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Comoros

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
459
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
869,595
Area
1,862 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 133
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 281
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 418
Animalia 41

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Comoros

Indian-laurel

Litsea glutinosa

Least Concern

Indian mulberry

Morinda citrifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian-nut

Areca catechu

Not Evaluated

Indian sandbur

Cenchrus biflorus

Not Evaluated

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Jamaican crabgrass

Digitaria horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

Japanese Arrowroot

Pueraria montana

Not Evaluated

Japanese morning-glory

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Kodomillet

Paspalum scrobiculatum

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Least snoutbean

Rhynchosia minima

Least Concern

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Lemonscented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Least Concern

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

litchi

Litchi chinensis

Not Evaluated

Littlebell

Ipomoea triloba

Least Concern

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Lotus sweetjuice

Glinus lotoides

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

mango-pine

Barringtonia asiatica

Least Concern

Manila-hemp

Musa textilis

Not Evaluated

mareer

Cordia subcordata

Least Concern

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

Needle Bush

Azima tetracantha

Least Concern

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

New Zealand spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides

Not Evaluated

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