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
Oleander
Nerium oleander
Oleander Hawk Moth
Daphnis nerii
Oliver's touch-me-not
Impatiens sodenii
Olive-tree Pearl
Palpita vitrealis
Onionweed
Asphodelus fistulosus
Orange-tipped sea squirt
Corella eumyota
Orange wattle
Acacia saligna
Orchid Tree
Bauhinia forficata
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
Oriental House Rat
Rattus tanezumi
Oriental Rat Flea
Xenopsylla cheopis
Ox-tongue
Helminthotheca echioides
Pacara earpod tree
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Pacific island flat sedge
Cyperus cyperoides
Pacific oyster
Magallana gigas
pagoda-tree
Plumeria rubra
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Palay rubbervine
Cryptostegia grandiflora
Pale Cabbage
Brassica tournefortii
Pale galingale, Tall flatsedge
Cyperus eragrostis
Palm beachbells
Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
Panic veldtgrass
Ehrharta erecta
Papaya
Carica papaya
paper cactus
Tephrocactus articulatus
Paperflower
Bougainvillea glabra
Papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
Paradox acacia
Acacia paradoxa
Paraguayan starbur
Acanthospermum australe
Parrotfeather
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Pascuita
Euphorbia leucocephala
Passenger
Dysgonia algira
patas monkey
Erythrocebus patas
Peach
Prunus persica
Peanut
Arachis hypogaea
Pearl flower
Heterocentron subtriplinervium
Pearl wattle
Acacia podalyriifolia
Pennsylvania everlasting
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
peppermint-bendo
Eucalyptus exserta
Père David's Deer
Elaphurus davidianus
Perennial Pigweed
Amaranthus deflexus
Perennial ryegrass
Lolium perenne
Perennial soybean
Neonotonia wightii
Perlemoen
Haliotis midae
Peruvian groundcherry
Physalis peruviana
Peruvian peppertree
Schinus molle
Peruvian primrose-willow
Ludwigia peruviana
Peruvian zinnia
Zinnia peruviana
Petty spurge
Euphorbia peplus
piccabeen bangalow palm
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Pickerel-Weed
Pontederia cordata
Pillpod sandmat
Euphorbia hirta
Pinchot Juniper
Juniperus pinchotii
pinion-streaked snout
Schrankia costaestrigalis
Pinkhead smartweed
Persicaria capitata
Pink jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum
Pink soilworm
Aporrectodea rosea
Pink stem borer
Sesamia nonagrioides
pinto peanut
Arachis pintoi
Pitch canker
Fusarium circinatum
plains zebra
Equus quagga
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