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Tonga

Oceania · Polynesia

Total Species
353
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
105.697
Area
747 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 65
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 115
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 311
Animalia 42

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Tonga

Red algae

Kappaphycus alvarezii

Not Evaluated

Wild hops

Flemingia strobilifera

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Tussock dropseed

Sporobolus diandrus

Not Evaluated

Slimjim flatsedge

Cyperus gracilis

Not Evaluated

Trailing crabgrass

Digitaria radicosa

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Pantropical mini-ponerine ant

Hypoponera punctatissima

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Ant

Strumigenys rogeri

Not Evaluated

Guinea ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Not Evaluated

Ant

Tetramorium simillimum

Not Evaluated

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Little yellow ant

Plagiolepis alluaudi

Not Evaluated

Dwarf awlsnail

Opeas hannense

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Crampton's Samoana tree snail

Samoana cramptoni

Critically Endangered

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Ant

Tetramorium lanuginosum

Not Evaluated

hirsutus mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

Olive

Olea europaea

Not Evaluated

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Smut grass

Sporobolus indicus

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Chinese Brake

Pteris vittata

Least Concern

Blood sage

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Raintree

Samanea saman

Least Concern

Royal poinciana

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Rougeplant

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Seashore paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

Hilograss

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Sorghum

Sorghum arundinaceum

Least Concern

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

musk okra

Abelmoschus moschatus

Not Evaluated

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