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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)

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Fivefingers

Syngonium angustatum

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

black-sesame

Cantinoa americana

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Petunia

Petunia atkinsiana

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Lojabark

Cinchona officinalis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

egusi-itoo

Melothria sphaerocarpa

Not Evaluated

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

Cultivated radish

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Fen Sedge

Cladium mariscus

Endangered

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Not Evaluated

Rape

Brassica napus

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Grass

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Red Buffalo-bur

Solanum sisymbriifolium

Least Concern

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Linearleaf snapdragon

Misopates orontium

Least Concern

flax dodder

Cuscuta epilinum

Extinct

Carolina poplar

Populus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian Rape

Brassica carinata

Not Evaluated

Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo

Not Evaluated

Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

Spreading hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

Chinese Mallow

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

Drummond's phlox

Phlox drummondii

Not Evaluated

Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis debilis

Not Evaluated

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

Narrow-Fruit Rockcress

Nasturtium microphyllum

Least Concern

Chinese Packing Grass

Microstegium vimineum

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Teff

Eragrostis tef

Not Evaluated

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Bird Nest Moth

Monopis crocicapitella

Not Evaluated

Tropical tobacco moth

Setomorpha rutella

Not Evaluated

hirsutus mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Not Evaluated

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