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Jamaica

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
222
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
2 961 161
Area
10 991 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 80
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 125
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 173
Animalia 48
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Jamaica

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Cuban Tree Frog

Osteopilus septentrionalis

Least Concern

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

miniature awlsnail

Subulina octona

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Crapemyrtle

Lagerstroemia indica

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

Punktree

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

Stickbush

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Carolina crane's-bill

Geranium carolinianum

Not Evaluated

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

red imported fire ant

Solenopsis invicta

Not Evaluated

Chandelier plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis

Not Evaluated

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Not Evaluated

Whitelady

Thunbergia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Rosarypea

Abrus precatorius

Least Concern

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Wandering Mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Shingle Flatsedge

Cyperus imbricatus

Least Concern

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Bolivian fuchsia

Fuchsia boliviana

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Whitesnow

Drymaria cordata

Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

sea lettucetree

Scaevola taccada

Extinct

tree rhododendron

Rhododendron arboreum

Least Concern

Glenwoodgrass

Sacciolepis indica

Least Concern

Swordfern

Macrothelypteris torresiana

Not Evaluated

Pinklady

Heterotis rotundifolia

Least Concern

Papagayo

Sesbania sericea

Not Evaluated

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

West Indian showertree

Senna bacillaris

Least Concern

Casia amarilla

Senna spectabilis

Least Concern

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

Soldier's orchid

Zeuxine strateumatica

Least Concern

Cape cheesewood

Pittosporum viridiflorum

Least Concern

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Black fruited galanga

Alpinia nigra

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

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