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New Zealand

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
574
Threatened
26
CR + EN + VU
Population
4.822.233
Area
270.467 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 8
Vulnerable 17
Near Threatened 16
Least Concern 195
Data Deficient 8
Not Evaluated 287
Extinct 4

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 392
Animalia 171
Chromista 9
Fungi 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in New Zealand

Gammarid

Monocorophium acherusicum

Not Evaluated

Lightly calcified branching bryozoan

Bugulina simplex

Not Evaluated

Red-throated ascidian

Herdmania momus

Not Evaluated

Asian semele

Theora lubrica

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Symplegma brakenhielmi

Not Evaluated

Divided Tunicate

Styela canopus

Not Evaluated

tuberculate pear crab

Pyromaia tuberculata

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Polyandrocarpa zorritensis

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

brush-tailed rock wallaby

Petrogale penicillata

Vulnerable

swamp wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

Least Concern

tammar wallaby

Macropus eugenii

Least Concern

black-striped wallaby

Macropus dorsalis

Least Concern

Abalone

Haliotis iris

Least Concern

Grassland Whorl Snail

Vertigo ovata

Near Threatened

southern brown tree frog

Litoria ewingii

Least Concern

Gammarid

Elasmopus rapax

Data Deficient

Creeping Bryozoan

Amathia gracilis

Not Evaluated

livid cone

Conus lividus

Least Concern

Golden-Yellow Cone

Conus flavidus

Least Concern

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

Not Evaluated

Little yellow ant

Plagiolepis alluaudi

Not Evaluated

Transparent tunicate

Ciona savignyi

Least Concern

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

Tube dwelling amphipod

Jassa marmorata

Not Evaluated

Asian paddle crab

Charybdis japonica

Not Evaluated

hydroid

Obelia longissima

Not Evaluated

Guinea ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Pacific oyster

Magallana gigas

Not Evaluated

Olive

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

Brown Bryozoan

Bugula neritina

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Buckthorn

Rhamnus alaternus

Least Concern

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

alfalfa leaf-cutter bee

Megachile rotundata

Not Evaluated

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Krauss' spikemoss

Selaginella kraussiana

Not Evaluated

Darwin's berberis

Berberis darwinii

Not Evaluated

Blue Mason Bee

Osmia caerulescens

Least Concern

mouse-eared snail

Myosotella myosotis

Not Evaluated

Compound Sea Squirt

Didemnum vexillum

Not Evaluated

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

Arrow bamboo

Pseudosasa japonica

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

large marsh rush

Juncus acutus

Least Concern

coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Endangered

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

Chilean jessamine

Cestrum parqui

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Lizard'S Tail

Saururus cernuus

Least Concern

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