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Peru

South America · South America

Total Species
318
Threatened
14
CR + EN + VU
Population
32 971 846
Area
1 285 216 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 67
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 180
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 238
Animalia 71
Chromista 6
Bacteria 2
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Peru

Concombre

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

consoude officinale

Symphytum officinale

Least Concern

Coriandre

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

Cotule

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Cotule pied-de corbeau

Cotula coronopifolia

Not Evaluated

croix de Malte

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

cygne tuburculé

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

Cyprès d'Italie

Cupressus sempervirens

Least Concern

Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

Not Evaluated

dattier des Canaries

Phoenix canariensis

Least Concern

Datura officinal

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

digitaire sanguine

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

Éclipte blanche

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Éleusine d'Inde

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Endive

Cichorium endivia

Not Evaluated

Éphémère de Rio

Tradescantia fluminensis

Not Evaluated

epiaire des champs

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Épinard

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

Eucalyptus commun

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

euphorbe des jardins

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

faux poivrier

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

fenouil

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Fève

Vicia faba

Not Evaluated

figuier commun

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Figuier de Barbarie

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Flamboyan

Delonix regia

Least Concern

folle-avoine

Avena fatua

Least Concern

fourmi pharaon

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

fraisier sauvage

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

galinsoga glabre

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

genêt de Montpellier

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

Goyave

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

graines de lin

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

grande camomille

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

grande cigüe

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

grande igname

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

grande marguerite

Leucanthemum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Grande Pervenche

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Grand Muflier

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

grand pignon d'Inde

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Grenadier

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

Grenouille-taureau

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not Evaluated

guimauve officinale

Althaea officinalis

Near Threatened

herbe à miel

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

herbe citron

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Herbe Créole

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

herbe papillon

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

herbe soleil

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

héron garde-boeufs

Bubulcus ibis

Least Concern

Hortensia

Hydrangea macrophylla

Not Evaluated

hydrocotyle fausse-renoncule

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Least Concern

Jamrosa

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Laitue

Lactuca sativa

Not Evaluated

laitue d’eau

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

lamier amplexicaule

Lamium amplexicaule

Least Concern

lapin, lapin de garenne

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

Lastron

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Lenticule très petite

Lemna perpusilla

Least Concern

liane-serpent

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

lierre

Hedera helix

Least Concern

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