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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
1 271 768
Area
2 040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 136
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 178
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

Species code: Ho

Halophila ovalis

Least Concern

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Reed Grass

Phragmites mauritianus

Least Concern

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Hen's eyes

Ardisia crenata

Not Evaluated

Fountain palm

Livistona chinensis

Not Evaluated

Cape hibiscus

Hibiscus diversifolius

Not Evaluated

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Geranium aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Louisiana canna

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis venusta

Not Evaluated

veldt-grape

Cissus quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

wire crabgrass

Digitaria longiflora

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

transparent wood-rose

Operculina turpethum

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

fern-leaf aralia

Polyscias cumingiana

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

dinnerplate-aralia

Polyscias scutellaria

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

Sea hibiscus

Talipariti tiliaceum

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Ceylon-olive

Elaeocarpus serratus

Not Evaluated

Tussock dropseed

Sporobolus diandrus

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Sticky waxweed

Cuphea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

northern hemlock-parsley

Cnidium cnidiifolium

Not Evaluated

teatree

Polyscias fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Lesser Love-Grass

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Johnny jumpup

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

branched murex

Chicoreus ramosus

Not Evaluated

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Frigid Cone

Conus frigidus

Least Concern

Lovely Abalone

Haliotis clathrata

Least Concern

Bartholomew's cone

Conus barthelemyi

Least Concern

lovely cone

Conus pertusus

Least Concern

Nussatella cone

Conus nussatella

Least Concern

geographer cone

Conus geographus

Least Concern

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

Barbary Matrimony Vine

Lycium barbarum

Not Evaluated

court cone

Conus aulicus

Least Concern

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