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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
6
CR + EN + VU
Population
1 271 768
Area
2 040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 120
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 172
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

ajonc deurope

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Amarante épineuse

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

amarante livide

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

Amarante verte

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

ambroisie du Mexique

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

arbre de soie

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Argémone

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

armigère

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

arrêtenègre

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Astrild ondulé

Estrilda astrild

Least Concern

avocatier

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

azier françois

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

badamier

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

baie corail

Ardisia crenata

Not Evaluated

baldingère

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

bayahonde

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Belle-de-nuit

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

belon

Ostrea edulis

Near Threatened

Bentamaré

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Bident poilu

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Blé du Dekkan

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

bois de condori

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

bois de fer

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Bois noir

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

bois perdrix

Senna siamea

Not Evaluated

bois santal

Santalum album

Vulnerable

bouquet géant

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Brède Chevrette

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Bulbul orphée

Pycnonotus jocosus

Least Concern

caca poule

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

camphre

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

Cannabis

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

cannelier de Ceylan

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

Canne sauvage

Saccharum spontaneum

Least Concern

Capillaire cheveu-de-Vénus

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Least Concern

Capucine

Tropaeolum majus

Not Evaluated

Cassie

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

cassie Farnese

Vachellia farnesiana

Least Concern

Cerf de Timor

Rusa timorensis

Vulnerable

cerisier carré

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

châtaigne d'eau

Eleocharis dulcis

Least Concern

chat haret

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Chèvrefeuille asiatique

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

chèvrefeuille toujours vert

Lonicera sempervirens

Not Evaluated

cnide du Nord

Cnidium cnidiifolium

Not Evaluated

colocasie

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Coqueret

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Coqueret du Pérou

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

corbeau familier

Corvus splendens

Not Evaluated

Coréopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

coréopsis des teinturiers

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

cousin urène

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Crapaud

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

Croix de Malte

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Cuscute grosse

Cuscuta reflexa

Least Concern

Digitaire

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Digitaire à fleurs longues

Digitaria longiflora

Not Evaluated

ébénier juane

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

ebolo

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

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