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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

Mottled toothedthread

Odontonema cuspidatum

Not Evaluated

Cedar wattle

Acacia elata

Not Evaluated

Camelthorn

Alhagi maurorum

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

Not Evaluated

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least Concern

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

American Bramble

Rubus cuneifolius

Not Evaluated

glaucous cotoneaster

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Not Evaluated

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

gaping panic grass

Steinchisma hians

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf bristlegrass

Setaria megaphylla

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Lachnagrostis filiformis

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Brazilian whitlow

Paronychia brasiliana

Not Evaluated

bandana-of-the-Everglades

Canna flaccida

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

Australian violet

Viola hederacea

Not Evaluated

Dwarf cupflower

Nierembergia linariifolia

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

eastern cottonbush

Maireana brevifolia

Not Evaluated

Bluebell creeper

Billardiera heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Taraxacum brachyglossum

Not Evaluated

Geraldton wax

Chamelaucium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Pearl flower

Heterocentron subtriplinervium

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Christmas-lily

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Not Evaluated

Tasman flax-lily

Dianella tasmanica

Not Evaluated

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Tropical tobacco moth

Setomorpha rutella

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

Japanese fishlouse

Argulus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Symplegma brakenhielmi

Not Evaluated

Divided Tunicate

Styela canopus

Not Evaluated

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Grey sea squirt

Ascidia sydneiensis

Not Evaluated

Red and black flat mite

Brevipalpus phoenicis

Not Evaluated

Levant blackneck moth

Tathorhynchus exsiccata

Not Evaluated

Pink stem borer

Sesamia nonagrioides

Not Evaluated

Asian blue tick

Rhipicephalus microplus

Not Evaluated

Pondoland Cannibal Snail

Natalina beyrichi

Critically Endangered

elongate cone

Conus mozambicus

Least Concern

algoa cone

Conus algoensis

Least Concern

Frigid Cone

Conus frigidus

Least Concern

Blood-spotted abalone

Haliotis spadicea

Least Concern

Abalone

Haliotis queketti

Data Deficient

Canaliculate abalone

Haliotis parva

Data Deficient

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