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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)

queen's crape-myrtle

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Queen's-wreath

Petrea volubilis

Least Concern

Quinine tree

Cinchona pubescens

Vulnerable

Quito-orange

Solanum quitoense

Not Evaluated

Radford's Flame Shoulder

Ochropleura leucogaster

Not Evaluated

rambutan

Nephelium lappaceum

Least Concern

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Rape

Brassica napus

Not Evaluated

Rattlebox

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

redbird flower

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Not Evaluated

Red Buffalo-bur

Solanum sisymbriifolium

Least Concern

redhead

Hamelia patens

Least Concern

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Rush veneer

Nomophila noctuella

Not Evaluated

Rusty Dot

Udea ferrugalis

Not Evaluated

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

scarlet flame-bean

Brownea coccinea

Least Concern

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

scimitar-bean

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Sea Ambrosia

Ambrosia maritima

Not Evaluated

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Coelioxys afra

Not Evaluated

Showy chalicevine

Solandra grandiflora

Least Concern

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Sickle senna

Senna tora

Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Smokebush

Buddleja madagascariensis

Least Concern

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Soapberry

Sapindus saponaria

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Soursop

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Spanish Dot

Antigastra catalaunalis

Not Evaluated

Spanish-flag

Ipomoea lobata

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

Spiny fiddlewood

Citharexylum spinosum

Least Concern

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