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Chile

South America · South America

Total Species
1166
Threatened
93
CR + EN + VU
Population
19 116 209
Area
756 102 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 28
Vulnerable 40
Near Threatened 50
Least Concern 447
Data Deficient 34
Not Evaluated 518
Extinct 15

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 741
Animalia 372
Fungi 48
Chromista 4
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Chile

Annual Willowherb

Epilobium brachycarpum

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Greater Wax Moth

Galleria mellonella

Least Concern

European pine shoot moth

Rhyacionia buoliana

Least Concern

Blue hound's tongue

Cynoglossum creticum

Not Evaluated

Yellow wall bedstraw

Galium murale

Not Evaluated

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Green-Striped Anemone

Diadumene lineata

Not Evaluated

Giant woodwasp

Urocerus gigas

Least Concern

Yellow bird's-foot

Ornithopus pinnatus

Not Evaluated

Slender bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus angustissimus

Not Evaluated

Hyacinthbean

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

Adonis' Ladybird

Hippodamia variegata

Endangered

Ramgoat dashalong

Turnera ulmifolia

Least Concern

Boccone's sandspurry

Spergularia bocconei

Not Evaluated

Onionweed

Asphodelus fistulosus

Not Evaluated

Tall Tutsan

Hypericum inodorum

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Feathertop

Cenchrus longisetus

Not Evaluated

narrow Canary grass

Phalaris angusta

Not Evaluated

Gulf cockspur grass

Echinochloa crus-pavonis

Not Evaluated

bell hydroid

Obelia geniculata

Not Evaluated

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Argentinian crabgrass

Digitaria aequiglumis

Not Evaluated

Pelagic Clam Worm

Nereis pelagica

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Threeband gardenslug

Ambigolimax valentianus

Not Evaluated

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Least Concern

Short-Leaved Water-Starwort

Callitriche truncata

Near Threatened

gowen-cypress

Cupressus goveniana

Endangered

Paradox acacia

Acacia paradoxa

Least Concern

Smooth rattlebox

Crotalaria pallida

Least Concern

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

cabbage aphid

Brevicoryne brassicae

Not Evaluated

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

Purple African nightshade

Solanum marginatum

Not Evaluated

oval purse

Hornungia procumbens

Not Evaluated

Watercress

Nasturtium officinale

Not Evaluated

foxglove aphid

Aulacorthum solani

Not Evaluated

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Slenderleaf iceplant

Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Not Evaluated

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Least Concern

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

Common Earwig

Forficula auricularia

Not Evaluated

Texas Balloonwort

Sphaerocarpos texanus

Least Concern

Pine bark anobiid beetle

Ernobius mollis

Least Concern

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

Radiate fingergrass

Chloris radiata

Not Evaluated

Bur Marigold

Bidens laevis

Not Evaluated

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Longflower evening primrose

Oenothera affinis

Extinct

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

African payal

Salvinia auriculata

Not Evaluated

Two-spined Acaena

Acaena ovalifolia

Not Evaluated

Caruana's slug

Deroceras invadens

Not Evaluated

Delicate Earth-moss

Pseudephemerum nitidum

Endangered

Jointed Flatsedge

Cyperus articulatus

Least Concern

Pacific island flat sedge

Cyperus cyperoides

Least Concern

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