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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

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Indian sandalwood

Santalum album

Vulnerable

Climbingfig

Ficus pumila

Not Evaluated

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Chinese water chestnut

Eleocharis dulcis

Least Concern

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Rattlebox

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Rose cactus

Pereskia grandifolia

Least Concern

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

African jointgrass

Hemarthria altissima

Least Concern

Wild cosmos

Cosmos caudatus

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

baby rubberplant

Peperomia obtusifolia

Least Concern

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

red spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

White cedar

Tabebuia heterophylla

Least Concern

Slash pine

Pinus elliottii

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Hiptage

Hiptage benghalensis

Least Concern

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Duckweed

Lemna perpusilla

Least Concern

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

Gold-Foot Fern

Phlebodium aureum

Least Concern

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Wild passionfruit

Passiflora suberosa

Least Concern

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Jointed Flatsedge

Cyperus articulatus

Least Concern

Queensland poplar

Homalanthus populifolius

Least Concern

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