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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
1271768
Area
2040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 136
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 177
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

Knotted hedgeparsley

Torilis nodosa

Least Concern

Fen Sedge

Cladium mariscus

Endangered

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Guernsey Pigweed

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Giant dodder

Cuscuta reflexa

Least Concern

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

European Bur-grass

Tragus racemosus

Not Evaluated

traveler's-palm

Ravenala madagascariensis

Least Concern

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Sweet acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

Least Concern

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Common pricklypear

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

Annual Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

Governor's plum

Flacourtia indica

Not Evaluated

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

Tea

Camellia sinensis

Data Deficient

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Floating Club-rush

Isolepis fluitans

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

False heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

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