United States of America
Checklist of Endemic Animal and Plant Families
This list of animal and plant families found exclusively in the United States of America is based on the taxonomy used in Wilson & Reeder (2005) for mammals, Dickinson (2003) for birds, the EMBL Reptile Database (2005) for reptiles, Frost (2004) for amphibians, and FishBase 2004 (2004) for fishes, Parker (1982) for invertebrates, and Mabberley (2008) for vascular plants. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Rhineuridae (Chordata Reptiles )
Amphiumidae (Chordata Amphibians )
Rhyacotritonidae (Chordata Amphibians )
Amblyopsidae (Chordata Fish (Freshwater) )
Aphredoderidae (Chordata Fish (Freshwater) )
Elassomatidae (Chordata Fish (Freshwater) )
Lutodrilidae (Annelida Oligochaeta )
Pentanychidae (Arthropoda Arachnida Opiliones)
Eurymerodesmidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Paeromopodidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Adritylidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Floridobolidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Apterouridae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Choctellidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Branneriidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Urochordeumatidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Diphyllostomatidae (Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera)
Perothopidae (Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera)
Syntexidae (Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera)
Coelopoetidae (Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera)
Lepidotrichidae (Arthropoda Insecta Thysanura)
Amastridae (Mollusca Gastropoda )
Megomphicidae (Mollusca Gastropoda )
Lepyriidae (Mollusca Gastropoda )
Neoplanorbidae (Mollusca Gastropoda )
Dioecotaeniidae (Platyhelminthes Cestoda )
Mestelicolidae (Platyhelminthes Cestoda )
Taenioplanidae (Platyhelminthes Turbellaria )
Birgeidae (Rotifera )