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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
26
CR + EN + VU
Population
59 308 690
Area
1 221 037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 18
Near Threatened 20
Least Concern 242
Data Deficient 13
Not Evaluated 434
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Staph beetle

Philonthus varians

Least Concern

Mushroom Springtail

Ceratophysella denticulata

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Lobster cockroach

Nauphoeta cinerea

Not Evaluated

Cheese skipper

Piophila casei

Not Evaluated

Blow Fly

Lucilia sericata

Least Concern

Black soldier fly

Hermetia illucens

Not Evaluated

rat cone

Conus rattus

Least Concern

soldier cone

Conus miles

Least Concern

Durham slug

Arion flagellus

Least Concern

flag cone

Conus vexillum

Least Concern

Clown beetle

Acritus komai

Not Evaluated

Ensign wasp

Evania appendigaster

Not Evaluated

Chinese jumper worm

Amynthas gracilis

Not Evaluated

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Maritime earwig

Anisolabis maritima

Not Evaluated

Deodar Weevil

Pissodes nemorensis

Not Evaluated

Russian wheat aphid

Diuraphis noxia

Not Evaluated

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Menemerus bivittatus

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Plexippus paykulli

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

Basker

Euchromia lethe

Not Evaluated

Honey bee tracheal mite

Acarapis woodi

Not Evaluated

Ash whitefly

Siphoninus phillyreae

Not Evaluated

cloth-of-gold cone

Conus textile

Least Concern

weasel cone

Conus mustelinus

Least Concern

captain cone

Conus capitaneus

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Habrocerus capillaricornis

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Oligota parva

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Oligota pusillima

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Philonthus longicornis

Least Concern

Staphylinid beetle

Lithocharis nigriceps

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Gabronthus thermarum

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Oxytelus sculptus

Least Concern

spitting spiders

Scytodes fusca

Not Evaluated

Scuttle fly

Megaselia scalaris

Not Evaluated

Golden-Yellow Cone

Conus flavidus

Least Concern

Hebrew cone

Conus ebraeus

Least Concern

livid cone

Conus lividus

Least Concern

sambar

Rusa unicolor

Vulnerable

Earthworm

Dichogaster saliens

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Philonthus quisquiliarius

Least Concern

Clover mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Not Evaluated

African Sober

Aproaerema polychromella

Not Evaluated

lettered cone

Conus litteratus

Least Concern

virgin cone

Conus virgo

Least Concern

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

bontebok

Damaliscus pygargus

Least Concern

imperial cone

Conus imperialis

Least Concern

marriage cone

Conus sponsalis

Least Concern

leopard cone

Conus leopardus

Least Concern

astrologer's cone

Conus chaldaeus

Least Concern

Abalone

Haliotis unilateralis

Least Concern

Braconid wasp

Cotesia vestalis

Not Evaluated

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