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Chad

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
220
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
16,425,859
Area
1,284,000 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 56
Data Deficient 3
Not Evaluated 153
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 201
Animalia 19

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Chad

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

African basil

Ocimum gratissimum

Not Evaluated

African Blackwood

Dalbergia melanoxylon

Near Threatened

African Elemi

Canarium schweinfurthii

Least Concern

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Air yam

Dioscorea bulbifera

Not Evaluated

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

American Spurge

Euphorbia corollata

Not Evaluated

Angelin

Andira inermis

Least Concern

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Annual Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Not Evaluated

Annual yellow sweetclover

Melilotus indicus

Not Evaluated

Apple blossom

Cassia javanica

Not Evaluated

Arabian cotton

Gossypium herbaceum

Data Deficient

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Arrowleaf sida

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Not Evaluated

attoto yam

Dioscorea cayenensis

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Bambara Groundnut

Vigna subterranea

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Basil

Ocimum basilicum

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

bell bauhinia

Bauhinia tomentosa

Least Concern

Bell-Bean

Vicia faba

Not Evaluated

Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

Blue panicum

Panicum antidotale

Not Evaluated

bordered straw

Heliothis peltigera

Not Evaluated

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Brown indianhemp

Hibiscus cannabinus

Not Evaluated

Bush clockvine

Thunbergia erecta

Not Evaluated

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Not Evaluated

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

Least Concern

calabash

Crescentia cujete

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Camphire

Lawsonia inermis

Least Concern

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

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