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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 135
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 355
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Vagrant China-mark

Diasemiopsis ramburialis

Not Evaluated

Yellow-underwing Pearl

Uresiphita gilvata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

Not Evaluated

Lettered China-mark

Diasemia reticularis

Endangered

Gem

Orthonama obstipata

Not Evaluated

Geometrician

Grammodes stolida

Not Evaluated

Crambid Moth

Duponchelia fovealis

Not Evaluated

Spanish Dot

Antigastra catalaunalis

Not Evaluated

Rush veneer

Nomophila noctuella

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Yorkshire Y

Cornutiplusia circumflexa

Not Evaluated

Rusty Dot

Udea ferrugalis

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Annual Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Not Evaluated

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Not Evaluated

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Niger

Guizotia abyssinica

Not Evaluated

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Annual Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Data Deficient

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Horseradish tree

Moringa oleifera

Not Evaluated

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Chinese Mallow

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Cananga tree

Cananga odorata

Not Evaluated

Carolina poplar

Populus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Abele

Populus alba

Not Evaluated

flax dodder

Cuscuta epilinum

Extinct

Brown house moth

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Least Concern

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Camphortree

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

Linearleaf snapdragon

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Balloon vine

Cardiospermum halicacabum

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

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