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
lesser slippery moss snail
Cochlicopa lubricella
Bark lice
Liposcelis bostrychophila
Chinese Mallow
Malva verticillata
Bryozoan
Watersipora subtorquata
European Giant Gardenslug
Limax maximus
Death's-head Hawk Moth
Acherontia atropos
Mite
Polyphagotarsonemus latus
Bathroom Moth Fly
Clogmia albipunctatus
contracted glass snail
Vitrea contracta
Redclaw
Cherax quadricarinatus
Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Dark Mottled Willow
Spodoptera cilium
crystal snail
Vitrea crystallina
Cottony cushion scale
Icerya purchasi
Springtail
Tomocerus minor
Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia
Thysanoplusia orichalcea
Bamboo longhorn beetle
Chlorophorus annularis
Beet
Beta vulgaris
Eel pest
Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae
Bulrush Cosmet
Limnaecia phragmitella
Oleander Hawk Moth
Daphnis nerii
Common Pill Woodlouse
Armadillidium vulgare
Dwarf weaver
Prinerigone vagans
Weevil
Stenopelmus rufinasus
German Wasp
Vespula germanica
Cosmopolitan Springtail
Entomobrya nivalis
Marsh Springtail
Isotomurus palustris
radiated snail
Discus rotundatus
crimson speckled
Utetheisa pulchella
Honey bee mite
Varroa destructor
Spiny Bollworm
Earias biplaga
brandling
Eisenia fetida
Silky feather-winged beetle
Acrotrichis sericans
Spider
Urozelotes rusticus
green peach aphid
Myzus persicae
pinion-streaked snout
Schrankia costaestrigalis
red flowerhead polyp
Coryne pusilla
beach-flea
Orchestia gammarellus
wood-boring amphipod
Chelura terebrans
Ox-tongue
Helminthotheca echioides
waterbuck
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
agate snail
Cecilioides acicula
Moth
Opogona omoscopa
Early Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Oriental Rat Flea
Xenopsylla cheopis
Thrips
Thrips palmi
gum succory
Chondrilla juncea
Tube dwelling amphipod
Jassa marmorata
Compound sea squirt
Diplosoma listerianum
Silverfish
Ctenolepisma longicaudatum
Passenger
Dysgonia algira
Geometrician
Grammodes stolida
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
Yellow-underwing Pearl
Uresiphita gilvata
Plum Woodlouse
Porcellionides pruinosus
Glabrous Catsear
Hypochaeris glabra
Necklace veneer moth
Euchromius ocellea
Cat'S Ear
Hypochaeris radicata
Dumb-Nettle
Galinsoga parviflora
Waste Grass-veneer
Pediasia contaminella
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