South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Kebsh el Gebel
Ammotragus lervia
kharwa'a
Ricinus communis
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
lettered cone
Conus litteratus
virgin cone
Conus virgo
coronated cone
Conus coronatus
puku
Kobus vardonii
bontebok
Damaliscus pygargus
Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala
Galician mussel
Mytilus galloprovincialis
imperial cone
Conus imperialis
marriage cone
Conus sponsalis
leopard cone
Conus leopardus
astrologer's cone
Conus chaldaeus
Abalone
Haliotis unilateralis
Heartworm
Dirofilaria immitis
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
bongo
Tragelaphus eurycerus
lesser kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
giant eland
Tragelaphus derbianus
Kirk's dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
Staph beetle
Acrotona parvula
Staph beetle
Phacophallus pallidipennis
Earthworm
Amynthas rodericensis
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Maldive cone
Conus maldivus
sharp-angled cone
Conus acutangulus
roan antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Frigid Cone
Conus frigidus
algoa cone
Conus algoensis
elongate cone
Conus mozambicus
Asian green mussel
Perna viridis
Mexilhao mussel
Perna perna
Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus microplus
chocolateband snail
Eobania vermiculata
Mediterranean vine mealybug
Planococcus ficus
cantaloupe
Rapana rapiformis
Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys afra
branched murex
Chicoreus ramosus
doubletoothed hydroid
Obelia bidentata
blacktip shipworm
Lyrodus pedicellatus
cellar spiders
Crossopriza lyoni
Mauge's slug
Testacella maugei
Divided Tunicate
Styela canopus
Ascidian
Symplegma brakenhielmi
Japanese fishlouse
Argulus japonicus
Angled Gem
Anomis sabulifera
Milk snail
Otala punctata
Indian Stick Insect
Carausius morosus
Gammarid
Monocorophium acherusicum
Savigny's brittle star
Ophiactis savignyi
Tropical tobacco moth
Setomorpha rutella
Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Common Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
California Privet
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Large Sweet Vernalgrass
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Knotroot Bristle Grass
Setaria parviflora
Bristle Pigeon Grass
Setaria verticillata
Annual ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Animated oat
Avena sterilis
Rough Bluegrass
Poa trivialis
Annual Bluegrass
Poa annua
English Meadow Grass
Poa pratensis
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