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Comoros

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
459
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
869,595
Area
1,862 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 418
Animalia 41

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Comoros

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Egyptian riverhemp

Sesbania sesban

Not Evaluated

Egyptian starcluster

Pentas lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Elbow Buffalo Grass

Panicum subalbidum

Least Concern

Elephant creeper

Argyreia nervosa

Not Evaluated

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

False beardgrass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Fimbry

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

Fish-bone Cassia

Chamaecrista mimosoides

Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

Flame lily

Gloriosa superba

Least Concern

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Flowering banana

Musa ornata

Least Concern

French plantain

Musa paradisiaca

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Garden Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Garden tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Not Evaluated

Giant Highland Banana

Musa ingens

Least Concern

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Governor's plum

Flacourtia indica

Not Evaluated

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

Green Amaranth

Amaranthus hybridus

Not Evaluated

Greenleaf ticktrefoil

Desmodium intortum

Least Concern

Grumichama

Eugenia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Guernsey Pigweed

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

guest-tree

Kleinhovia hospita

Least Concern

Guyanese arrowhead

Sagittaria guayanensis

Least Concern

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

hairy clustervine

Jacquemontia tamnifolia

Not Evaluated

Hairy indigo

Indigofera hirsuta

Not Evaluated

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Heart Seed

Cardiospermum microcarpum

Least Concern

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

Herb of the cross

Verbena officinalis

Least Concern

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus sibiricus

Not Evaluated

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Horseradish tree

Moringa oleifera

Not Evaluated

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

'Ihi

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Indian acalypha

Acalypha indica

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

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