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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
1,271,768
Area
2,040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 131
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 176
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

ivory cone

Conus eburneus

Least Concern

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Javan Rusa

Rusa timorensis

Vulnerable

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Johnny jumpup

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

Jointed Flatsedge

Cyperus articulatus

Least Concern

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Knotted hedgeparsley

Torilis nodosa

Least Concern

laceleaf

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

leopard cone

Conus leopardus

Least Concern

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

lettered cone

Conus litteratus

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

lithograph cone

Conus litoglyphus

Least Concern

livid cone

Conus lividus

Least Concern

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Louisiana canna

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

Lovely Abalone

Haliotis clathrata

Least Concern

lovely cone

Conus pertusus

Least Concern

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Least Concern

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

marble cone

Conus marmoreus

Least Concern

marriage cone

Conus sponsalis

Least Concern

mescal agave

Agave angustifolia

Least Concern

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Moth

Opogona omoscopa

Not Evaluated

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

music cone

Conus musicus

Least Concern

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

New Zealand spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides

Not Evaluated

northern hemlock-parsley

Cnidium cnidiifolium

Not Evaluated

Nussatella cone

Conus nussatella

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

oak cone

Conus quercinus

Least Concern

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

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