Costa Rica
North America · Central America
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
kharwa'a
Ricinus communis
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Cerf De Virginie
Odocoileus virginianus
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Colonial bentgrass
Agrostis capillaris
Centuryplant
Agave americana
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Ecoregions
Cocos Island moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Costa Rican seasonal moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Isthmian-Pacific moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Talamancan montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Central American dry forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
All Species in Costa Rica
brown-banded cockroach
Supella longipalpa
Large Sweet Vernalgrass
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Bathroom Moth Fly
Clogmia albipunctatus
Barnyard Grass
Dactylis glomerata
False stable fly
Muscina stabulans
domestic goat
Capra hircus
Cabbage Moth
Plutella xylostella
Cottony cushion scale
Icerya purchasi
Cuban Tree Frog
Osteopilus septentrionalis
Fire ant
Solenopsis geminata
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Job's tears
Coix lacryma-jobi
Greenhouse frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
Stinkgrass
Eragrostis cilianensis
Colonial bentgrass
Agrostis capillaris
Creeping bentgrass
Agrostis stolonifera
Common Velvetgrass
Holcus lanatus
Corn
Zea mays
Southern green stink bug
Nezara viridula
House fly
Musca domestica
Creeping Fescue
Festuca rubra
Black Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
Absinth Sagewort
Artemisia absinthium
Annual Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
Blue Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
English Meadow Grass
Poa pratensis
Common Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
Sour orange
Citrus aurantium
Annual Bluegrass
Poa annua
Citrus leafminer
Phyllocnistis citrella
Horseradish tree
Moringa oleifera
Annual ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Bottle gourd
Lagenaria siceraria
Cantaloupe
Cucumis melo
American Pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo
Coco yam
Colocasia esculenta
Calla lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
Cananga tree
Cananga odorata
Chinaberrytree
Melia azedarach
Carpenter Weed
Prunella vulgaris
Coliseum-Ivy
Cymbalaria muralis
Black Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
Guinea ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum
Common Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Bright-Blue Speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia
Grey Field-speedwell
Veronica polita
Common Toad Rush
Juncus bufonius
Dudley'S Rush
Juncus tenuis
Bog Rush
Juncus effusus
Common Woodrush
Luzula campestris
Bird'S Foot Trefoil
Lotus corniculatus
Common gorse
Ulex europaeus
Creeping White Clover
Trifolium repens
Least Hop Clover
Trifolium dubium
Chilean Clover
Trifolium pratense
Purple granadilla
Passiflora edulis
Centuryplant
Agave americana
Creeping buttercup
Ranunculus repens
House cricket
Acheta domesticus
Aleppo Grass
Sorghum halepense
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