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Dominican Republic

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
224
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
10.847.904
Area
48.671 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 4
Least Concern 70
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 138
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 179
Animalia 43
Fungi 1
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Dominican Republic

jambu bol

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

jarak

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

kangkong

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

kayu putih

Melaleuca quinquenervia

Least Concern

kelapa sawit

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Kitoke

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

leda

Eucalyptus deglupta

Vulnerable

paria

Momordica charantia

Extinct

sawi

Brassica juncea

Not Evaluated

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

gray wolf

Canis lupus

Critically Endangered

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

tree slug

Lehmannia marginata

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Little fire ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Ant

Strumigenys rogeri

Not Evaluated

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Least Concern

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

Coqui frog

Eleutherodactylus coqui

Least Concern

Coffee berry borer

Hypothenemus hampei

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

European hare

Lepus europaeus

Near Threatened

Apple Snail

Pomacea glauca

Least Concern

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

hirsutus mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Not Evaluated

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Awnless Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Perennial ryegrass

Lolium perenne

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Bloodwort

Achillea millefolium

Least Concern

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

Channeled Applesnail

Pomacea canaliculata

Least Concern

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