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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Zweizeilige Sumpfzypresse

Taxodium distichum

Not Evaluated

Zwergbanane

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

Zwiebellaus

Myzus ascalonicus

Not Evaluated

Zwiebelthrips

Thrips tabaci

Not Evaluated

Zymbelkraut

Cymbalaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Lobster cockroach

Nauphoeta cinerea

Not Evaluated

Cheese skipper

Piophila casei

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

Blow Fly

Lucilia sericata

Least Concern

Meal Moth

Pyralis farinalis

Least Concern

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

Black soldier fly

Hermetia illucens

Not Evaluated

Asian Pony'S-Foot

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

Clown beetle

Acritus komai

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Ensign wasp

Evania appendigaster

Not Evaluated

coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Endangered

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Not Evaluated

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

Chinese jumper worm

Amynthas gracilis

Not Evaluated

candelabra aloe

Aloe arborescens

Least Concern

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Maritime earwig

Anisolabis maritima

Not Evaluated

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

Deodar Weevil

Pissodes nemorensis

Not Evaluated

Russian wheat aphid

Diuraphis noxia

Not Evaluated

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Menemerus bivittatus

Not Evaluated

Golden Dog's-tail

Lamarckia aurea

Not Evaluated

Clustered clover

Trifolium glomeratum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Plexippus paykulli

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

Basker

Euchromia lethe

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Honey bee tracheal mite

Acarapis woodi

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

Needle Bush

Hakea sericea

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Bulrush Cosmet

Limnaecia phragmitella

Near Threatened

Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

Ash whitefly

Siphoninus phillyreae

Not Evaluated

Fern Palm

Cycas revoluta

Not Evaluated

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