Species Explorer

Barbastella barbastellus

The Western Barbastelle faces severe population declines across its European range due to widespread habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized forest ecosystems. Climate change is altering the distribution and abundance of its preferred moth prey species, while increased pesticide use has dramatically reduced insect populations that this species depends upon for survival.

Tyto alba

Cnemaspis occidentalis

Zaglossus bruijni

The Western Long-beaked Echidna faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to deforestation, agricultural expansion, and mining activities across its limited range in New Guinea. Hunting pressure for food and traditional uses, combined with the species' slow reproductive rate and small population size, has pushed this unique monotreme to the brink of extinction.

Dactylorhiza majalis

Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Western Oakfern faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to logging and forest fragmentation in its specialized woodland environments. Climate change is altering the cool, moist conditions this species requires, while invasive plant species compete for resources in its native forest understory habitats.

Pandion haliaetus

The Western Osprey faces critical threats from widespread habitat degradation, pollution of aquatic ecosystems, and climate change impacts on fish populations. Persistent organic pollutants like DDT continue to cause eggshell thinning and reproductive failure in many populations, while coastal development and dam construction destroy essential nesting and foraging areas.

Isoetes lacustris

Penaeus occidentalis

Western white shrimp face severe threats from coastal habitat destruction, particularly the loss of mangrove nursery areas due to development and aquaculture expansion. Commercial overfishing and water pollution from agricultural and industrial sources have further degraded their marine environment. Climate change impacts, including ocean warming and acidification, compound these existing pressures on the critically endangered population.

Microperoryctes murina

Carex atherodes

Oenanthe oenanthe

The Northern Wheatear faces severe population declines across its range due to habitat degradation and climate change impacts on its breeding and wintering grounds. Agricultural intensification has eliminated crucial grassland and moorland habitats, while changing precipitation patterns and rising temperatures disrupt insect prey availability during critical breeding periods.

Haematopus palliatus

Saxicola rubetra

The whinchat faces severe population declines across its range due to widespread habitat loss and degradation of traditional grassland ecosystems. Agricultural intensification, including increased mowing frequency, pesticide use, and conversion of species-rich meadows to intensive farmland, has eliminated crucial breeding and foraging areas. Climate change further compounds these pressures by altering the timing of insect emergence and affecting the availability of suitable habitat.

Dichelopandalus bonnieri

Bromus grossus

Whiskered Brome faces severe population declines due to the widespread intensification of agricultural practices and loss of traditional farming systems across Europe. The species has experienced dramatic range contractions as modern herbicide use and changes in crop rotation have eliminated the weedy field margins and extensively managed arable lands it depends upon.

Lactarius mairei

The Whiskery Milkcap faces severe threats from habitat loss due to deforestation and forest degradation in its limited range. As a mycorrhizal fungus dependent on specific host trees, it is particularly vulnerable to changes in forest composition and structure, with declining populations observed across much of its historical range.

Physalaemus fernandezae

Rhynchospora alba

Schoepfia obovata

White beefwood faces severe threats from habitat destruction and fragmentation across its limited range in tropical coastal and lowland forest ecosystems. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats such as agricultural expansion, urban development, and coastal habitat modification. Climate change and sea level rise pose additional risks to remaining populations in low-lying coastal areas.

Sicyos alba

White bur cucumber faces severe threats from habitat destruction and fragmentation as coastal and wetland areas are converted for development and agriculture. The species' limited distribution and specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes and human encroachment, with small population sizes increasing extinction risk.

Linum catharticum

Multiclavula mucida

The primary threats to White Green-algae Coral (Multiclavula mucida) have not been assessed or documented by scientists yet. Without this threat assessment data, it's unclear what specific dangers this species faces in its natural habitat. The status of whether threats are increasing, stable, or decreasing cannot be determined without proper scientific evaluation.

Mycteroperca cidi

Hydnum albidum

Cephalanthera damasonium

Marrubium vulgare

White horehound faces significant pressure from habitat loss due to agricultural intensification and urban development of its preferred disturbed ground habitats. Climate change and altered precipitation patterns are affecting the species' ability to establish in suitable microsites, while increased competition from invasive plant species is reducing available growing space.

Buglossoides arvensis

Based on the available information, the specific threats facing White Ironweed have not yet been formally assessed or documented by conservation scientists. Without this threat assessment data, it's not possible to identify what particular dangers this plant species may be facing, such as habitat destruction, agricultural expansion, or other environmental pressures. The current status of whether any threats are increasing, stable, or decreasing cannot be determined until a proper scientific evaluation is completed.

Xylosma schaefferioides

Malaxis monophyllos

Parashorea lucida

White Meranti faces severe threats from extensive deforestation and logging throughout its range in Southeast Asian lowland forests. Rapid conversion of primary forests for palm oil plantations, agriculture, and urban development has dramatically reduced available habitat, while selective logging targets this valuable timber species directly.

Saxifraga paniculata

Verbascum lychnitis

Hadena albimacula

Ciconia ciconia

White Storks face significant population declines primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and wetland drainage, which reduces their foraging areas and nesting sites. Climate change is altering migration patterns and breeding success, while collisions with power lines during migration cause substantial mortality. Reduced prey availability from pesticide use and changes in farming practices further threaten their survival.

Vincetoxicum hirundinaria

White Swallow-Wort faces severe population declines due to habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development across its European range. Climate change is altering the species' preferred grassland and woodland edge habitats, while invasive plant species compete for resources and disrupt pollination networks essential for reproduction.

Cacajao calvus

Leucocortinarius bulbiger

The White Webcap faces severe threats from habitat destruction and degradation of old-growth forests across its limited range. Climate change and increasing forest fragmentation are further reducing suitable habitat for this specialized mycorrhizal fungus, which depends on specific host tree relationships and stable forest ecosystems.

Dendrocopos leucotos

The White-backed Woodpecker faces severe population declines due to extensive loss of old-growth forests and intensive forest management practices that remove the dead and dying trees essential for its survival. Habitat fragmentation has isolated remaining populations, while climate change and reduced availability of suitable nesting sites further threaten this specialized species.

Pelopidas thrax

Geocrinia alba

The White-bellied Frog faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to urban development, quarrying, and agriculture in its limited Perth Hills range. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering rainfall patterns and temperature regimes essential for this moisture-dependent species.

Phalacrocorax carbo

Ochthoeca leucophrys

Leptasthenura xenothorax

Zaratornis stresemanni

Cypseloides lemosi

The White-chested Swift faces severe threats primarily due to its extremely limited range in the Colombian Andes and ongoing habitat destruction from deforestation and agricultural expansion. With only a few known locations and a very small population size, the species is highly vulnerable to local extinctions from human activities and climate change impacts on montane cloud forest ecosystems.

Zosterops albogularis

The White-chested White-eye faces severe threats primarily from habitat destruction and fragmentation across its limited range in Norfolk Island. Introduced species, particularly invasive plants and predators, have significantly altered the island's ecosystem and continue to impact remaining populations. The species' extremely small population size and restricted distribution make it highly vulnerable to extinction from environmental stochasticity and catastrophic events.

Scythris picaepennis

Leucorrhinia dubia

Saguinus leucopus