South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Ardilla Gris Oriental
Sciurus carolinensis
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
Karo
Pittosporum crassifolium
karri
Eucalyptus diversicolor
Keeled wormseed
Dysphania carinata
Key lime
Citrus aurantiifolia
Khakiweed
Alternanthera pungens
Khapra beetle
Trogoderma granarium
Kikuyugrass
Cenchrus clandestinus
Kirk's dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
Knife acacia
Acacia cultriformis
Knotgrass
Paspalum distichum
Knotroot Bristle Grass
Setaria parviflora
Knotted hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa
Kozi Cycad
Encephalartos ferox
Kurrajong
Brachychiton populneus
Lacy Crust Bryozoan
Membranipora membranacea
Lady of the Night Cactus
Cereus hexagonus
Lantana
Lantana camara
Large Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae
Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Oenothera glazioviana
large round-leaf prickly-pear
Opuntia spinulifera
Large Sweet Vernalgrass
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Latin American fleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus
Latin globemallow
Sphaeralcea bonariensis
Lavell hawthorn
Crataegus lavallei
Lavender scallops
Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi
Lawson's Cypress
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
Leafy-fruited Nightshade
Solanum sarrachoides
Leafy spurge
Euphorbia esula
Least Evening-Primrose
Oenothera parviflora
Least Hop Clover
Trifolium dubium
Least Pepperwort
Lepidium virginicum
leather-coat
Waltheria indica
lechwe
Kobus leche
Lemon beebrush
Aloysia citrodora
Leopard
Panthera pardus
leopard cone
Conus leopardus
lesser earwig
Labia minor
lesser grain borer
Rhyzopertha dominica
lesser kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
Lesser Love-Grass
Eragrostis minor
Lesser mealworm
Alphitobius diaperinus
Lesser pond sedge
Carex acutiformis
lesser slippery moss snail
Cochlicopa lubricella
Lesser swinecress
Lepidium didymum
Lesser wax moth
Achroia grisella
lettered cone
Conus litteratus
Levant blackneck moth
Tathorhynchus exsiccata
light bulb sesquirt
Clavelina lepadiformis
Lilac chastetree
Vitex agnus-castus
Lindenleaf sage
Salvia tiliifolia
Lindley's saltbush
Atriplex lindleyi
Linearleaf snapdragon
Misopates orontium
litchi
Litchi chinensis
Little house fly
Fannia canicularis
Little ironweed
Cyanthillium cinereum
Little quakinggrass
Briza minor
little-robin
Geranium purpureum
Littleseed canarygrass
Phalaris minor
livid cone
Conus lividus
Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
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