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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25 499 884
Area
7 692 024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Jenolan Caves Woodland Snail

Pommerhelix depressa

Vulnerable

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

Not Evaluated

Wild cosmos

Cosmos caudatus

Not Evaluated

Mount Carbine Scaly Snail

Aetholitis francisae

Least Concern

Rough Star-thistle

Centaurea aspera

Not Evaluated

soldier thistle

Picnomon acarna

Not Evaluated

Bull cottonthistle

Onopordum tauricum

Not Evaluated

Daisy-Chrysanthemum

Leucanthemum maximum

Least Concern

Colombian waxweed

Cuphea carthagenensis

Least Concern

Kiss me quick

Portulaca pilosa

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

Spiked pepper

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

beach evening-primrose

Oenothera drummondii

Not Evaluated

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Chilean Yellow-sorrel

Oxalis valdiviensis

Not Evaluated

Crimson woodsorrel

Oxalis incarnata

Not Evaluated

Wax mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus

Not Evaluated

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Philippine evergreen

Aglaonema commutatum

Not Evaluated

Senegal mahogany

Khaya senegalensis

Vulnerable

Christmas candlestick

Leonotis nepetifolia

Least Concern

Nodding hypecoum

Hypecoum pendulum

Not Evaluated

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Aetholitis gerdesae

Least Concern

Bitter ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Data Deficient

Shellplant

Alpinia zerumbet

Data Deficient

Chinese violet

Asystasia gangetica

Not Evaluated

Polkadot-plant

Hypoestes phyllostachya

Not Evaluated

Whitelady

Thunbergia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Jersey Toadflax

Linaria pelisseriana

Not Evaluated

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

astrologer's cone

Conus chaldaeus

Least Concern

European clam

Varicorbula gibba

Not Evaluated

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

European milkvetch

Astragalus hamosus

Not Evaluated

silverleaf desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

European vetch

Vicia disperma

Not Evaluated

Wild bushbean

Macroptilium lathyroides

Least Concern

Angled pea

Lathyrus angulatus

Not Evaluated

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus subbiflorus

Not Evaluated

Golden-Yellow Cone

Conus flavidus

Least Concern

Nodding Clover

Trifolium cernuum

Not Evaluated

Bigflower clover

Trifolium michelianum

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

Goose Barnacle

Lepas anserifera

Not Evaluated

White passionflower

Passiflora subpeltata

Least Concern

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Orange cestrum

Cestrum aurantiacum

Least Concern

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