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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
9
CR + EN + VU
Population
92377986
Area
2344858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 4
Vulnerable 5
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 141
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 373
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Balnimb

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Bhringraj

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Dodak

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Dudhi

Sonchus oleraceus

Least Concern

Geluti

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Haritaki

Terminalia chebula

Least Concern

Kasni

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

Mehendi

Lawsonia inermis

Least Concern

Mung

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

Siris

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Geometrician

Grammodes stolida

Not Evaluated

Rush veneer

Nomophila noctuella

Not Evaluated

Rusty Dot

Udea ferrugalis

Not Evaluated

Gem

Orthonama obstipata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Not Evaluated

Wormwood Plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

Least Concern

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

Bulrush Veneer

Calamotropha paludella

Near Threatened

Olive-tree Pearl

Palpita vitrealis

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Brown house moth

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Least Concern

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Yorkshire Y

Cornutiplusia circumflexa

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Spanish Dot

Antigastra catalaunalis

Not Evaluated

Crambid Moth

Duponchelia fovealis

Not Evaluated

Lettered China-mark

Diasemia reticularis

Endangered

Grass webworm

Herpetogramma licarsisalis

Not Evaluated

Yellow-underwing Pearl

Uresiphita gilvata

Not Evaluated

Vagrant China-mark

Diasemiopsis ramburialis

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Maruca pod borer

Maruca vitrata

Not Evaluated

Beaked Clothes

Tinea translucens

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

Basker

Euchromia lethe

Not Evaluated

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Coelioxys afra

Not Evaluated

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

hirsutus mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Not Evaluated

Tropical tobacco moth

Setomorpha rutella

Not Evaluated

Bird Nest Moth

Monopis crocicapitella

Not Evaluated

turnip moth

Agrotis segetum

Least Concern

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