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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
17
CR + EN + VU
Population
25,499,884
Area
7,692,024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 212
Data Deficient 5
Not Evaluated 464
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Cyperus aggregatus

Least Concern

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Synidotea laevidorsalis

Not Evaluated

Italian alder

Alnus cordata

Not Evaluated

italian lords-and-ladies

Arum italicum

Least Concern

Italian plumeless thistle

Carduus pycnocephalus

Not Evaluated

Italian stone pine

Pinus pinea

Least Concern

Italian timothy

Phleum subulatum

Not Evaluated

Italian viper's bugloss

Echium italicum

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Ivy-leaved Speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

Least Concern

Jack bean

Canavalia ensiformis

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

Jade plant

Crassula ovata

Not Evaluated

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Japanese Arrowroot

Pueraria montana

Not Evaluated

Japanese Barberry

Berberis thunbergii

Not Evaluated

Japanese Brome

Bromus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Japanese Cherry

Prunus serrulata

Not Evaluated

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Japanese-holly

Ardisia crispa

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

Japanese netvein hollyfern

Cyrtomium falcatum

Not Evaluated

Japanese photinia

Photinia glabra

Least Concern

Japanese raisintree

Hovenia dulcis

Least Concern

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Java Sparrow

Lonchura oryzivora

Vulnerable

Jenolan Caves Woodland Snail

Pommerhelix depressa

Vulnerable

Jersey knapweed

Centaurea paniculata

Not Evaluated

Jersey Lily

Amaryllis belladonna

Not Evaluated

Jersey Toadflax

Linaria pelisseriana

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jewels of opar

Talinum paniculatum

Least Concern

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

Joint-Leaf Rush

Juncus articulatus

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

Jonquil

Narcissus jonquilla

Not Evaluated

Joseph's-coat

Amaranthus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Judas Tree

Cercis siliquastrum

Least Concern

Jujube red date

Ziziphus jujuba

Least Concern

Jumping cholla

Cylindropuntia fulgida

Least Concern

Juniper-leaf

Polypremum procumbens

Least Concern

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Kaffir boxthorn

Lycium afrum

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Karo

Pittosporum crassifolium

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

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