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Jamaica

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
222
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
2,961,161
Area
10,991 km²

Conservation Status Overview

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

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 173
Animalia 48
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Jamaica

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Johnstone's Robber Frog

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

Krauss' spikemoss

Selaginella kraussiana

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Least Hop Clover

Trifolium dubium

Least Concern

lily-of-the-Nile

Agapanthus africanus

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Little quakinggrass

Briza minor

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Lojabark

Cinchona officinalis

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

miniature awlsnail

Subulina octona

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Mule's-foot fern

Angiopteris evecta

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea

Not Evaluated

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Pinklady

Heterotis rotundifolia

Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Quinine tree

Cinchona pubescens

Vulnerable

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Redbanded thrip

Selenothrips rubrocinctus

Not Evaluated

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Least Concern

red ginger-lily

Hedychium coccineum

Not Evaluated

red imported fire ant

Solenopsis invicta

Not Evaluated

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

Roseleaf raspberry

Rubus rosifolius

Not Evaluated

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Sargassum Seaweed

Sargassum fluitans

Not Evaluated

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Least Concern

sea lettucetree

Scaevola taccada

Extinct

Shingle Flatsedge

Cyperus imbricatus

Least Concern

Shiny Cowbird

Molothrus bonariensis

Least Concern

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

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