Faroe Islands
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Threatened
120
CR + EN + VU
Critically Endangered
32
CR
Endemic Threatened
1
Found only here
Declining
15%
18 species
Category Breakdown
Distribution of 120 threatened species
CR 32
EN 28
VU 60
CR: 32
EN: 28
VU: 60
Taxonomic Breakdown
Threatened species by group
plants29 threatened
birds21 threatened
molluscs19 threatened
other invertebrates15 threatened
fishes13 threatened
fungi9 threatened
corals4 threatened
crustaceans3 threatened
arachnids3 threatened
mammals2 threatened
insects2 threatened
Top Threats in Faroe Islands
1.Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources16 species
2.Habitat shifting & alteration11 species
3.Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases7 species
4.Logging & wood harvesting6 species
5.Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals5 species
6.Annual & perennial non-timber crops3 species
7.Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)3 species
8.Housing & urban areas3 species
9.Dams & water management/use2 species
10.Agricultural & forestry effluents2 species
Endemic Spotlight
1 endemic threatened species found only here
All Species in Faroe Islands (120)
| Species | Status | Group | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balaenoptera physalus | VU | mammals | ↑ |
| Marsh LousewortPedicularis palustris | EN | plants | ? |
| Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia | VU | plants | ? |
| Roundleaf SundewDrosera rotundifolia | VU | plants | ? |
| Rosette Pixie-cup LichenCladonia pocillum | CR | fungi | ? |
| Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum | VU | plants | ? |
| Earth-cup FlapwortNardia geoscyphus | CR | plants | ? |
| Stiff QuillwortIsoetes echinospora | CR | plants | ? |
| Common LimpetPatella vulgata | CR | molluscs | ? |
| Lamna nasus | VU | fishes | ↓ |
| Puffinus mauretanicus | CR | birds | ↓ |
| Black Rock-mossAndreaea rupestris | CR | plants | ? |
| Shining HookeriaHookeria lucens | CR | plants | ? |
| Fringed Extinguisher-mossEncalypta ciliata | CR | plants | ? |
| Spur-necked Forklet MossDicranella cerviculata | CR | plants | ? |
| Acrobolbus wilsonii | VU | plants | ? |
| Fratercula arctica | VU | birds | ↓ |
| Salvelinus faroensis | VU | fishes | ? |
| Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | VU | fishes | ↓ |
| Hippoglossoides platessoides | EN | fishes | ↓ |
AI Biodiversity Brief
Claude-generated brief pending enrichment