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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
92 377 986
Area
2 344 858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 3
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 81
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 153
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Nipple fruit

Solanum mammosum

Not Evaluated

Angel's-trumpet

Brugmansia candida

Least Concern

Angel's tears

Brugmansia suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Coralbush

Jatropha multifida

Least Concern

Yellow-underwing Pearl

Uresiphita gilvata

Not Evaluated

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Erigeron sumatrensis

Not Evaluated

Carry me seed

Phyllanthus amarus

Not Evaluated

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Lettered China-mark

Diasemia reticularis

Endangered

Wax mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus

Not Evaluated

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

scoparia-weed

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

Crambid Moth

Duponchelia fovealis

Not Evaluated

creeping-Charlie

Pilea nummulariifolia

Not Evaluated

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana

Least Concern

garlicweed

Petiveria alliacea

Least Concern

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

Spanish Dot

Antigastra catalaunalis

Not Evaluated

Coral tree

Erythrina poeppigiana

Least Concern

Apple blossom

Cassia javanica

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

crimson cestrum

Cestrum elegans

Least Concern

Garden-huckleberry

Solanum scabrum

Not Evaluated

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Zimbabwe creeper

Podranea ricasoliana

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

tropical smokebush

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Yorkshire Y

Cornutiplusia circumflexa

Not Evaluated

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

Paraguayan starbur

Acanthospermum australe

Not Evaluated

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

sweet-sage

Lantana trifolia

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Changeable velvetberry

Stachytarpheta mutabilis

Not Evaluated

Cayenne porterweed

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Queen's-wreath

Petrea volubilis

Least Concern

Bay rum tree

Pimenta racemosa

Least Concern

West Indian-pink

Spigelia anthelmia

Least Concern

redhead

Hamelia patens

Least Concern

Kulayadambu

Aniseia martinicensis

Least Concern

Morning-glory

Ipomoea carnea

Not Evaluated

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

West Indian sage

Salvia occidentalis

Not Evaluated

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