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Sri Lanka

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
109
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
21 413 250
Area
65 610 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Least Concern 21
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 36
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 78
Animalia 30
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Sri Lanka

acacia

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

acacia

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

acacia

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Acacia

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

acacia-del-centenário

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

Acacia roja

Delonix regia

Least Concern

acibara

Agave americana

Least Concern

alcanfor

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

amarant

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

anea

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

anón liso

Annona glabra

Least Concern

Anteojitos Japonés

Zosterops japonicus

Least Concern

árbol del sebo

Triadica sebifera

Not Evaluated

arrancamoños

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

avenca-de-folha-miúda

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

bambú

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

bandera española

Lantana camara

Least Concern

bellísima

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

cagamuja

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

cañota

Panicum repens

Least Concern

Caoba

Swietenia macrophylla

Endangered

Cascarilla

Cinchona pubescens

Vulnerable

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

chumbera

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

cicutilla

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

cipero

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Clavellino

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

copa de oro

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

copey

Clusia rosea

Not Evaluated

corona de la reina

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

Elefante Asiático

Elephas maximus

Endangered

fideo

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

frisolilla

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

fruta de pan

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

gramalote

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Guinda

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

hierba de cabro

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

lastón de los bosques

Brachypodium sylvaticum

Least Concern

Lechuguilla de Agua

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

malanga

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

malanga

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Paloma doméstica

Columba livia

Least Concern

palo María

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Pino Macho

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Rana Toro

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not Evaluated

Rata Negra

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Ratón Casero

Mus musculus

Least Concern

toxo

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Trupillo

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Okie bean

Dipogon lignosus

Not Evaluated

banana poka

Passiflora tarminiana

Least Concern

tropical reed

Phragmites karka

Least Concern

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Blue Corn-lily

Aristea ecklonii

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

Cogongrass

Imperata cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Sticky snakeroot

Ageratina adenophora

Not Evaluated

Shrubby dillenia

Dillenia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

Cyanobacterium

Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii

Not Evaluated

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Least Concern

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Buff tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Least Concern

Marsh Plume

Buckleria paludum

Critically Endangered

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Gray Field Slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Least Concern

Greenhouse slug

Milax gagates

Data Deficient

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

Not Evaluated

Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea canaliculata

Least Concern

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

Variable Abalone

Haliotis varia

Least Concern

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Common Coontail

Ceratophyllum demersum

Least Concern

Spiny naiad

Najas marina

Endangered

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Green wattle

Acacia decurrens

Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Purple plague

Miconia calvescens

Least Concern

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

Creeping water Primrose

Ludwigia adscendens

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Deviltree

Alstonia macrophylla

Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa

Not Evaluated

Water spangles

Salvinia minima

Not Evaluated

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