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Kenya

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
230
Threatened
17
CR + EN + VU
Population
53 771 300
Area
580 367 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 3
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 8
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 37
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 47
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 176
Animalia 54

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Kenya

grand pignon d'Inde

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

grenadille

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

groseillier des Barbades

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Guépard

Acinonyx jubatus

Vulnerable

Hippopotame

Hippopotamus amphibius

Vulnerable

Inséparable masqué

Agapornis personatus

Least Concern

Ipomée d'Inde

Ipomoea indica

Not Evaluated

ivraie enivrante

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

jacquier

Artocarpus heterophyllus

Not Evaluated

jamélongue

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

laitue d’eau

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Lampourde épineuse

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

lampourde glouteron

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Léopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable

Lilas des Indes

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Lion d'Afrique

Panthera leo

Vulnerable

liseron bleu

Ipomoea nil

Not Evaluated

longoze

Hedychium flavescens

Not Evaluated

Mangabey de la Tana

Cercocebus galeritus

Endangered

margosier

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

mercure végétal

Calotropis gigantea

Not Evaluated

Merle des Teita

Turdus helleri

Critically Endangered

Mimosa à bois noir

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Mimosa bleuâtre

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Mimosa vert

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

Moineau domestique

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

Morelle

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

mouron des oiseaux

Stellaria media

Not Evaluated

Mûrier d'Espagne

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

Myriophylle du brésil

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Nicandre faux Coqueret

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Oponce

Opuntia microdasys

Least Concern

Oponce

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

Oponce

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Palmier a Huile

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

palmier à sucre

Arenga pinnata

Not Evaluated

Paprika

Capsicum annuum

Not Evaluated

Perruche à collier

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

pervenche de Madagascar

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Petit-duc d'Irène

Otus ireneae

Endangered

pin argenté

Pinus patula

Not Evaluated

Pipit de Sokoke

Anthus sokokensis

Endangered

pois sucré

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

pontédérie à feuilles en cœur

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Ragondin

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Rougegorge de Gunning

Sheppardia gunningi

Near Threatened

Rousserolle d'Irak

Acrocephalus griseldis

Endangered

sauge écarlate

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

sensitive

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

spargoute des champs

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Stramoine à grandes fleurs

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Stramoine épineuse

Datura ferox

Not Evaluated

stramoine métel

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

sureau noir

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

Tabac arborescent

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Tagète des décombres

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

Taphien de Hildegarde

Taphozous hildegardeae

Vulnerable

teck

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

thé

Camellia sinensis

Data Deficient

Tisserin de Clarke

Ploceus golandi

Endangered

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