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Madagascar

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
559
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
27691019
Area
587041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 95
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 162
Extinct 4

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 529
Animalia 30

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Madagascar

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

weeping willow

Salix babylonica

Not Evaluated

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Bedstraw

Galium aparine

Least Concern

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Common Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Abalone

Haliotis unilateralis

Least Concern

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf sida

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

cylindrical cone

Conus cylindraceus

Least Concern

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Tangerine

Citrus reticulata

Not Evaluated

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Guernsey Pigweed

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Fleshy Yellow-sorrel

Oxalis tetraphylla

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Angled Burr Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

Not Evaluated

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Sticky chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Argentina Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Chilean evening primrose

Oenothera stricta

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato

Ipomoea batatas

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Cowpea

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

Herb of the cross

Verbena officinalis

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Horseradish tree

Moringa oleifera

Not Evaluated

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