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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 5
Vulnerable 11
Near Threatened 16
Least Concern 195
Data Deficient 8
Not Evaluated 375
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Grüne Pfirsichblattlaus

Myzus persicae

Not Evaluated

Grünes Bürstengras

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Grünstreifige Kartoffellaus

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

Guatemalarhabarber

Jatropha podagrica

Not Evaluated

Guave

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Gurkenblattlaus

Aphis gossypii

Not Evaluated

Gurkenblättrige Sonnenblume

Helianthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Haferlaus

Rhopalosiphum padi

Not Evaluated

Hagedasch

Bostrychia hagedash

Least Concern

Hahnenkamm

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Hakenförmiger Löwenzahn

Taraxacum hamatiforme

Least Concern

Halsbandsittich

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Hanf

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

Hängebirke

Betula pendula

Least Concern

hängender Roseneibisch

Hibiscus schizopetalus

Not Evaluated

Hängendes Leimkraut

Silene pendula

Not Evaluated

Harmalkraute

Peganum harmala

Not Evaluated

Hasen-Klee

Trifolium arvense

Least Concern

Hasenschwanzgras

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Hausmaus

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Hausplattbauchspinne

Urozelotes rusticus

Not Evaluated

Hausratte

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Haussperling

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

Hausspinne

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

Hausziege

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Hawaiianische Kristallglanzschnecke

Hawaiia minuscula

Not Evaluated

Hebräische Kegelschnecke

Conus ebraeus

Least Concern

Heidekraut

Calluna vulgaris

Near Threatened

Helmperlhuhn

Numida meleagris

Least Concern

Herkuleskeule

Aralia spinosa

Not Evaluated

herrlicher Losstrauch

Clerodendrum bungei

Least Concern

Heusenkraut

Ludwigia palustris

Not Evaluated

Himalajazedar

Cedrus deodara

Least Concern

Himalaya-Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

Near Threatened

Himalaya-Zwergmispel

Cotoneaster simonsii

Not Evaluated

Himmelblaue Prunkwinde

Ipomoea tricolor

Not Evaluated

Hingestreckte Zwergwolfsmilch

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Hiobsträne

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Hirschziegenantilope

Antilope cervicapra

Least Concern

Hirtenmaina

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Hochzeitskegel

Conus sponsalis

Least Concern

Höckerschwan

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

Holz-Flohkrebs

Chelura terebrans

Data Deficient

Hopfen-Schneckenklee

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

Horntrespe

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

Houttuynie

Houttuynia cordata

Not Evaluated

Hummerkrabbe

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

hundert-jährige Agave

Agave americana

Least Concern

Husarenaffe

Erythrocebus patas

Near Threatened

Igel-Wegschnecke

Arion intermedius

Least Concern

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

Least Concern

Indianer-Seidenpflanze

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

indische Prunkwinde

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

indischer Korallenbaum

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Indischer Sambarhirsch

Rusa unicolor

Vulnerable

Indischer Schweinshirsch

Axis porcinus

Endangered

Indischer Stechapfel

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

indischer Zedrachbaum

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

indische Schampflanze

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Indische Scheinerdbeere

Potentilla indica

Not Evaluated

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