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Cuba

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
973
Threatened
39
CR + EN + VU
Population
11326616
Area
109884 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 7
Endangered 16
Vulnerable 16
Near Threatened 10
Least Concern 417
Data Deficient 21
Not Evaluated 440
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 907
Animalia 65
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cuba

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Grannyvine

Ipomoea tricolor

Not Evaluated

tallowwood

Ximenia americana

Least Concern

Genipap

Genipa americana

Least Concern

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Mottled spurge

Euphorbia lactea

Not Evaluated

Sacatrapo

Caperonia palustris

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Chinese Brake

Pteris vittata

Least Concern

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

coral beadplant

Nertera granadensis

Least Concern

hairy thorn-apple

Datura wrightii

Not Evaluated

Marsh Mermaid-Weed

Proserpinaca palustris

Least Concern

Gum-elemi

Bursera simaruba

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Alexander palm

Ptychosperma elegans

Least Concern

Bloodwood

Pterocarpus officinalis

Not Evaluated

Texas Nipple Cactus

Mammillaria prolifera

Least Concern

Dotted Knotweed

Persicaria punctata

Least Concern

False Water-Pepper

Persicaria hydropiperoides

Least Concern

Illinois Pondweed

Potamogeton illinoensis

Least Concern

Holywood

Guaiacum sanctum

Near Threatened

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Slender Paspalum

Paspalum setaceum

Least Concern

Elephant grass

Cenchrus purpureus

Not Evaluated

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Sprawling signalgrass

Urochloa reptans

Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Sourgrass

Digitaria insularis

Least Concern

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Allspice

Pimenta dioica

Least Concern

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

Hairy Panic Grass

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Peruvian watergrass

Luziola peruviana

Data Deficient

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Straggler daisy

Calyptocarpus vialis

Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

Pluchea carolinensis

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Silk Cotton Purslane

Portulaca halimoides

Endangered

Goose Berry

Margaritaria nobilis

Least Concern

Vera Cruz pepper

Piper auritum

Least Concern

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Subulate Bladderwort

Utricularia subulata

Not Evaluated

Horned Bladderwort

Utricularia cornuta

Least Concern

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

West Indian-pink

Spigelia anthelmia

Least Concern

Mazapan

Malvaviscus penduliflorus

Not Evaluated

Tropical fanpetals

Sida urens

Not Evaluated

Panicled sandmallow

Sidastrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Abutilon

Abutilon indicum

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

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