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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

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

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Crab Finger Grass

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

Crambid Moth

Duponchelia fovealis

Not Evaluated

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

creeping-Charlie

Pilea nummulariifolia

Not Evaluated

creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa

Not Evaluated

Creole cotton

Gossypium barbadense

Not Evaluated

crimson cestrum

Cestrum elegans

Least Concern

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Cultivated radish

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Erigeron sumatrensis

Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

Devil's Bit

Ruellia tuberosa

Not Evaluated

Deviltree

Alstonia macrophylla

Least Concern

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Downy Ground-Cherry

Physalis pubescens

Not Evaluated

Drummond's phlox

Phlox drummondii

Not Evaluated

Dumbcane

Dieffenbachia seguine

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

dwarf white bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata

Least Concern

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

egusi-itoo

Melothria sphaerocarpa

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Elephant Apple

Dillenia indica

Least Concern

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

erect spiderling

Boerhavia erecta

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian Rape

Brassica carinata

Not Evaluated

Expanded lobsterclaw

Heliconia latispatha

Least Concern

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Fen Sedge

Cladium mariscus

Endangered

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Firespike

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

Fivefingers

Syngonium angustatum

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

flax dodder

Cuscuta epilinum

Extinct

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Foxtail

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

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