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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

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

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

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

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least Concern

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

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Protozoan

Mirofolliculina limnoriae

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium minutum

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium tamarense

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis acuminata

Not Evaluated

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Clustered clover

Trifolium glomeratum

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

sesame

Sesamum indicum

Not Evaluated

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

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

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

Mediterranean vine mealybug

Planococcus ficus

Not Evaluated

Levant blackneck moth

Tathorhynchus exsiccata

Not Evaluated

Pink stem borer

Sesamia nonagrioides

Not Evaluated

Asian blue tick

Rhipicephalus microplus

Not Evaluated

thecacera

Thecacera pennigera

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

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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