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Sao Tome and Principe

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
285
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
219,161
Area
964 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 35
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 63
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 236
Animalia 47
Chromista 2

Featured Species

All Species in Sao Tome and Principe

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Dumbcane

Dieffenbachia seguine

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Dwarf awlsnail

Opeas hannense

Not Evaluated

Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

Least Concern

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Elephant Apple

Dillenia indica

Least Concern

European brown snail

Cornu aspersum

Not Evaluated

Fall Armyworm

Spodoptera frugiperda

Not Evaluated

fasten-'pon-coat

Priva lappulacea

Least Concern

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Foxtail

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

French plantain

Musa paradisiaca

Not Evaluated

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

garlicweed

Petiveria alliacea

Least Concern

Giant granadilla

Passiflora quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

gilo

Solanum aethiopicum

Not Evaluated

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Golden shower

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

Grass

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Grumichama

Eugenia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Guinea Fowl

Numida meleagris

Least Concern

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

Highland coffee

Coffea stenophylla

Vulnerable

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Ice Cream Bean

Inga edulis

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

inkberry

Cestrum laevigatum

Not Evaluated

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory

Ipomoea hederifolia

Not Evaluated

Jackfruit

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana

Least Concern

Japanese tung-oil-tree

Vernicia cordata

Least Concern

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Judas Tree

Cercis siliquastrum

Least Concern

Key lime

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

least weasel

Mustela nivalis

Near Threatened

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

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