Species numbers in the Nordic Countries according to species group and country
Table: Total species numbers and numbers of threatened species in the Nordic Countries
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FI
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SE
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NO
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DK
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IS
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FO
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GL
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Mammals
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species 1
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65
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62
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89
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50
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26
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?
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30
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assessed 2
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58
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62
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75
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?
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?
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?
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37
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threatened 3
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7
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11
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12
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?
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?
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?
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10
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Birds 4
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species
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240
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251
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248
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200
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76
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54
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58
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assessed
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229
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251
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230
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?
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76
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54
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65
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threatened
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32
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43
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37
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?
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32
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29
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9
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Amphibians and reptiles
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species
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10
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19
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12
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21
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0
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0
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0
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assessed
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10
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19
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11
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?
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-
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-
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-
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threatened
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3
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6
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2
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?
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-
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-
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-
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Fish
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species
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68
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141
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289
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258
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300
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247
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c. 150
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assessed
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68
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141
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208
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?
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?
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0
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3
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threatened
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8
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18
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10
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?
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?
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-
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1
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Insects
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species
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19846
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23679
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20945
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18000
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1268
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1016
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375
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assessed
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9786
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10003
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8702
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?
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?
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0
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5
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threatened
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731
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689
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912
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?
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?
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-
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0
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Arachnids
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species
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2500
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1790
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1637
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?
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96
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212
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192
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assessed
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39
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740
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584
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?
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?
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0
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0
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threatened
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12
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16
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68
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?
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?
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-
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-
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Molluscs
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species
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161
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608
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874
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326
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c. 450
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>380
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283
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assessed
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153
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490
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622
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?
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?
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0
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0
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threatened
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11
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41
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15
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?
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?
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-
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-
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Other invertebrates
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species
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983
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1731
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?
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?
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1500
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?
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c. 1784
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assessed
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459
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301
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?
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?
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?
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?
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0
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threatened
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9
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30
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?
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?
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?
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?
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-
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Vascular plants 5
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species
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c. 2000/
>1200
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1638
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2834
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1050/
430
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485
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401
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515
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assessed
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1240
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1628
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1360
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?
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485
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0
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5
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threatened
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180
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261
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217
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?
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52
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-
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1
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Mosses
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species
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883
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1085
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1968
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548
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606
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415
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c. 612
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assessed
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856
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989
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1062
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?
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450
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0
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0
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threatened
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136
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92
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142
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?
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74
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-
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-
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Lichens
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species
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1452
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2408
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1976
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950
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830
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470
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c. 950
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assessed
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1450
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1021
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1207
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?
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270
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0
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0
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threatened
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99
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136
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168
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?
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67
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-
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-
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Algae
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species
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<6000
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598
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755
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>516
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500
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213
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2115
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assessed
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111
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219
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301
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?
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238
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0
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0
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threatened
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6
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20
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18
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?
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42
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-
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-
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Fungi
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species
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4798
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4800
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10000
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3000
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1880
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626
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c. 1600
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assessed
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3798
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4000
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2402
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?
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?
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0
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0
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threatened
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265
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301
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324
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?
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?
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-
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-
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1 Estimated number of species per group in each country
2 Species whose status has been assessed
3 Assessed species classified as threatened (Critically endangered CR, Endangered EN ja Vulnerable VU)
4 Nesting birds
5 Vascular plantsapomictic plants
IUCN red list categories
- Finland: algae - only macroalgae have been assessed, but the total species number also includes microalgae
- Sweden: vascular plants - no subspecies, varieties etc.; other invertebrates - myriapods, crustaceans, echinoderms, brachiopods, leeches, planarians, anthozoans. An additional c.9,000 multicellular species in Sweden have not been assessed.
- Norway: algae only macroalgae are incuded; mammals - includes species in Svalbard; vascular plants - subspecies not included
- Iceland: Arachnids - Acari excluded, fish - both marine and fresh water fish, mammals - both terrestrial and marine
- Greenland: mammals - subspecies also evaluated; birds species that regularly summer or winter in Greenland have also been assessed, even if they do not nest
Sources for the species table
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