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Tanzania

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
243
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.734.213
Area
945.087 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 41
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 54

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 199
Animalia 43
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Tanzania

jambu bol

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

jati

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

Kasingsat

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

kelapa sawit

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Kitoke

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

markisah

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

pokak

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Suren kapar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Java Sparrow

Lonchura oryzivora

Vulnerable

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least Concern

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Geometrician

Grammodes stolida

Not Evaluated

African wild dog

Lycaon pictus

Endangered

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Not Evaluated

plains zebra

Equus quagga

Near Threatened

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum leucozonium

Least Concern

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

Hemp-agrimony Plume

Adaina microdactyla

Vulnerable

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

miniature awlsnail

Subulina octona

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

vestal

Rhodometra sacraria

Not Evaluated

Abalone

Haliotis unilateralis

Least Concern

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Smeathman's Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum smeathmanellum

Not Evaluated

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

cantaloupe

Rapana rapiformis

Not Evaluated

orange cup coral

Tubastraea coccinea

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

graceful awlsnail

Allopeas gracile

Not Evaluated

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Corn

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Sour orange

Citrus aurantium

Not Evaluated

Argentina Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Purple Viper's-bugloss

Echium plantagineum

Not Evaluated

Yellow Dodder

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

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