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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
49
CR + EN + VU
Population
59,308,690
Area
1,221,037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 14
Endangered 15
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 33
Least Concern 307
Data Deficient 12
Not Evaluated 540
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Australian violet

Viola hederacea

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Awnless Brome

Bromus inermis

Least Concern

Awnless Geranium

Geranium molle

Least Concern

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Bahiagrass

Paspalum notatum

Not Evaluated

bald cypress

Taxodium distichum

Not Evaluated

Ball Mustard

Neslia paniculata

Endangered

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Balloon vine

Cardiospermum halicacabum

Not Evaluated

Balloon vine

Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Bamboo longhorn beetle

Chlorophorus annularis

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

bandana-of-the-Everglades

Canna flaccida

Not Evaluated

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Bark Snail

Zonitoides arboreus

Not Evaluated

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Basker

Euchromia lethe

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Bastard Alkanet

Buglossoides arvensis

Critically Endangered

bastard-box

Eucalyptus microtheca

Least Concern

Bastard Cress

Thlaspi arvense

Least Concern

Bastard Cress

Lepidium campestre

Least Concern

Bastard Scotch Thistle

Carduus nutans

Near Threatened

Bathroom Moth Fly

Clogmia albipunctatus

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

beach evening-primrose

Oenothera drummondii

Not Evaluated

beach-flea

Orchestia gammarellus

Data Deficient

Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae

Least Concern

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Beach Sunflower

Helianthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Bearbind

Calystegia sepium

Least Concern

Bearded Sugarbush

Protea magnifica

Least Concern

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Bear's-breech

Acanthus mollis

Not Evaluated

beautiful grass snail

Vallonia pulchella

Vulnerable

Beauty Of The Night

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Belamcanda

Iris domestica

Not Evaluated

Belgian Endive

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

bell hydroid

Obelia geniculata

Not Evaluated

Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Bending Bittercress

Cardamine flexuosa

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

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