Species Explorer

Trypophloeus alni

Strangalia attenuata

Strangalia attenuata faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and forest fragmentation, which destroys the old-growth deciduous forests this longhorn beetle species requires for breeding and larval development. Climate change and intensive forest management practices further threaten the remaining suitable habitat patches.

Cortodera humeralis

Cortodera humeralis faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation of its specialized mountain forest environments. The species' restricted range and specific ecological requirements make it particularly vulnerable to climate change and human disturbance of alpine ecosystems.

Stictoleptura cordigera

Stictoleptura cordigera is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of old-growth forests where its host trees are found. The species depends on specific deadwood microhabitats that are increasingly rare due to intensive forest management practices and urbanization.

Grammoptera ustulata

Grammoptera ustulata faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and forest fragmentation in its limited range. The species' dependence on specific host trees and old-growth forest conditions makes it particularly vulnerable to logging activities and forest management practices that remove dead wood and mature trees.

Leptoptilos javanicus

Colias chrysotheme

The Lesser Clouded Yellow butterfly faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized grassland ecosystems. Agricultural intensification, urbanization, and changes in land management practices have eliminated much of the species' required habitat. Climate change may also be affecting the availability of its host plants and suitable breeding conditions.

Selaginella selaginoides

Lesser Clubmoss is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation from agricultural intensification, drainage of wetlands, and changes in land management practices. Climate change and altered hydrological regimes are also contributing to population declines by affecting the moist conditions this species requires.

Juncus repens

Lesser creeping rush faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized wetland environments. Agricultural conversion, urban development, and altered hydrology from water management practices have significantly reduced available habitat, while invasive species competition further threatens remaining populations.

Plagiochila porelloides

Plagiochila porelloides, the Lesser Featherwort, faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized bryophyte communities. Climate change and air pollution are exacerbating the loss of suitable microhabitats required for this sensitive liverwort species. The species' extremely limited distribution and specific ecological requirements make it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes.

Chorthippus mollis

Cyphastrea agassizi

Cyphastrea hexasepta

Brenthis ino

Helosciadium inundatum

Thalictrum minus

Stenobothrus stigmaticus

The Lesser Mottled Grasshopper faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized grassland environments. Agricultural intensification, urban development, and changes in land management practices have significantly reduced the availability of suitable short-grass habitats that this species requires for survival and reproduction.

Nyctalus leisleri

The Lesser noctule faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and urbanization, which destroys crucial roosting sites in old-growth forests. Wind energy development poses an additional significant threat through direct mortality from turbine strikes, while climate change is altering the distribution and abundance of insect prey species that these bats depend upon for survival.

Carex acutiformis

Goodyera repens

Scapania aequiloba

Lesser Rough Earwort (Scapania aequiloba) is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized wetland environments. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture regimes essential for this bryophyte's survival. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to local environmental changes and human disturbances.

Carex glareosa

Syntrichia virescens

Atrichum angustatum

Melitaea trivia

Based on the available data, the specific threats facing the Lesser Spotted Fritillary butterfly have not yet been formally assessed or documented by conservation scientists. Without this threat assessment, it's not possible to identify what particular dangers this species may be facing, such as changes to the grasslands where it lives, climate impacts, or other environmental pressures. The current status of whether threats to this species are increasing, stable, or decreasing cannot be determined without proper scientific evaluation.

Habrodon perpusillus

Goniastrea ramosa

Dendropsophus minutus

Habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development has severely fragmented the Lesser Treefrog's breeding sites and forested corridors. Climate change-induced alterations to precipitation patterns threaten the ephemeral pools essential for reproduction, while emerging fungal diseases and pesticide contamination further compromise remaining populations.

Berula erecta

Baldellia ranunculoides

Lesser Water-plantain is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of shallow freshwater wetlands through agricultural intensification, urban development, and water management practices. The species is particularly vulnerable to changes in water levels and quality, as well as eutrophication from agricultural runoff and pollution.

