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Tuvalu

Oceania · Polynesia

Total Species
117
Threatened
1
CR + EN + VU
Population
11,792
Area
26 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 94
Animalia 23

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Tuvalu

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Ant

Tetramorium caldarium

Not Evaluated

Ant

Tetramorium simillimum

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf sida

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Asiatic tearthumb

Persicaria perfoliata

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Beach moonflower

Ipomoea violacea

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Birdbill Dayflower

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Caucasian bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Chinese Chives

Allium tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Common Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Least Concern

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Coral reef araucaria

Araucaria columnaris

Least Concern

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

Cuban zephyrlily

Zephyranthes rosea

Least Concern

Cultivated Garlic

Allium sativum

Not Evaluated

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

Fiji fan palm

Pritchardia pacifica

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Guernsey Pigweed

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

Guinea ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Not Evaluated

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