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Madagascar

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
559
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
27691019
Area
587041 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 3
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 178
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 357
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 529
Animalia 30

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Madagascar

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Asian spiderflower

Arivela viscosa

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

hairy clustervine

Jacquemontia tamnifolia

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

black-sesame

Cantinoa americana

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Slender leaf rattlebox

Crotalaria ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Stinkvine

Paederia foetida

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

yoruban bologi

Crassocephalum rubens

Not Evaluated

West Indian dropseed

Sporobolus pyramidalis

Not Evaluated

camelbush

Trichodesma zeylanicum

Not Evaluated

Red moneywort

Alysicarpus rugosus

Not Evaluated

willow-weed

Persicaria decipiens

Not Evaluated

Trailing indigo

Indigofera hendecaphylla

Not Evaluated

African winged-bean

Psophocarpus palustris

Not Evaluated

Trailing crabgrass

Digitaria radicosa

Not Evaluated

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least Concern

kachi grass

Cymbopogon caesius

Not Evaluated

Panther Chameleon

Furcifer pardalis

Least Concern

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Not Evaluated

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

marbled crayfish

Procambarus virginalis

Not Evaluated

Ant

Technomyrmex albipes

Not Evaluated

Common Sunda Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

cylindrical cone

Conus cylindraceus

Least Concern

Abalone

Haliotis unilateralis

Least Concern

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

small water-pepper

Persicaria minor

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Reed canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

Annual canarygrass

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Setaria

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

Common Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

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