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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
1 271 768
Area
2 040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 136
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 177
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

Cape hibiscus

Hibiscus diversifolius

Not Evaluated

teatree

Polyscias fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Geranium aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Louisiana canna

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis venusta

Not Evaluated

veldt-grape

Cissus quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

transparent wood-rose

Operculina turpethum

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

fern-leaf aralia

Polyscias cumingiana

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

dinnerplate-aralia

Polyscias scutellaria

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

Sea hibiscus

Talipariti tiliaceum

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Ceylon-olive

Elaeocarpus serratus

Not Evaluated

Tussock dropseed

Sporobolus diandrus

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Sticky waxweed

Cuphea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

rat cone

Conus rattus

Least Concern

Phytophthora cambivora

Not Evaluated

soldier cone

Conus miles

Least Concern

flag cone

Conus vexillum

Least Concern

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

weasel cone

Conus mustelinus

Least Concern

common tenrec

Tenrec ecaudatus

Least Concern

Golden-Yellow Cone

Conus flavidus

Least Concern

cylindrical cone

Conus cylindraceus

Least Concern

Hebrew cone

Conus ebraeus

Least Concern

livid cone

Conus lividus

Least Concern

lettered cone

Conus litteratus

Least Concern

virgin cone

Conus virgo

Least Concern

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

tessellate cone

Conus tessulatus

Least Concern

marble cone

Conus marmoreus

Least Concern

ivory cone

Conus eburneus

Least Concern

marriage cone

Conus sponsalis

Least Concern

leopard cone

Conus leopardus

Least Concern

lithograph cone

Conus litoglyphus

Least Concern

birch cone

Conus betulinus

Least Concern

oak cone

Conus quercinus

Least Concern

music cone

Conus musicus

Least Concern

court cone

Conus aulicus

Least Concern

geographer cone

Conus geographus

Least Concern

Nussatella cone

Conus nussatella

Least Concern

lovely cone

Conus pertusus

Least Concern

Bartholomew's cone

Conus barthelemyi

Least Concern

Lovely Abalone

Haliotis clathrata

Least Concern

Frigid Cone

Conus frigidus

Least Concern

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

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