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Seychelles

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
750
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
98 462
Area
452 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 8
Vulnerable 6
Near Threatened 12
Least Concern 224
Data Deficient 9
Not Evaluated 466
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 635
Animalia 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Seychelles

prince's-vine

Ipomoea horsfalliae

Not Evaluated

Warer willow

Justicia gendarussa

Not Evaluated

Firespike

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa

Not Evaluated

fern-leaf aralia

Polyscias cumingiana

Not Evaluated

triplinerved eupatorium

Ayapana triplinervis

Not Evaluated

Mangrove fan palm

Licuala spinosa

Not Evaluated

lipstick palm

Cyrtostachys renda

Not Evaluated

Bluewings

Torenia fournieri

Not Evaluated

common princess palm

Dictyosperma album

Not Evaluated

dinnerplate-aralia

Polyscias scutellaria

Not Evaluated

Amazonvine

Stigmaphyllon ciliatum

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Mexican flamevine

Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

ruffled fan palm

Licuala grandis

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

purple witchweed

Striga hermonthica

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Wild hops

Flemingia strobilifera

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Slender goldshower

Galphimia gracilis

Not Evaluated

flamingo-flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Not Evaluated

duckflower

Aristolochia gigantea

Not Evaluated

Philodendron

Philodendron erubescens

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

elm-leaf begonia

Begonia ulmifolia

Not Evaluated

Climbing ilang-ilang

Artabotrys hexapetalus

Not Evaluated

pride-of-Burma

Amherstia nobilis

Not Evaluated

Shrubby dillenia

Dillenia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

Easter-lily-vine

Beaumontia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

camelbush

Trichodesma zeylanicum

Not Evaluated

Umbel clerodendrum

Clerodendrum umbellatum

Not Evaluated

Turk's turbin

Clerodendrum indicum

Not Evaluated

arjun

Terminalia arjuna

Not Evaluated

Orchid

Dendrobium crumenatum

Not Evaluated

Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea

Vulnerable

australian-kauri

Agathis robusta

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Moth

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Sawtoothed grain beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Geometrician

Grammodes stolida

Not Evaluated

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

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