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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
92 377 986
Area
2 344 858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 2
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 72
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 204
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

African dogstooth grass

Cynodon transvaalensis

Least Concern

Geometrician

Grammodes stolida

Not Evaluated

gingerbush

Tetradenia riparia

Least Concern

Common teatree

Leptospermum petersonii

Least Concern

scarlet flame-bean

Brownea coccinea

Least Concern

Goat Bitter-apple

Solanum aculeastrum

Least Concern

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

gutta-percha-tree

Palaquium gutta

Near Threatened

turnip moth

Agrotis segetum

Least Concern

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

bagflower

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Moth

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

African eggplant

Solanum macrocarpon

Not Evaluated

Flamevine

Pyrostegia venusta

Not Evaluated

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Balloon cotton bush

Gomphocarpus physocarpus

Not Evaluated

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

American Black Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Geranium aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

Jatropha podagrica

Not Evaluated

Velvetplant

Gynura aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

bush allamanda

Allamanda schottii

Not Evaluated

cape-jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

Not Evaluated

Chinese hatplant

Holmskioldia sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Caricature-plant

Graptophyllum pictum

Not Evaluated

Mottled dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia labiata

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

African Bermuda-grass

Cynodon incompletus

Not Evaluated

male bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

comb hyptis

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Not Evaluated

Firespike

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

Ambay pumpwood

Cecropia pachystachya

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

Lagrimas De La Virgen

Eleutherine bulbosa

Not Evaluated

Bluewings

Torenia fournieri

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

Tiger grass

Thysanolaena latifolia

Not Evaluated

Amazonvine

Stigmaphyllon ciliatum

Not Evaluated

Natal-ivy

Senecio macroglossus

Not Evaluated

Clustered yellowtops

Flaveria trinervia

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

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