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Seychelles

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
750
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
98 462
Area
452 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 8
Vulnerable 6
Near Threatened 11
Least Concern 230
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 469
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 635
Animalia 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Seychelles

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

ruffled fan palm

Licuala grandis

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

purple witchweed

Striga hermonthica

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Wild hops

Flemingia strobilifera

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Slender goldshower

Galphimia gracilis

Not Evaluated

flamingo-flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Not Evaluated

duckflower

Aristolochia gigantea

Not Evaluated

Philodendron

Philodendron erubescens

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

elm-leaf begonia

Begonia ulmifolia

Not Evaluated

pride-of-Burma

Amherstia nobilis

Not Evaluated

Shrubby dillenia

Dillenia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

Easter-lily-vine

Beaumontia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

camelbush

Trichodesma zeylanicum

Not Evaluated

Umbel clerodendrum

Clerodendrum umbellatum

Not Evaluated

Turk's turbin

Clerodendrum indicum

Not Evaluated

arjun

Terminalia arjuna

Not Evaluated

Orchid

Dendrobium crumenatum

Not Evaluated

Aldabra Giant Tortoise

Aldabrachelys gigantea

Vulnerable

australian-kauri

Agathis robusta

Not Evaluated

Sawtoothed grain beetle

Oryzaephilus surinamensis

Not Evaluated

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

Indian Hare

Lepus nigricollis

Least Concern

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Meal Moth

Pyralis farinalis

Least Concern

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Brown-dotted clothes moth

Niditinea fuscella

Least Concern

Banana bud moth

Opogona sacchari

Not Evaluated

Drab Clothes

Haplotinea insectella

Least Concern

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

Ant

Technomyrmex albipes

Not Evaluated

Olive-tree Pearl

Palpita vitrealis

Not Evaluated

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Citrus flower moth

Prays citri

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

miniature awlsnail

Subulina octona

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Spanish Dot

Antigastra catalaunalis

Not Evaluated

Crambid Moth

Duponchelia fovealis

Not Evaluated

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

Not Evaluated

Necklace veneer moth

Euchromius ocellea

Not Evaluated

Yellow-underwing Pearl

Uresiphita gilvata

Not Evaluated

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