Species Explorer

Endothenia marginana

The Bordered Marble faces significant threats from habitat loss and degradation as its specialized woodland and forest edge environments are increasingly fragmented by agricultural expansion and urban development. Climate change poses additional risks by altering the phenology of its host plants and disrupting the delicate timing between larval development and food availability.

Evernia mesomorpha

Boreal Oakmoss Lichen faces significant threats from air pollution, particularly sulfur dioxide and nitrogen compounds, which severely impact lichen growth and survival. Climate change is altering precipitation patterns and temperature regimes in boreal forests, while habitat loss from logging and forest fragmentation reduces available substrate trees and disrupts the stable microclimatic conditions this species requires.

Encheloclarias prolatus

Encheloclarias prolatus faces severe population declines primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat conversion throughout its limited range in Borneo. The species is particularly vulnerable to water pollution from agricultural runoff and mining activities that degrade the pristine freshwater systems it requires for survival.

Puccinellia fasciculata

Borrer's Saltmarsh-grass faces severe decline primarily due to coastal development and habitat destruction of its specialized saltmarsh environments. Sea level rise and increased storm intensity associated with climate change further threaten the remaining fragmented populations by altering salinity levels and flooding patterns in critical breeding areas.

Rubus fabrimontanus

Rubus fabrimontanus faces significant threats from habitat loss and fragmentation due to agricultural expansion and development in its montane range. Climate change poses additional risks by altering the specific temperature and moisture conditions required for this specialized bramble species. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats and environmental changes.

Acalles echinatus

Acalles echinatus faces significant threats from habitat degradation and fragmentation of its specialized woodland environments. Climate change and human encroachment into its native range are reducing suitable habitat areas, while the species' limited dispersal ability makes population recovery difficult once local extinctions occur.

Gloiodon strigosus

Gloiodon strigosus faces significant threats from habitat loss due to deforestation and forest degradation, particularly affecting the old-growth forests where this fungal species typically occurs. Climate change poses additional risks by altering temperature and moisture conditions essential for its survival and reproduction. The species' dependence on specific host trees and forest conditions makes it particularly vulnerable to ecosystem disruption.

Neofaculta infernella

Neofaculta infernella faces significant threats from habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its native range. Climate change poses additional risks by altering the distribution and phenology of its host plants, while pesticide use in agricultural areas directly impacts both the species and its food sources.

Parhelophilus frutetorum

Parhelophilus frutetorum faces significant pressure from habitat loss due to agricultural intensification and urbanization across its European range. The species' dependence on specific flowering plants and traditional farming landscapes makes it particularly vulnerable to changes in land use practices and the decline of semi-natural habitats.

Orthonevra brevicornis

Orthonevra brevicornis faces significant population declines primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized wetland environments. Climate change and pollution are exacerbating these pressures on remaining populations of this hoverfly species.

Bacidia circumspecta

Bacidia circumspecta, a critically endangered lichen species, faces severe threats from habitat loss and degradation of its specialized substrate requirements. Air pollution and climate change are significantly impacting the delicate environmental conditions this lichen needs to survive, while its extremely limited distribution makes it highly vulnerable to local extinctions.

Haplodrassus silvestris

Haplodrassus silvestris faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and agricultural conversion of its forest habitats. The species' limited distribution and specialized habitat requirements make it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes and human disturbance.

Armadillidium opacum

The bosoproller faces significant threats from habitat degradation and fragmentation of its specialized microhabitats. Urban development, agricultural intensification, and changes in land management practices have reduced the availability of suitable refugia with appropriate moisture and substrate conditions essential for this terrestrial isopod's survival.

Xerolycosa nemoralis

Xerolycosa nemoralis faces significant pressure from habitat fragmentation and degradation of its specialized woodland environments across Europe. Agricultural intensification and urban development have reduced the availability of suitable forest edge habitats, while climate change is altering the moisture and temperature conditions this species requires for successful reproduction and prey availability.

Zora silvestris

Primary threats include rapid deforestation and habitat fragmentation due to logging operations and agricultural expansion, which have reduced suitable canopy corridors essential for movement and foraging. Climate change is altering the phenology of its insect prey and the fruiting patterns of trees it depends on for food and nesting sites.

Peponium vogelii

Peponium vogelii faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and logging activities across its limited range in West Africa. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, while collection pressure for traditional uses has further reduced wild populations.

