South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
acíbar
Aloe arborescens
acibara
Agave americana
agróstide blanca
Agrostis gigantea
Arrui
Ammotragus lervia
cagamuja
Ricinus communis
calamís
Acorus calamus
Cervicapra
Antilope cervicapra
milefólio
Achillea millefolium
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
Death's-head Hawk Moth
Acherontia atropos
striped hawk-moth
Hyles livornica
convolvulus hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli
Japanese skeleton shrimp
Caprella mutica
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Barn Funnel Weaver
Tegenaria domestica
Cat
Felis catus
Australian tubeworm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Red Swamp Crayfish
Procambarus clarkii
vestal
Rhodometra sacraria
Codling Moth
Cydia pomonella
Lesser wax moth
Achroia grisella
brown sea anemone
Metridium senile
Longbodied cellar spider
Pholcus phalangioides
lesser grain borer
Rhyzopertha dominica
dooryard sowbug
Porcellio laevis
potato aphid
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
cotton aphid
Aphis gossypii
bird cherry-oat aphid
Rhopalosiphum padi
shallot aphid
Myzus ascalonicus
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
Potato tuber moth
Phthorimaea operculella
Angoumois grain moth
Sitotroga cerealella
Threeband gardenslug
Ambigolimax valentianus
Mediterranean sand snail
Theba pisana
bell hydroid
Obelia geniculata
Little house fly
Fannia canicularis
domestic goat
Capra hircus
Adonis' Ladybird
Hippodamia variegata
Rusty Dot
Udea ferrugalis
Cobweb Spiders
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Rush veneer
Nomophila noctuella
Gem
Orthonama obstipata
European pine shoot moth
Rhyacionia buoliana
Mediterranean flour moth
Ephestia kuehniella
Greater Wax Moth
Galleria mellonella
Gold-banded etiella moth
Etiella zinckenella
Case-making clothes moth
Tinea pellionella
brooding snake star
Amphipholis squamata
fig sponge
Suberites ficus
Cigarette beetle
Lasioderma serricorne
common striped woodlouse
Philoscia muscorum
Mouse spider
Scotophaeus blackwalli
bulb nematode
Ditylenchus dipsaci
chrysalis snail
Lauria cylindracea
German cockroach
Blattella germanica
European Paper Wasp
Polistes dominula
Plum Woodlouse
Porcellionides pruinosus
Silverfish
Ctenolepisma longicaudatum
Compound sea squirt
Diplosoma listerianum
agate snail
Cecilioides acicula
beach-flea
Orchestia gammarellus
green peach aphid
Myzus persicae
brandling
Eisenia fetida
radiated snail
Discus rotundatus
German Wasp
Vespula germanica
Bulrush Cosmet
Limnaecia phragmitella
Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia
Thysanoplusia orichalcea
crystal snail
Vitrea crystallina
contracted glass snail
Vitrea contracta
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