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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
17
CR + EN + VU
Population
25 499 884
Area
7 692 024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 212
Data Deficient 5
Not Evaluated 464
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

broad-leaved aloe

Aloe maculata

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis venusta

Not Evaluated

Pygmyweed

Crassula tetragona

Not Evaluated

Matted pratia

Lobelia pedunculata

Not Evaluated

Wilman lovegrass

Eragrostis superba

Not Evaluated

Knotweed

Rumex pratensis

Not Evaluated

Reichardia

Reichardia tingitana

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Early water grass

Echinochloa oryzoides

Not Evaluated

Kleingrass

Panicum coloratum

Not Evaluated

Tambuki grass

Andropogon gayanus

Not Evaluated

African Bermuda-grass

Cynodon incompletus

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

Syrian thistle

Notobasis syriaca

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

wild date palm

Phoenix sylvestris

Not Evaluated

Waterpoppy

Hydrocleys nymphoides

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Bamboo orchid

Arundina graminifolia

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

West Indian rattlebox

Crotalaria trichotoma

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Camelthorn

Alhagi maurorum

Not Evaluated

Rennet

Withania somnifera

Not Evaluated

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Endangered

Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

Least Concern

Wandflower

Sparaxis tricolor

Not Evaluated

New Zealand Broadleaf

Griselinia littoralis

Not Evaluated

bitter aloe

Aloe ferox

Not Evaluated

Wavyleaf mullein

Verbascum sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Cape Figwort

Phygelius capensis

Not Evaluated

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

tiger's-claw

Martynia annua

Not Evaluated

Cherokee rose

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Vulnerable

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Least Concern

mother-of-pearl-plant

Graptopetalum paraguayense

Not Evaluated

glaucous cotoneaster

Cotoneaster glaucophyllus

Not Evaluated

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Least Concern

Tussock paspalum

Paspalum quadrifarium

Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Endangered

Rottingdean Sea-lavender

Limonium hyblaeum

Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Not Evaluated

Paspalum

Paspalum mandiocanum

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

Kangaroo grass

Themeda quadrivalvis

Not Evaluated

Kleberg's bluestem

Dichanthium annulatum

Not Evaluated

Bahia lovegrass

Eragrostis bahiensis

Not Evaluated

Natal-ivy

Senecio macroglossus

Not Evaluated

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