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India

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
1380
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
1380004385
Area
3287263 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 17
Vulnerable 34
Near Threatened 32
Least Concern 440
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 806
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 7

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1306
Animalia 69
Chromista 4
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

All Species in India

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

Spearleaf swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

Not Evaluated

Sea hibiscus

Talipariti tiliaceum

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Kappaphycus alvarezii

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

flamingo-flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Not Evaluated

Lojabark

Cinchona officinalis

Not Evaluated

Scarlet geranium

Pelargonium inquinans

Not Evaluated

Cowpea witchweed

Striga gesnerioides

Not Evaluated

Bengal indigo

Indigofera arrecta

Not Evaluated

sapphire-flower

Browallia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Dwarf cupflower

Nierembergia linariifolia

Not Evaluated

Variableleaf yellowcress

Rorippa dubia

Not Evaluated

Wall iris

Iris tectorum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian gloxinia

Sinningia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

blue daisy

Felicia amelloides

Not Evaluated

Bluebell creeper

Billardiera heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Shrubby dillenia

Dillenia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

Chilean-jasmine

Mandevilla laxa

Not Evaluated

Dwarf nasturtium

Tropaeolum minus

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

pearl echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Not Evaluated

Yoshino cherry

Prunus yedoensis

Not Evaluated

sand bluestem

Andropogon hallii

Not Evaluated

honey-flower

Melianthus major

Not Evaluated

licebush

Pentalinon luteum

Not Evaluated

climbing-oleander

Strophanthus gratus

Not Evaluated

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

leopardplant

Farfugium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora cambivora

Not Evaluated

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

Asiatic elephant

Elephas maximus

Endangered

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

Least Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Least Concern

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

Critically Endangered

Common Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

Vulnerable

Elephant-Ear

Reynoutria sachalinensis

Not Evaluated

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Sea rush

Juncus maritimus

Endangered

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Flowering Rush

Butomus umbellatus

Critically Endangered

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Few-Flower Spike-Rush

Eleocharis quinqueflora

Endangered

garden zinnia

Zinnia elegans

Not Evaluated

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

Chilean evening primrose

Oenothera stricta

Not Evaluated

bald cypress

Taxodium distichum

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Husk-Tomato

Physalis philadelphica

Not Evaluated

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