🇿🇦

South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

striped hawk-moth

Hyles livornica

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Japanese skeleton shrimp

Caprella mutica

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

vestal

Rhodometra sacraria

Not Evaluated

Codling Moth

Cydia pomonella

Not Evaluated

Lesser wax moth

Achroia grisella

Least Concern

brown sea anemone

Metridium senile

Least Concern

Longbodied cellar spider

Pholcus phalangioides

Least Concern

lesser grain borer

Rhyzopertha dominica

Not Evaluated

dooryard sowbug

Porcellio laevis

Least Concern

potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

cotton aphid

Aphis gossypii

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Chilean Clover

Trifolium pratense

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Greater swinecress

Lepidium coronopus

Vulnerable

Long-stalked Rape

Brassica elongata

Not Evaluated

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Brown mustard

Brassica juncea

Not Evaluated

Garden Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Not Evaluated

Carrot-Fern

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Knotted hedgeparsley

Torilis nodosa

Least Concern

Bur Chervil

Anthriscus sylvestris

Least Concern

Apricot

Prunus armeniaca

Not Evaluated

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Slender oat

Avena barbata

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Not Evaluated

Yellow Star-thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Eastern Mousetail

Myosurus minimus

Vulnerable

American Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Least Concern

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

American Ash

Fraxinus americana

Not Evaluated

Annual Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

white silk cottontree

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

Tower rockcress

Turritis glabra

Least Concern

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Curlytop Knotweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Least Concern

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

fern-grass

Catapodium rigidum

Endangered

Least Evening-Primrose

Oenothera parviflora

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Abyssinian mustard

Crambe hispanica

Not Evaluated

Asian Wild Raspberry

Rubus ellipticus

Least Concern

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

More Countries in Africa

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia