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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
1.271.768
Area
2.040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 123
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 172
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

Indian heliotrope

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Wild sugarcane

Saccharum spontaneum

Least Concern

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

Hispid starbur

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Rattlebox

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

Moth

Opogona omoscopa

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Rose cactus

Pereskia grandifolia

Least Concern

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

African jointgrass

Hemarthria altissima

Least Concern

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Siamese cassia

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

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