgersia podophylla

Not Evaluated

merveille du jour

Griposia aprilina

Least Concern

Round-leaved St John's-wort

Hypericum nummularium

Extinct

lesser silver water beetle

Hydrochara caraboides

Endangered

Metallic wood-boring beetle

Trachys minutus

Least Concern

Chaetomium elatum

Not Evaluated

Rooting Bonnet

Mycena megaspora

Vulnerable

Bristle Dock

Rumex maritimus

Endangered

painted ray

Raja microocellata

Near Threatened

Long-winged Groundling

Gelechia cuneatella

Vulnerable

Mexican creeping zinnia

Sanvitalia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Reed Damsel Bug

Nabis lineatus

Least Concern

Bog Dwarf

Elachista utonella

Least Concern

Field Damsel Bug

Nabis ferus

Least Concern

yellow rose aphid

Rhodobium porosum

Not Evaluated

Mexican Grass-Carrying Wasp

Isodontia mexicana

Not Evaluated

Long Thin Plant Bug

Megaloceroea recticornis

Least Concern

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