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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

queen's crape-myrtle

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Bluegreen saltbush

Atriplex nummularia

Not Evaluated

Creeping mirrorplant

Coprosma repens

Not Evaluated

Louisiana canna

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

Cape province pygmyweed

Crassula multicava

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

pompomweed

Campuloclinium macrocephalum

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

Harpoon weed

Asparagopsis armata

Not Evaluated

American Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Not Evaluated

Chinese trumpet-creeper

Campsis grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Sticky snakeroot

Ageratina adenophora

Not Evaluated

Annual trampweed

Facelis retusa

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

flamingo-flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

eastern cottonbush

Maireana brevifolia

Not Evaluated

Bluebell creeper

Billardiera heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Helichrysum luteoalbum

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Pitch canker

Fusarium circinatum

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Braconid wasp

Cotesia vestalis

Not Evaluated

Protozoan

Mirofolliculina limnoriae

Not Evaluated

patas monkey

Erythrocebus patas

Near Threatened

light bulb sesquirt

Clavelina lepadiformis

Least Concern

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Not Evaluated

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Not Evaluated

Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Least Concern

Coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

Critically Endangered

plains zebra

Equus quagga

Near Threatened

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Near Threatened

elk

Cervus elaphus

Vulnerable

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Least Concern

Eurasian Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Least Concern

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Least Concern

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Least Concern

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

sika deer

Cervus nippon

Not Evaluated

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

Plumed Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna eytoni

Least Concern

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Moth

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

California scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Not Evaluated

spiny starfish

Marthasterias glacialis

Least Concern

Common Shipworm

Teredo navalis

Not Evaluated

Black-Lined Periwinkle

Littorina saxatilis

Least Concern

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