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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
1.271.768
Area
2.040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 131
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 176
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

Indian Hare

Lepus nigricollis

Least Concern

Reed Grass

Phragmites mauritianus

Least Concern

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Louisiana canna

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

veldt-grape

Cissus quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

wire crabgrass

Digitaria longiflora

Not Evaluated

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

transparent wood-rose

Operculina turpethum

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

Sea hibiscus

Talipariti tiliaceum

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Ceylon-olive

Elaeocarpus serratus

Not Evaluated

Tussock dropseed

Sporobolus diandrus

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Sticky waxweed

Cuphea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

northern hemlock-parsley

Cnidium cnidiifolium

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora cambivora

Not Evaluated

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Giant dodder

Cuscuta reflexa

Least Concern

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Frigid Cone

Conus frigidus

Least Concern

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Lovely Abalone

Haliotis clathrata

Least Concern

livid cone

Conus lividus

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Golden-Yellow Cone

Conus flavidus

Least Concern

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

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