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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa indica

Not Evaluated

Flame Nasturtium

Tropaeolum speciosum

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Monkey comb

Amphilophium crucigerum

Least Concern

Desert horsepurslane

Trianthema portulacastrum

Not Evaluated

Caucasian Campion

Silene schafta

Not Evaluated

Slash pine

Pinus elliottii

Least Concern

Gammarid

Monocorophium acherusicum

Not Evaluated

African-lily

Agapanthus praecox

Not Evaluated

Clasping Bellwort

Triodanis perfoliata

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides dirampha

Not Evaluated

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

California bulrush

Schoenoplectus californicus

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa dodder

Cuscuta approximata

Not Evaluated

Chittagong wood

Chukrasia tabularis

Least Concern

Stinking Bean Trefoil

Anagyris foetida

Least Concern

Cape-jewels

Nemesia strumosa

Not Evaluated

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Asian semele

Theora lubrica

Not Evaluated

Horehound Plume

Wheeleria spilodactylus

Not Evaluated

Echinate Bramble

Rubus echinatus

Vulnerable

spear grass

Nassella hyalina

Not Evaluated

Holme willow

Salix calodendron

Not Evaluated

red-maids

Calandrinia ciliata

Not Evaluated

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

Woollyjoint pricklypear

Opuntia tomentosa

Least Concern

Hiptage

Hiptage benghalensis

Least Concern

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

burgu grass

Echinochloa stagnina

Not Evaluated

Alkali Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Least Concern

Pitted beardgrass

Bothriochloa pertusa

Not Evaluated

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

olive hymenachne

Hymenachne amplexicaulis

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

four-wing evening-primrose

Oenothera tetraptera

Not Evaluated

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Supine vervain

Verbena supina

Not Evaluated

bushy matgrass

Lippia alba

Least Concern

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Indian valley false mallow

Malvastrum americanum

Least Concern

Gooseberry gourd

Cucumis myriocarpus

Not Evaluated

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

American Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Least Concern

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