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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

Reedbed Plume

Emmelina argoteles

Not Evaluated

Reed mannagrass

Glyceria maxima

Least Concern

Rescuegrass

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Ribbed paspalum

Paspalum malacophyllum

Not Evaluated

River Frog

Lithobates heckscheri

Least Concern

Rockweed

Pilea microphylla

Not Evaluated

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Rough-Fruit Amaranth

Amaranthus tuberculatus

Least Concern

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

savanna white poisonwood

Cameraria latifolia

Least Concern

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Least Concern

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Slender false garlic

Nothoscordum gracile

Not Evaluated

Slender leaf rattlebox

Crotalaria ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Small Golden-rod Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus

Least Concern

Small Nightshade

Solanum triflorum

Not Evaluated

Smooth joyweed

Alternanthera paronychioides

Not Evaluated

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Spinyfruit buttercup

Ranunculus muricatus

Not Evaluated

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Staggerweed

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Stag'S-Horn Sumach

Rhus typhina

Not Evaluated

Sticky snakeroot

Ageratina adenophora

Not Evaluated

St. James' shell

Pecten maximus

Least Concern

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Sunflower White Rust

Pustula tragopogonis

Not Evaluated

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

Sweet acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

Least Concern

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Sycamore Lace Bug

Corythucha ciliata

Not Evaluated

Talquezal

Paspalum virgatum

Least Concern

Tausch's goatgrass

Aegilops tauschii

Not Evaluated

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Thyme Plume

Merrifieldia leucodactyla

Near Threatened

tiger's-claw

Martynia annua

Not Evaluated

tobacco-tree

Solanum erianthum

Not Evaluated

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

Least Concern

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