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Ghana

Africa · Western Africa

Total Species
87
Threatened
1
CR + EN + VU
Population
31,072,945
Area
238,533 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 78
Animalia 8
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Ghana

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

Ahl's River Frog

Phrynobatrachus latifrons

Least Concern

Angel's tears

Brugmansia suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Ant

Technomyrmex albipes

Not Evaluated

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

Awnless Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Bilbao fleabane

Erigeron floribundus

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Camphortree

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

comb hyptis

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Not Evaluated

Common bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Common Honey-Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Egyptian riverhemp

Sesbania sesban

Not Evaluated

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Giant Swamp Frog

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis

Least Concern

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

Glossy shower

Senna surattensis

Least Concern

golden beak sedge

Rhynchospora corymbosa

Least Concern

Golden shower

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

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