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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
59 308 690
Area
1 221 037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 30
Near Threatened 45
Least Concern 466
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 875
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

lesser slippery moss snail

Cochlicopa lubricella

Data Deficient

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Chinese Mallow

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

Not Evaluated

European Giant Gardenslug

Limax maximus

Least Concern

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

Mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Not Evaluated

Bathroom Moth Fly

Clogmia albipunctatus

Not Evaluated

contracted glass snail

Vitrea contracta

Least Concern

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Sagittaria latifolia

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

crystal snail

Vitrea crystallina

Least Concern

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Tomocerus minor

Not Evaluated

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Bamboo longhorn beetle

Chlorophorus annularis

Not Evaluated

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

Eel pest

Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae

Not Evaluated

Bulrush Cosmet

Limnaecia phragmitella

Near Threatened

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Near Threatened

Dwarf weaver

Prinerigone vagans

Least Concern

Weevil

Stenopelmus rufinasus

Not Evaluated

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

Least Concern

Cosmopolitan Springtail

Entomobrya nivalis

Not Evaluated

Marsh Springtail

Isotomurus palustris

Not Evaluated

radiated snail

Discus rotundatus

Least Concern

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

brandling

Eisenia fetida

Not Evaluated

Silky feather-winged beetle

Acrotrichis sericans

Least Concern

Spider

Urozelotes rusticus

Not Evaluated

green peach aphid

Myzus persicae

Not Evaluated

pinion-streaked snout

Schrankia costaestrigalis

Least Concern

red flowerhead polyp

Coryne pusilla

Not Evaluated

beach-flea

Orchestia gammarellus

Data Deficient

wood-boring amphipod

Chelura terebrans

Data Deficient

Ox-tongue

Helminthotheca echioides

Not Evaluated

waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Least Concern

agate snail

Cecilioides acicula

Vulnerable

Moth

Opogona omoscopa

Not Evaluated

Early Goldenrod

Solidago gigantea

Not Evaluated

Oriental Rat Flea

Xenopsylla cheopis

Not Evaluated

Thrips

Thrips palmi

Not Evaluated

gum succory

Chondrilla juncea

Not Evaluated

Tube dwelling amphipod

Jassa marmorata

Not Evaluated

Compound sea squirt

Diplosoma listerianum

Data Deficient

Silverfish

Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Not Evaluated

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

Geometrician

Grammodes stolida

Not Evaluated

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

Not Evaluated

Yellow-underwing Pearl

Uresiphita gilvata

Not Evaluated

Plum Woodlouse

Porcellionides pruinosus

Not Evaluated

Glabrous Catsear

Hypochaeris glabra

Critically Endangered

Necklace veneer moth

Euchromius ocellea

Not Evaluated

Cat'S Ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Waste Grass-veneer

Pediasia contaminella

Endangered

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