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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 45
Least Concern 466
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 875
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Limette

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

Litchi

Litchi chinensis

Not Evaluated

Lössackerbinse

Juncus capitatus

Critically Endangered

Louisiana-Flusskrebs

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

Louisianamoos

Tillandsia usneoides

Least Concern

Luzerne

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Madrid-Trespe

Bromus madritensis

Not Evaluated

Maeuse Gerste

Hordeum murinum

Least Concern

Mähnen-Gerste

Hordeum jubatum

Not Evaluated

Mähnenschaf

Ammotragus lervia

Vulnerable

Malabarspinat

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

Malediven-Kegelschnecke

Conus maldivus

Least Concern

Malteser Flockenblume

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

Malventee

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Marder-Kegelschnecke

Conus mustelinus

Least Concern

Marklunds Löwenzahn

Taraxacum marklundii

Least Concern

Mauer-Doppelrauke

Diplotaxis muralis

Least Concern

Mauer-Erdrauch

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Mauer-Gänsefuß

Chenopodiastrum murale

Critically Endangered

Mauritiushanf

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Mäuseschwanz

Myosurus minimus

Vulnerable

Meerrettichbaum

Moringa oleifera

Not Evaluated

Melonenbaum

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Melonenthrips

Thrips palmi

Not Evaluated

Menschenfloh

Pulex irritans

Not Evaluated

mexikanische Bergpalme

Chamaedorea elegans

Not Evaluated

mexikanische Dreimasterblume

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

mexikanische Klettertrompete

Amphilophium buccinatorium

Not Evaluated

(Mexikanischer) Leberbalsam

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Mexikanischer Stachelmohn

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Mexikanisches Liebesgras

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

mexikanische Sonnenblume

Tithonia rotundifolia

Not Evaluated

mexikanische Studentenblume

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

mexikanische Washingtonpalme

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Mistbiene

Eristalis tenax

Least Concern

Mittlerer Klee

Trifolium medium

Near Threatened

Mittlere Spitzschnecke

Cochlicella barbara

Critically Endangered

Möhre

Daucus carota

Least Concern

Mönchspfeffer

Vitex agnus-castus

Not Evaluated

Mondblüte

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Monterey-Kiefer

Pinus radiata

Endangered

Moorantilope

Kobus leche

Near Threatened

Moskitozitterspinne

Crossopriza lyoni

Not Evaluated

Mudarpflanze

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

Mufflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Mysorehimbeere

Rubus niveus

Not Evaluated

Namoca-Kegelschnecke

Conus namocanus

Least Concern

Natal-Pflaume

Carissa macrocarpa

Least Concern

Natternkopf-Bitterkraut

Helminthotheca echioides

Not Evaluated

Neapellauch

Allium neapolitanum

Not Evaluated

Nepal-Knöterich

Persicaria nepalensis

Not Evaluated

Netzannone

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Nickende Distel

Carduus nutans

Near Threatened

Niederliegendes Mastkraut

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

Nilgau

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Least Concern

Nordamerikanische Seide

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

Nutria, Sumpfbiber

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Oleanderschwärmer

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

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