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China

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
534
Threatened
14
CR + EN + VU
Population
1,439,323,776
Area
9,596,961 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 6
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 7
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 134
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 366
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 338
Animalia 160
Chromista 32
Fungi 4

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in China

Molgula

Molgula manhattensis

Not Evaluated

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

Neckweed

Veronica peregrina

Not Evaluated

New Forest Cicada

Cicadetta montana

Near Threatened

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Nightshade

Solanum chrysotrichum

Least Concern

nigra scale

Parasaissetia nigra

Not Evaluated

niruri

Phyllanthus niruri

Least Concern

Niruri

Phyllanthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Oakes' evening-primrose

Oenothera oakesiana

Not Evaluated

onyx slippersnail

Crepidula onyx

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Oriental prawn

Palaemon macrodactylus

Not Evaluated

Oriental wood borer

Heterobostrychus aequalis

Not Evaluated

Pale madwort

Alyssum alyssoides

Extinct

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

Not Evaluated

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

Panic veldtgrass

Ehrharta erecta

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Peach twig borer

Anarsia lineatella

Not Evaluated

Pea weevil

Bruchus pisorum

Not Evaluated

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Persian ryegrass

Lolium persicum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Pigeon bundleflower

Desmanthus pernambucanus

Least Concern

Pig Frog

Lithobates grylio

Least Concern

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

pineapple mealybug

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Planthopper

Planaphrodes bifasciata

Least Concern

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Poplar-And-Willow Borer

Cryptorhynchus lapathi

Least Concern

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

Praxelis

Praxelis clematidea

Not Evaluated

Prickly lettuce

Lactuca serriola

Least Concern

Prince Of Wales-Feather

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus albus

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Pyralid moth

Paralipsa gularis

Not Evaluated

Red Abalone

Haliotis rufescens

Critically Endangered

Red Buffalo-bur

Solanum sisymbriifolium

Least Concern

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Least Concern

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

red imported fire ant

Solenopsis invicta

Not Evaluated

Redlegged ham beetle

Necrobia rufipes

Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus

Not Evaluated

Redshouldered ham beetle

Necrobia ruficollis

Endangered

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

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