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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
6
CR + EN + VU
Population
1 271 768
Area
2 040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 120
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 172
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

piñón

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

piñón negro

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

pitsi

Eleocharis dulcis

Least Concern

rabo de lobo

Orobanche minor

Near Threatened

ramio

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

Rata Negra

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Ratón Casero

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Roble

Tabebuia heterophylla

Least Concern

romerito

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Sambar de Java

Rusa timorensis

Vulnerable

sándalo

Santalum album

Vulnerable

Sapo Común

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

sisal

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Camellia sinensis

Data Deficient

tinta

Phytophthora cambivora

Not Evaluated

toxo

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Trupillo

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Uvita

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

verbena azul

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

verdolaga

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

yerba de Natal

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

flag cone

Conus vexillum

Least Concern

soldier cone

Conus miles

Least Concern

rat cone

Conus rattus

Least Concern

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

Annual Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

sand-dusted cone

Conus arenatus

Least Concern

Moth

Opogona omoscopa

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Ant

Technomyrmex albipes

Not Evaluated

Floating Club-rush

Isolepis fluitans

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Banana bud moth

Opogona sacchari

Not Evaluated

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Indian Hare

Lepus nigricollis

Least Concern

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Wild sugarcane

Saccharum spontaneum

Least Concern

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

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