Physconia detersa

Bottlebrush Frost Lichen faces significant threats from air pollution, particularly nitrogen deposition and sulfur compounds, which alter its sensitive epiphytic habitat requirements. Climate change and habitat loss through deforestation and urban development further compromise the specific microclimate conditions this species requires for survival.

Loxostege manualis

Botys des sommets faces significant threats from climate change as warming temperatures force this high-altitude specialist to retreat to increasingly limited mountaintop habitats. Habitat fragmentation and degradation from human activities in alpine regions further restrict available breeding and foraging areas for this vulnerable moth species.

Bombus veteranus

Bombus veteranus faces significant population declines across its range due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development. The species is particularly vulnerable to changes in flower-rich grasslands and heathlands that provide essential foraging resources, while climate change is altering the timing of flowering plants and suitable nesting sites.

Bombus inexspectatus

Bombus inexspectatus faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development across its limited range. Climate change is altering the timing of flowering plants that this species depends on for nectar, creating mismatches between bee emergence and food availability.

Halomitra clavator

Bowl coral (Halomitra clavator) faces significant threats from ocean warming and acidification, which cause coral bleaching and reduce calcification rates essential for skeletal growth. Coastal development, pollution, and destructive fishing practices further degrade the shallow reef environments this species depends on for survival.

Rhina ancylostoma

The Bowmouth guitarfish faces severe population declines primarily due to intensive fishing pressure across its Indo-Pacific range, where it is targeted for its valuable fins and meat. Habitat degradation in coastal waters and extremely low reproductive rates make recovery difficult, while inadequate fisheries management has failed to prevent overexploitation of this slow-growing species.

Hieracium semicanipes

Hieracium semicanipes faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development in its limited range. The species' extremely restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats, while climate change poses additional pressure on its specialized habitat requirements.

Hydnobolites cerebriformis

Brain-Like Hydnobolites faces significant threats from habitat degradation due to deforestation and forest fragmentation, which disrupts the specific microhabitat conditions required for this fungal species. Climate change poses additional risks by altering temperature and moisture regimes essential for its growth and reproduction. Pollution and changes in forest composition from invasive species further compromise the delicate ecological balance this species depends upon.

Sigara stagnalis

Sigara stagnalis, the lesser water boatman, faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of freshwater ecosystems. The species is particularly vulnerable to water pollution, eutrophication, and the destruction of shallow water bodies and wetlands that serve as its primary breeding and feeding habitats.

Dendrocollybia racemosa

The Branched Shanklet faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and forest degradation in its limited range. As a saprobic fungus dependent on specific dead wood substrates in old-growth forests, it is particularly vulnerable to logging activities and forest management practices that remove decaying organic matter.

Aradus lugubris

Aradus lugubris faces significant threats primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized bark-dwelling environments. Climate change and forest fragmentation are reducing the availability of suitable host trees, while pollution and pesticide use in forestry practices further compromise population stability.

Paraliburnia clypealis

Braune Spornzikade faces significant threats from habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural intensification and urbanization across its European range. Climate change is altering the composition and structure of grassland ecosystems this species depends on, while pesticide use in agricultural areas directly impacts both the species and its host plants.

Entoloma ochromicaceum

Entoloma ochromicaceum faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development across its limited European range. The species is particularly vulnerable due to its specialized ecological requirements and small, fragmented populations that are highly sensitive to environmental changes.

Cortinarius melanotus

Braunnetziger Raukopf faces significant threats from habitat degradation and loss of suitable forest ecosystems due to logging, agricultural expansion, and climate change. The species' specialized ecological requirements and dependence on specific host trees make it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes and forest fragmentation.

Hygrophorus discoideus

Hygrophorus discoideus, the Braunscheibiger Schneckling, faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized forest ecosystems. Climate change is altering the moisture and temperature conditions essential for this fungal species' survival and reproduction. Agricultural intensification and urbanization continue to fragment and destroy the old-growth forest habitats where this species occurs.

Veronica praecox

Breckland Speedwell faces severe decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized sandy grassland and heathland environments. Agricultural intensification, urban development, and changes in land management practices have dramatically reduced suitable habitat. The species is also threatened by invasive species competition and altered grazing regimes that disrupt the open, disturbed ground conditions it requires.

Temnostoma apiforme

Temnostoma apiforme is declining primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and forest fragmentation, which eliminates the old-growth deciduous forests it requires for breeding. The species depends on specific microhabitats including tree holes and decaying wood in mature forest stands, making it particularly vulnerable to logging and forest management practices that remove dead and dying trees.

