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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
1 271 768
Area
2 040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 131
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 176
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

branched murex

Chicoreus ramosus

Not Evaluated

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

sand-dusted cone

Conus arenatus

Least Concern

Moth

Opogona omoscopa

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Ant

Technomyrmex albipes

Not Evaluated

Banana bud moth

Opogona sacchari

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

Indian Hare

Lepus nigricollis

Least Concern

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

European Bur-grass

Tragus racemosus

Not Evaluated

crab eating macaque

Macaca fascicularis

Endangered

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Panic liverseed grass

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Floating Club-rush

Isolepis fluitans

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

False heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Delta maidenhair fern

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

Australian cheesewood

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

Pillpod sandmat

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

Siamweed

Chromolaena odorata

Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Alexandrian laurel

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

Boatlily

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

Jio

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

Indian Jointvetch

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Anil de pasto

Indigofera suffruticosa

Least Concern

Rose cactus

Pereskia grandifolia

Least Concern

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Wild cosmos

Cosmos caudatus

Not Evaluated

baby rubberplant

Peperomia obtusifolia

Least Concern

Neke Fern

Cyclosorus interruptus

Least Concern

Honeyweed

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa

Least Concern

red spiderling

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

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