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Dominican Republic

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
224
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
10847904
Area
48671 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 4
Least Concern 58
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 131
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 179
Animalia 43
Fungi 1
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Dominican Republic

Abu Rokba

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

ashkhar

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

barbir

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

borgoman

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Daisar

Avena fatua

Least Concern

denieba

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Dheeb

Canis lupus

Critically Endangered

gazun

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Ghaab

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Hasir

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

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

nabaq

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

na'eem

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

nafal

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

nageil

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Nseila

Panicum repens

Least Concern

sheb al-leil

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Shillakh

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

theel

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

umm al laban

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

أبوقردان

Bubulcus ibis

Least Concern

الدوري البلدي, العصفور الدوري

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

حمام ازرق

Columba livia

Least Concern

Ant

Strumigenys rogeri

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

Achillea millefolium

Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

Little fire ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Least Concern

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

tree slug

Lehmannia marginata

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

hirsutus mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Apple Snail

Pomacea glauca

Least Concern

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