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Sri Lanka

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
109
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
21,413,250
Area
65,610 km²

Conservation Status Overview

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

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 78
Animalia 30
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Sri Lanka

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

American Bull Frog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not Evaluated

Asiatic elephant

Elephas maximus

Endangered

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

banana poka

Passiflora tarminiana

Least Concern

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Black wattle

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Blue Corn-lily

Aristea ecklonii

Not Evaluated

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

breadfruit

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

Not Evaluated

Buff tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Least Concern

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Camphortree

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea canaliculata

Least Concern

Chinese tallow

Triadica sebifera

Not Evaluated

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Cogongrass

Imperata cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Common Coontail

Ceratophyllum demersum

Least Concern

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Least Concern

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa

Not Evaluated

Creeping water Primrose

Ludwigia adscendens

Least Concern

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

Cyanobacterium

Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii

Not Evaluated

Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

Deviltree

Alstonia macrophylla

Least Concern

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

false broom

Brachypodium sylvaticum

Least Concern

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Gray Field Slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Least Concern

Greenhouse slug

Milax gagates

Data Deficient

Green wattle

Acacia decurrens

Least Concern

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Honduras mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Endangered

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

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