Baeomyces placophyllus

Bredfliget svampelav (Baeomyces placophyllus) is declining primarily due to habitat loss from urban development and infrastructure projects that destroy its specialized substrate requirements. Air pollution and climate change are additional stressors affecting this sensitive lichen species.

Octineon suecicum

Bredfotsanemon faces severe population declines due to coastal development and pollution in its limited Baltic Sea range. Climate change-induced warming and acidification of marine waters further threaten this cold-water specialist, while its restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized disturbances.

Peltigera latiloba

Peltigera latiloba faces significant threats from habitat degradation due to air pollution, particularly nitrogen deposition and acid rain, which alter the chemical composition of its substrate. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature fluctuations that affect the delicate moisture balance required for this lichen's survival.

Centromerus semiater

Centromerus semiater faces significant threats from habitat degradation and fragmentation due to agricultural intensification and urban development across its European range. Climate change poses additional risks by altering the microhabitat conditions essential for this small spider species, while pesticide use in agricultural areas directly impacts both the species and its prey base.

Ramalina canariensis

Ramalina canariensis, a lichen species endemic to the Canary Islands, faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to urban development and tourism infrastructure expansion. Air pollution and climate change are additionally impacting this sensitive species, which requires specific environmental conditions to survive.

Cladonia callosa

Cladonia callosa faces significant threats from habitat degradation and atmospheric pollution, which severely impact the specialized heathland and moorland ecosystems it depends on. Nitrogen deposition from agricultural and industrial sources alters soil chemistry, making conditions unsuitable for this sensitive lichen species. Climate change and increased recreational pressure on remaining heathland habitats further compound these threats.

Entoloma turci

Breitstieliger Zärtling faces significant threats from habitat degradation and loss of suitable forest ecosystems across its range. The species' dependence on specific soil conditions and mycorrhizal relationships makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes and forest fragmentation. Climate change and altered precipitation patterns further threaten the delicate ecological balance required for this fungus to thrive.

Eristalis oestracea

Bremse-dyndflue (Eristalis oestracea) faces significant threats from habitat degradation and loss of wetland environments essential for its larval development. Agricultural intensification and urban development have reduced the availability of suitable breeding sites, while pollution and climate change further impact the aquatic habitats this hoverfly depends on.

Somatochlora metallica

The Brilliant Emerald faces significant threats from habitat degradation and loss of suitable breeding sites. Pollution of freshwater systems, drainage of wetlands, and climate change impacts on aquatic ecosystems are reducing the availability of clean, well-oxygenated waters essential for larval development.

Metzneria aprilella

The Flame Seedhead Moth faces severe decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized chalk grassland environments. Agricultural intensification, urban development, and changes in traditional grazing management have significantly reduced the availability of suitable breeding sites where its host plants occur.

Erythroxylum brevipes

Brisselet (Erythroxylum brevipes) is primarily threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural expansion, urban development, and deforestation in its limited range. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized threats and environmental changes.

Isolepis setacea

Bristle Club-rush faces severe decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized wetland environments. Drainage of temporary pools, agricultural intensification, and urban development have eliminated many suitable sites, while remaining populations are threatened by water pollution and altered hydrology.

Valerianella rimosa

Broad-fruited Cornsalad is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development that has eliminated most of its native grassland and arable field margin habitats. The species has experienced severe population declines across its European range, with many historical populations now extinct due to changes in farming practices and land use conversion.

Eriophorum latifolium

Broad-leaved Cottongrass is primarily threatened by habitat loss and degradation due to drainage and conversion of wetlands for agriculture and development. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the hydrology and temperature regimes of the specialized bog and fen habitats this species requires.

Senecio sarracenicus

Broad-leaved Ragwort faces severe decline primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized wetland environments. Agricultural intensification, drainage of marshlands, and urban development have significantly reduced the availability of suitable riparian and marshy habitats where this species naturally occurs.

Laserpitium latifolium

Broad-leaved Sermountain faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited European range. The species is further threatened by overgrazing, changes in traditional land management practices, and climate change impacts on its specialized montane grassland habitats.

Veronica opaca

Broadsepal Speedwell (Veronica opaca) is critically endangered due to its extremely limited distribution and small population size, restricted to a few locations in Turkey. The species faces severe threats from habitat destruction through agricultural expansion, urban development, and infrastructure projects in its narrow range.