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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
9
CR + EN + VU
Population
92377986
Area
2344858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 4
Vulnerable 5
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 143
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 372
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

ābu rokba

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

basal

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

borgoman

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Damsisa

Ambrosia maritima

Not Evaluated

datura

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Defla

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

'enab el-deeb

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

ful sudane

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Ghaab

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

hamd

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

hamool

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

hashishat al-gabal

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Hinná

Lawsonia inermis

Least Concern

kees ar rai

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

kef alemhena

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

kharwa'a

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

laban el-homara

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

labeinah

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

lisan al-hamal

Plantago major

Least Concern

Masadate

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

meloukhia

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

mintina

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

moddeid

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

qasab el-sokkar

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

rozz

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

rukab al-gamal

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

sheb al-leil

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

shofan

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

tert

Morus nigra

Not Evaluated

Tikida (Amazigh)

Ceratonia siliqua

Not Evaluated

umm al laban

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

الدوري البلدي, العصفور الدوري

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

لِبَّيْـن

Sonchus oleraceus

Least Concern

هِنْدَبا بَرِّيَّة

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

Olive-tree Pearl

Palpita vitrealis

Not Evaluated

Bulrush Veneer

Calamotropha paludella

Near Threatened

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

Wormwood Plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

Least Concern

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Not Evaluated

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Maruca pod borer

Maruca vitrata

Not Evaluated

Beaked Clothes

Tinea translucens

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

Basker

Euchromia lethe

Not Evaluated

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Coelioxys afra

Not Evaluated

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

hirsutus mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Not Evaluated

Tropical tobacco moth

Setomorpha rutella

Not Evaluated

Bird Nest Moth

Monopis crocicapitella

Not Evaluated

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

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