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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
59 308 690
Area
1 221 037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 47
Least Concern 479
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 883
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Mauge's slug

Testacella maugei

Not Evaluated

Divided Tunicate

Styela canopus

Not Evaluated

Indian Stick Insect

Carausius morosus

Not Evaluated

Gammarid

Monocorophium acherusicum

Not Evaluated

Savigny's brittle star

Ophiactis savignyi

Not Evaluated

Tropical tobacco moth

Setomorpha rutella

Not Evaluated

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Setaria

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Common wheat

Triticum aestivum

Not Evaluated

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Teff

Eragrostis tef

Not Evaluated

Meadow brome

Bromus commutatus

Near Threatened

Foxtail barley

Hordeum jubatum

Not Evaluated

Mouse barley

Hordeum murinum

Least Concern

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Water foxtail

Alopecurus geniculatus

Least Concern

Creeping meadow foxtail

Alopecurus arundinaceus

Least Concern

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Least Concern

Boar Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Least Concern

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Yellow salsify

Tragopogon dubius

Not Evaluated

Ox-tongue

Helminthotheca echioides

Not Evaluated

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Algerian Oak

Quercus canariensis

Data Deficient

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Polkadot-plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Not Evaluated

Paradox acacia

Acacia paradoxa

Least Concern

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Flame Nasturtium

Tropaeolum speciosum

Not Evaluated

African-lily

Agapanthus praecox

Not Evaluated

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Velvet leaf

Kalanchoe beharensis

Not Evaluated

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Dead Man'S Fingers

Codium fragile

Not Evaluated

Chittagong wood

Chukrasia tabularis

Least Concern

Conifer

Afrocarpus falcatus

Least Concern

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Keeled wormseed

Dysphania carinata

Not Evaluated

Australian teatree

Leptospermum laevigatum

Least Concern

New Zealand Christmastree

Metrosideros excelsa

Not Evaluated

magenta lilly-pilly

Syzygium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Redflower gum

Corymbia ficifolia

Near Threatened

Gympie Messmate

Eucalyptus cloeziana

Least Concern

Grand eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis

Least Concern

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable

Southern mahogany

Eucalyptus botryoides

Near Threatened

Forest redgum

Eucalyptus tereticornis

Least Concern

Argyle apple

Eucalyptus cinerea

Near Threatened

Australian tallowwood

Eucalyptus microcorys

Near Threatened

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Rose glorybower

Clerodendrum bungei

Least Concern

Softseed wild petunia

Ruellia simplex

Data Deficient

Brazilian red-cloak

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Not Evaluated

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