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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

Pitch canker

Fusarium circinatum

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora kernoviae

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Clustered clover

Trifolium glomeratum

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Japanese cedar

Cryptomeria japonica

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

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

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

Japanese fishlouse

Argulus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Symplegma brakenhielmi

Not Evaluated

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

Divided Tunicate

Styela canopus

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

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

Holly oak

Quercus ilex

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

smooth heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Not Evaluated

Blood-spotted abalone

Haliotis spadicea

Least Concern

Abalone

Haliotis queketti

Data Deficient

Canaliculate abalone

Haliotis parva

Data Deficient

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

roan antelope

Hippotragus equinus

Least Concern

Père David's Deer

Elaphurus davidianus

Extinct in the Wild

Aposematic Reed Frog

Hyperolius marmoratus

Least Concern

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

Least Concern

Earthworm

Amynthas rodericensis

Not Evaluated

Mite

Notoedres cati

Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

Rattus tanezumi

Least Concern

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Phacophallus pallidipennis

Not Evaluated

Asian Wild Raspberry

Rubus ellipticus

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Acrotona parvula

Least Concern

Heartworm

Dirofilaria immitis

Not Evaluated

Camelthorn

Alhagi maurorum

Not Evaluated

Harpoon weed

Asparagopsis armata

Not Evaluated

American Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

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

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

small matweed

Guilleminea densa

Not Evaluated

Lindley's saltbush

Atriplex lindleyi

Not Evaluated

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