Cosmia affinis

The Lesser-spotted Pinion is declining primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development, which has reduced the availability of its preferred woodland and scrubland habitats. Climate change and pollution are additional stressors affecting both the species and its host plants.

Diasemia reticularis

The Lettered China-mark moth is declining primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized wetland environments. Water pollution, agricultural intensification, and drainage of wetlands for development have severely reduced the availability of suitable breeding sites where its aquatic larvae can develop.

Haematopota subcylindrica

Philodromus margaritatus

The Lichen Running-spider faces severe threats primarily from habitat loss and degradation of its specialized lichen-rich environments. Climate change and air pollution are particularly damaging as they directly impact the lichen communities this species depends on for both shelter and hunting grounds. The species' extremely limited distribution and specialized ecological requirements make it highly vulnerable to environmental changes.

Piccolia ochrophora

Pertusaria pupillaris

Pteris lydgatei

Lidgate's brake is critically endangered due to severe habitat loss and degradation from invasive plant species, particularly in its native Hawaiian forest ecosystems. The species faces ongoing pressure from feral ungulates that damage its habitat and alter forest structure, while its extremely limited population size makes it vulnerable to stochastic events and genetic bottlenecks.

Shorea lepidota

Light Red Meranti (Shorea lepidota) is critically endangered primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat loss throughout its native range in Southeast Asia. The species faces severe pressure from logging operations targeting dipterocarp forests, agricultural expansion, and palm oil plantation development, which have dramatically reduced and fragmented its remaining forest habitat.

Shorea palembanica

Light Red Meranti (Shorea palembanica) is critically endangered primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat loss throughout its native range in Southeast Asia. The species faces severe pressure from logging operations targeting its valuable timber, as well as conversion of lowland dipterocarp forests to palm oil plantations and other agricultural uses.

Sypheotides indicus

The Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus) has experienced severe population declines primarily due to widespread conversion of grassland habitats to agriculture and urban development. Intensive farming practices, pesticide use, and the loss of traditional grazing systems have further degraded remaining suitable habitats, while hunting pressure in some regions continues to impact local populations.

Russula lilacea

The Lilac Brittlegill (Russula lilacea) is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized forest ecosystems. As a mycorrhizal fungus dependent on specific host trees, it faces severe threats from deforestation, forest fragmentation, and changes in forest composition that disrupt the delicate symbiotic relationships essential for its survival.

Ramariopsis pulchella

Cystolepiota bucknallii

The Lilac Dapperling faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited range. Climate change and pollution further threaten the specific soil and vegetation conditions this rare fungus requires for survival.

Lepiota lilacea

Skeletocutis lilacina

Skeletocutis lilacina is declining primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and intensive forest management practices that remove the old-growth deciduous trees it depends on. The species requires very specific substrate conditions of decaying hardwood, making it vulnerable to changes in forest composition and the removal of dead wood from managed forests.

Podarcis lilfordi

Lilford's Wall Lizard faces severe threats primarily from habitat destruction and degradation on its restricted island range in the Balearic Islands. Introduced predators, particularly cats and rats, pose significant predation pressure on this endemic species, while tourism development and infrastructure expansion continue to fragment and destroy critical coastal and rocky habitats.

Scolytus laevis

Vertigo lilljeborgi

Lilljeborg's Whorl Snail faces severe threats primarily from habitat loss and degradation of its specialized wetland environments. Climate change and human activities are altering the hydrological conditions of the fens and marshes this species depends on, while its extremely limited distribution makes it highly vulnerable to local extinctions.

Hieracium phaleratum

Hieracium phaleratum faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development in its limited alpine and subalpine range. Climate change poses an additional threat by shifting suitable habitat zones upward in elevation, reducing available habitat area. The species' restricted distribution and small population size make it particularly vulnerable to stochastic events and genetic bottlenecks.

Salebriopsis albicilla