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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
1271768
Area
2040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 131
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 176
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

oak cone

Conus quercinus

Least Concern

music cone

Conus musicus

Least Concern

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Javan Rusa

Rusa timorensis

Vulnerable

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

flag cone

Conus vexillum

Least Concern

soldier cone

Conus miles

Least Concern

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

European flat oyster

Ostrea edulis

Near Threatened

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

rat cone

Conus rattus

Least Concern

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Reed canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

sand-dusted cone

Conus arenatus

Least Concern

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

branched murex

Chicoreus ramosus

Not Evaluated

Moth

Opogona omoscopa

Not Evaluated

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

Common Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Annual Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Common Field Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Least Concern

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Johnny jumpup

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

common broomrape

Orobanche minor

Near Threatened

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Camphortree

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Black Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Least Concern

Frigid Cone

Conus frigidus

Least Concern

Canadian waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Not Evaluated

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Common Honey-Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Woman's tongue

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

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