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United States

North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
795
CR + EN + VU
Population
331002647
Area
9833517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 158
Endangered 268
Vulnerable 369
Near Threatened 428
Least Concern 4227
Data Deficient 189
Not Evaluated 5428
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

Metskastik

Calamagrostis arundinacea

Least Concern

Root rot

Phytophthora lateralis

Not Evaluated

Fowler'S Toad

Anaxyrus fowleri

Least Concern

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Dwarf awlsnail

Opeas hannense

Not Evaluated

Mexican Dock

Rumex triangulivalvis

Not Evaluated

bog apple moss

Philonotis marchica

Vulnerable

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Carrotwood

Cupaniopsis anacardioides

Least Concern

Yellow Ribbon Lichen

Usnocetraria oakesiana

Critically Endangered

Balmony

Chelone glabra

Not Evaluated

Fringed kidney lichen

Nephroma helveticum

Critically Endangered

American Water-Milfoil

Myriophyllum sibiricum

Least Concern

European apple sawfly

Hoplocampa testudinea

Not Evaluated

Alpine Foam Lichen

Stereocaulon alpinum

Data Deficient

Frosted Grain-Spored Lichen

Sarcogyne regularis

Near Threatened

blue dew moss

Saelania glaucescens

Least Concern

Fungus

Leptographium wingfieldii

Not Evaluated

Parasitic fly

Blepharipa pratensis

Not Evaluated

Mexican vanilla

Vanilla mexicana

Not Evaluated

Monkey river prawn

Macrobrachium lar

Least Concern

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Eumerus funeralis

Least Concern

Meylan s pouchwort

Calypogeia integristipula

Vulnerable

rice root aphid

Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale

Not Evaluated

Mezereon

Thymelaea passerina

Not Evaluated

Fringed Candleflame Lichen

Candelaria fibrosa

Not Evaluated

Michaux'S Anastrophyllum

Anastrophyllum michauxii

Near Threatened

Fringed Shield Lichen

Parmelina coleae

Not Evaluated

Turk's turbin

Clerodendrum indicum

Not Evaluated

Bodhi tree

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

Michaux'S Stitchwort

Sabulina michauxii

Extinct

Horsetail Weevil

Grypus equiseti

Least Concern

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Atheta botanicarum

Not Evaluated

midland hawthorn

Crataegus laevigata

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Gnypeta caerulea

Least Concern

Raisin moth

Cadra figulilella

Not Evaluated

Maltesecross

Silene chalcedonica

Least Concern

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Mite

Proctophyllodes pinnatus

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Milk snail

Otala punctata

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Boccone's sandspurry

Spergularia bocconei

Not Evaluated

carnation tortix

Cacoecimorpha pronubana

Not Evaluated

Milk-White Toothed Polypore

Irpex lacteus

Data Deficient

Milky Bellflower

Campanula lactiflora

Not Evaluated

Balm-Of-Gilead

Populus jackii

Not Evaluated

Milky Bonnet

Hemimycena lactea

Least Concern

Millet Woodrush

Luzula parviflora

Least Concern

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Mimusops

Mimusops coriacea

Least Concern

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

Apple Scab

Venturia inaequalis

Not Evaluated

Aquatic Pelt Lichen

Peltigera hydrothyria

Not Evaluated

Ligurian Leafhopper

Eupteryx decemnotata

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Helorus ruficornis

Not Evaluated

Rove Beetle

Drusilla canaliculata

Least Concern

Red algae

Caulacanthus ustulatus

Least Concern

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