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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
68
CR + EN + VU
Population
25 499 884
Area
7 692 024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 24
Endangered 27
Vulnerable 17
Near Threatened 41
Least Concern 385
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 784
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Aetholitis gerdesae

Least Concern

Mount Carbine Scaly Snail

Aetholitis francisae

Least Concern

Jenolan Caves Woodland Snail

Pommerhelix depressa

Vulnerable

Mossman Gorge Treesnail

Meliobba shafferyi

Near Threatened

Barrington Tops Bristle Snail

Austrochloritis ascensa

Near Threatened

Bleating Tree Frog

Litoria dentata

Least Concern

Brazier's Ear Shell

Haliotis brazieri

Near Threatened

Abalone

Haliotis semiplicata

Least Concern

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

thecacera

Thecacera pennigera

Not Evaluated

Pinkmouth Hydroid

Ectopleura crocea

Not Evaluated

Amphipod

Caprella scaura

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Synidotea laevidorsalis

Not Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not Evaluated

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

tuberculate pear crab

Pyromaia tuberculata

Not Evaluated

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Horehound Plume

Wheeleria spilodactylus

Not Evaluated

Asian semele

Theora lubrica

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides dirampha

Not Evaluated

Gammarid

Monocorophium acherusicum

Not Evaluated

Flowering Currant

Ribes sanguineum

Not Evaluated

Black Bindweed

Fallopia convolvulus

Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Spotted ladysthumb

Persicaria maculosa

Least Concern

Long-Stalked Pondweed

Potamogeton praelongus

Extinct

ash

Fraxinus excelsior

Vulnerable

Green ash, Red ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Not Evaluated

Common Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Common Spindle

Euonymus europaeus

Least Concern

Annual vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum aristatum

Not Evaluated

Sand timothy

Phleum arenarium

Critically Endangered

Dwarf Setaria

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

Green bristlegrass

Setaria viridis

Near Threatened

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

flax darnel

Lolium remotum

Extinct

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Black oats

Avena strigosa

Extinct

hard-grass

Parapholis strigosa

Near Threatened

Cut-Grass

Leersia oryzoides

Near Threatened

Common Panicgrass

Panicum capillare

Not Evaluated

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Least Concern

Red Millet, Smooth Finger-Grass

Digitaria ischaemum

Least Concern

Floating Manna Grass

Glyceria fluitans

Least Concern

Creeping velvetgrass

Holcus mollis

Least Concern

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Stinkgrass

Eragrostis cilianensis

Not Evaluated

Teff

Eragrostis tef

Not Evaluated

Bald brome

Bromus racemosus

Least Concern

Barley Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Least Concern

Rye brome

Bromus secalinus

Least Concern

meadow barley

Hordeum secalinum

Least Concern

Mouse barley

Hordeum murinum

Least Concern

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