Assessed taxonomic groups

This report presents the general status assessments for 20 groups of species (table 5). These groups are the lichens, mosses, vascular plants, freshwater mussels, spiders, odonates, predaceous diving beetles, ground beetles, lady beetles, bumblebees, black flies, horse flies, mosquitoes, some selected macromoths, butterflies, crayfishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. A total of 11 groups of species are being assessed for the first time by the National General Status Working Group, namely lichens, mosses, spiders, predaceous diving beetles, ground beetles (including tiger beetles reassessment), lady beetles, bumblebees, black flies, horse flies, mosquitoes, and some selected macromoths.

In addition, the Wild Species 2010 report also provides reassessments (updated species list and general status ranks) for nine taxonomic groups that were first assessed in the report Wild Species 2000 or Wild Species 2005. The taxonomic groups that were reassessed are the vascular plants, freshwater mussels, odonates, butterflies, crayfishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Some of these groups are assessed for the second time, while others are assessed for the third time (table 5).