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Guyana

South America · South America

Total Species
162
Threatened
0
CR + EN + VU
Population
786 559
Area
214 969 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 26
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 51
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 147
Animalia 15

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Guyana

acacia

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Acacia

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

acederaque

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

achira

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

adaza

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Ahitera

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

alacrancillo

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

Almendro

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

amarant

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

apazote

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

árbol del coral

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

aromo

Vachellia farnesiana

Least Concern

arranca pellejo

Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Not Evaluated

arrebolera

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

arrocillo

Acroceras zizanioides

Least Concern

bálsamo

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Barba De Fraile

Fimbristylis littoralis

Least Concern

barba de indio

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

bellísima

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

bledo

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

bolsa-de-pastor

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

Buche

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

cagamuja

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

caimito

Chrysophyllum cainito

Not Evaluated

calotropis

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

camarón tigre gigante

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

cáñamo san

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

candelón

Anadenanthera peregrina

Not Evaluated

cascabel vivaz

Crotalaria trichotoma

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

chiclayo

Vigna unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Chilipuca Colorada

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

chinchilla enana

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

chuva

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

cicutilla

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Clavellino

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

cocotero

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

collejón

Sinapis arvensis

Least Concern

Coqui Antillano

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Least Concern

crucete

Quassia amara

Least Concern

erva-menina

Commelina diffusa

Least Concern

espinaca acuática

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

espinaca blanca

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

espinaca de Malabar

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

flor de muerto

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

folhas-da-fortuna

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Gigante

Tripsacum andersonii

Least Concern

goiabeira

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

gram d`aigua

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

gramilla

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

gramilla-de-rastrojo

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

Guinda

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

hierba angleton

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

hierba de cancer

Acalypha indica

Not Evaluated

lágrimas-de-job

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

lechoso

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

Lechuguilla de Agua

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Llantén Major

Plantago major

Least Concern

Loto

Nymphaea lotus

Not Evaluated

loto sagrado

Nelumbo nucifera

Not Evaluated

malanga

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

maní cimarrón

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

mata cucaracha

Solanum capsicoides

Not Evaluated

milho-de-canário

Panicum miliaceum

Not Evaluated

noni

Morinda citrifolia

Not Evaluated

ojitos negros

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

palma africana

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Paloma doméstica

Columba livia

Least Concern

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

pasto limón

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

pasto limpago

Echinochloa pyramidalis

Least Concern

pata de gallina

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Pino Macho

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

piñón

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

quebra-pedra

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Rata Negra

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Ratón Casero

Mus musculus

Least Concern

tabena

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

Uvita

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

verdolaga

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

yaraguá

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

yerba de Natal

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

zacate violeta

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Not Evaluated

Turk's turbin

Clerodendrum indicum

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Common Duckweed

Lemna minor

Least Concern

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Least Concern

Mangrove Palm

Nypa fruticans

Least Concern

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Senegal date palm

Phoenix reclinata

Least Concern

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

Lilac chastetree

Vitex agnus-castus

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Oriental false hawksbeard

Youngia japonica

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

South American royal palm

Roystonea oleracea

Near Threatened

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

African jointgrass

Hemarthria altissima

Least Concern

Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Brownbeard rice

Oryza rufipogon

Least Concern

Southern Cut Grass

Leersia hexandra

Not Evaluated

Violet crabgrass

Digitaria violascens

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Smooth rattlebox

Crotalaria pallida

Least Concern

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Grass

Eriochloa procera

Not Evaluated

Naked crabgrass

Digitaria nuda

Least Concern

Gophertail lovegrass

Eragrostis ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Duckweed

Lemna perpusilla

Least Concern

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

African payal

Salvinia auriculata

Not Evaluated

Mule Grass

Bouteloua americana

Not Evaluated

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

Crabgrass

Pappophorum pappiferum

Not Evaluated

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

Chinese lovegrass

Eragrostis unioloides

Least Concern

Indian murainagrass

Polytrias indica

Least Concern

Stalkleaf murainagrass

Ischaemum timorense

Extinct

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Devil's Bit

Ruellia tuberosa

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea

Not Evaluated

Ricefield flatsedge

Cyperus iria

Not Evaluated

five-leaf crotalaria

Crotalaria quinquefolia

Least Concern

Small-leaf climbing fern

Lygodium microphyllum

Least Concern

Japanese glorybower

Clerodendrum japonicum

Least Concern

Creeping-bluet

Oldenlandiopsis callitrichoides

Least Concern

black currant-tree

Antidesma ghaesembilla

Least Concern

attoto yam

Dioscorea cayenensis

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

Caucasian bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Not Evaluated

Yellow crabgrass

Digitaria fuscescens

Not Evaluated

wire crabgrass

Digitaria longiflora

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Niruri

Phyllanthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

Cowpea witchweed

Striga gesnerioides

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa dubia

Not Evaluated

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