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Sri Lanka

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
109
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
21 413 250
Area
65 610 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Least Concern 21
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 35
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 78
Animalia 30
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Sri Lanka

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Least Concern

Buff tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Least Concern

Marsh Plume

Buckleria paludum

Critically Endangered

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Gray Field Slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Least Concern

Greenhouse slug

Milax gagates

Data Deficient

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea canaliculata

Least Concern

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

Variable Abalone

Haliotis varia

Least Concern

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

Coral vine

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Bay Biscayne creeping-oxeye

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

Tree marigold

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Black wattle

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Pride-of-barbados

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

Scotch attorney

Clusia rosea

Not Evaluated

sawah-flower-rush

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

red spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Creeping water Primrose

Ludwigia adscendens

Least Concern

Peruvian primrose-willow

Ludwigia peruviana

Not Evaluated

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Deviltree

Alstonia macrophylla

Least Concern

Linear Leaf Water Primrose

Ludwigia hyssopifolia

Least Concern

creeping sensitive-plant

Mimosa invisa

Not Evaluated

Water spangles

Salvinia minima

Not Evaluated

Okie bean

Dipogon lignosus

Not Evaluated

banana poka

Passiflora tarminiana

Least Concern

tropical reed

Phragmites karka

Least Concern

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

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