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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
9
CR + EN + VU
Population
92,377,986
Area
2,344,858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 4
Vulnerable 5
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 143
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 372
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Caricature-plant

Graptophyllum pictum

Not Evaluated

Carolina poplar

Populus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Catclaw vine

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Least Concern

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Endangered

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Chinese hatplant

Holmskioldia sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Chinese Mallow

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

Chinese Packing Grass

Microstegium vimineum

Not Evaluated

Chinese tallow

Triadica sebifera

Not Evaluated

Christmasbush

Senna bicapsularis

Least Concern

Cigar flower

Cuphea ignea

Not Evaluated

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

Clavel De Muerto

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

Clustered yellowtops

Flaveria trinervia

Not Evaluated

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

cocoa

Theobroma cacao

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

comb hyptis

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Not Evaluated

Common Lamb'S-Quarters

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Common oat

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Common sowthistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Least Concern

Common teatree

Leptospermum petersonii

Least Concern

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Conch apple

Passiflora maliformis

Least Concern

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Coral tree

Erythrina poeppigiana

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican guava

Psidium friedrichsthalianum

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

cow-itch

Mucuna pruriens

Not Evaluated

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