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Dominican Republic

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
224
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
10,847,904
Area
48,671 km²

Conservation Status Overview

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

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 179
Animalia 43
Chromista 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Dominican Republic

Japanese Rose

Rosa rugosa

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Larkdaisy

Centratherum punctatum

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Limeberry

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Little fire ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Mexican flamevine

Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Mottled toothedthread

Odontonema cuspidatum

Not Evaluated

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

Narrowleaf lupine

Lupinus angustifolius

Not Evaluated

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Philippine ground orchid

Spathoglottis plicata

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

provision-tree

Pachira aquatica

Not Evaluated

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Quito-orange

Solanum quitoense

Not Evaluated

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Root Rot

Heterobasidion annosum

Least Concern

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