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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 480
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 9

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Macarthur palm

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Not Evaluated

Mueller's saltbush

Atriplex muelleri

Not Evaluated

Firespike

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

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

Harpoon weed

Asparagopsis armata

Not Evaluated

American Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Not Evaluated

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

Sticky snakeroot

Ageratina adenophora

Not Evaluated

Annual trampweed

Facelis retusa

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

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

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Opuntia spinulifera

Not Evaluated

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least Concern

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

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Pitch canker

Fusarium circinatum

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora kernoviae

Not Evaluated

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Tropical tobacco moth

Setomorpha rutella

Not Evaluated

Savigny's brittle star

Ophiactis savignyi

Not Evaluated

Gammarid

Monocorophium acherusicum

Not Evaluated

Indian Stick Insect

Carausius morosus

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

Clustered clover

Trifolium glomeratum

Not Evaluated

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