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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 5
Vulnerable 11
Near Threatened 16
Least Concern 195
Data Deficient 8
Not Evaluated 375
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Orange

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

Orangen-Klebsame

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Orangeroter Hornmohn

Glaucium corniculatum

Not Evaluated

Orientalische Rauke

Sisymbrium orientale

Not Evaluated

ostindisches Rosenholz

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

Palmettopalme

Sabal palmetto

Least Concern

Pampasgras

Cortaderia selloana

Not Evaluated

Paprika und Pfefferoni

Capsicum annuum

Not Evaluated

Papyrusstaude

Cyperus papyrus

Least Concern

Passionsfrucht

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Pastinak

Pastinaca sativa

Least Concern

Pelzmotte

Tinea pellionella

Least Concern

Perlenschnurbaum

Styphnolobium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Perlschnur-Graben-Rispengras

Poa trivialis

Least Concern

Persischer Ehrenpreis

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Peruanische Blasenkirsche

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Pfahlrohr

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Pfahlwurm

Teredo navalis

Not Evaluated

Pfannengras

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Pfau

Pavo cristatus

Not Evaluated

Pfefferbaum

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Pfeilblättriges Schlangenmaul

Kickxia elatine

Least Concern

Pfeilkresse

Lepidium draba

Least Concern

Pferd

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

Pflaumenkopfsittich

Psittacula cyanocephala

Not Evaluated

Philadelphia-Blasenkirsche

Physalis philadelphica

Not Evaluated

Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa

Not Evaluated

Poinsettien-Wolfsmilch

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Pontederie

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Portugiesischer Tausendfüßler

Ommatoiulus moreleti

Not Evaluated

Portulak

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Porzellanblume

Hoya carnosa

Not Evaluated

Poseidon-Schnecke

Rapana rapiformis

Not Evaluated

Pracht-Akanthus

Acanthus mollis

Not Evaluated

Primel-Jasmin

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

Puku

Kobus vardonii

Near Threatened

Punktbär

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Purgiernuß

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

purpurblättrige Dreimasterblume

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Purpurbohne

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

Purpurner Stink-Storchschnabel

Geranium purpureum

Not Evaluated

Purpurschnecke

Stramonita haemastoma

Not Evaluated

Purpur-Trichterwinde

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Queenslandnuß

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Quellen-Hornkraut

Cerastium fontanum

Least Concern

Quendelseide

Cuscuta epithymum

Endangered

Quirl-Malve

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

Rappenantilope

Hippotragus niger

Least Concern

Rasenschmiele

Deschampsia cespitosa

Least Concern

Rattenfloh

Xenopsylla cheopis

Not Evaluated

Rattenkegel

Conus rattus

Least Concern

Raue Gänsedistel

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Rauer Schneckenklee

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Raue Strandschnecke

Littorina saxatilis

Least Concern

Rau-Fuchsschwanz

Amaranthus retroflexus

Not Evaluated

Rauhhaarige Wicke

Vicia hirsuta

Least Concern

Raukenblatt-Nachtschatten

Solanum sisymbriifolium

Least Concern

Rautenblättrige Malvinde

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Reisenelenantilope

Tragelaphus derbianus

Vulnerable

Reispapierbaum

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Least Concern

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