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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

Cuscute des champs

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

Cuscute odorante

Cuscuta suaveolens

Not Evaluated

cuscute pentagonale

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

cygne tuburculé

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

cymbalaire

Cymbalaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Cyprès chauve

Taxodium distichum

Not Evaluated

Cyprès d’Arizonie

Cupressus arizonica

Least Concern

Cyprès de Lawson

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Not Evaluated

dactyle vulgaire

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

Daim

Dama dama

Not Evaluated

dattier des Canaries

Phoenix canariensis

Least Concern

Datura officinal

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Dendrocygne d'Eyton

Dendrocygna eytoni

Least Concern

descurainie sagesse, sagesse-des-chirurgiens

Descurainia sophia

Least Concern

didemne gélatineux et transparent

Diplosoma listerianum

Data Deficient

digitaire sanguine

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

Dik-dik de Kirk

Madoqua kirkii

Least Concern

Diplotaxis des murailles

Diplotaxis muralis

Least Concern

dolique d'Égypte

Lablab purpureus

Not Evaluated

ébénier juane

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

Éclipte blanche

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

écrevisse de Murray

Cherax destructor

Vulnerable

écrevisse rouge de marais

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

Ecureuil gris

Sciurus carolinensis

Not Evaluated

Éland de Derby

Tragelaphus derbianus

Vulnerable

Éleusine à deux épis

Eleusine tristachya

Not Evaluated

Elodée du canada

Elodea canadensis

Not Evaluated

Éphémère de Rio

Tradescantia fluminensis

Not Evaluated

epiaire des champs

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

epine-vinette de thunberg

Berberis thunbergii

Not Evaluated

éponge figuier

Suberites ficus

Not Evaluated

Erable negundo

Acer negundo

Not Evaluated

Éragrostide de Barrelier

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Éragrostide du Mexique

Eragrostis mexicana

Not Evaluated

Éragrostide poilue

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

eragrostis faux-pâturin

Eragrostis minor

Not Evaluated

Étourneau sansonnet

Sturnus vulgaris

Near Threatened

Eucalyptus commun

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

Eucalyptus des marais

Eucalyptus robusta

Near Threatened

Euphorbe

Euphorbia marginata

Not Evaluated

euphorbe des jardins

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

euphorbe ésule

Euphorbia esula

Least Concern

euphorbe réveil-matin

Euphorbia helioscopia

Least Concern

Farouche

Trifolium incarnatum

Not Evaluated

fausse camomille

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Faux Cotonnier

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

faux-nénuphar

Nymphoides peltata

Endangered

faux poivrier

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

faux poivrier

Schinus molle

Least Concern

faux thé

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Faux-vernis du japon

Ailanthus altissima

Not Evaluated

fenouil

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Fenugrec

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Not Evaluated

fétuque rouge

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

feuilles caya

Gynandropsis gynandra

Not Evaluated

Févier d'Amérique

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

figuier commun

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Figuier de Barbarie

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Flamboyan

Delonix regia

Least Concern

Flamboyant d'Hyères

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

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