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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 48
Least Concern 478
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Not Evaluated

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Eve's needle cactus

Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Least Concern

Angel's-wings

Opuntia microdasys

Least Concern

St. Augustine grass

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Cedar of Goa

Cupressus lusitanica

Least Concern

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Emperor's candlesticks

Senna alata

Not Evaluated

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Least Concern

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Aphid Trap

Proboscidea louisianica

Not Evaluated

candelabrum cactus

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Least Concern

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least Concern

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

California scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Rusty Dot

Udea ferrugalis

Not Evaluated

Rush veneer

Nomophila noctuella

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean flour moth

Ephestia kuehniella

Least Concern

Greater Wax Moth

Galleria mellonella

Least Concern

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

California red scale

Aonidiella aurantii

Not Evaluated

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

Silverfish

Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Not Evaluated

Bulrush Cosmet

Limnaecia phragmitella

Near Threatened

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Not Evaluated

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

Meal Moth

Pyralis farinalis

Least Concern

Eurasian pine adelgid

Pineus pini

Not Evaluated

Carmine spider mite

Tetranychus urticae

Not Evaluated

House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

Greenhouse white fly

Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Not Evaluated

Brown Bryozoan

Bugula neritina

Not Evaluated

Bulrush Veneer

Calamotropha paludella

Near Threatened

Olive-tree Pearl

Palpita vitrealis

Not Evaluated

Pacific oyster

Magallana gigas

Not Evaluated

African Carnation Tortrix

Epichoristodes acerbella

Not Evaluated

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Moth

Monopis monachella

Near Threatened

European Red Mite

Panonychus ulmi

Not Evaluated

Potato rot nematode

Ditylenchus destructor

Not Evaluated

Citrus flower moth

Prays citri

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Morning-glory leafminer moth

Bedellia somnulentella

Not Evaluated

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