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Cuba

North America · Caribbean

Total Species
973
Threatened
41
CR + EN + VU
Population
11,326,616
Area
109,884 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 9
Endangered 16
Vulnerable 16
Near Threatened 12
Least Concern 429
Data Deficient 21
Not Evaluated 457
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 907
Animalia 65
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cuba

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Hair-Grass

Eleocharis parvula

Vulnerable

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Buzzy lizzy

Impatiens walleriana

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

Soapberry

Sapindus saponaria

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Black Bog-rush

Schoenus nigricans

Critically Endangered

Pennsylvania Knotweed

Persicaria pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

American Ash

Fraxinus americana

Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Baccharis

Baccharis halimifolia

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

white silk cottontree

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

Jew's-mallow

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

Vanilla

Vanilla planifolia

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Aloe Yucca

Yucca aloifolia

Data Deficient

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Husk-Tomato

Physalis philadelphica

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Tungoil tree

Vernicia fordii

Least Concern

Indian spinach

Basella alba

Not Evaluated

sea club-rush

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Least Concern

Broadleaf Pondweed

Stuckenia pectinata

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Near Threatened

Japanese privet

Ligustrum japonicum

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Smut grass

Sporobolus indicus

Not Evaluated

European Bur-grass

Tragus racemosus

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis debilis

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Indian mulberry

Morinda citrifolia

Not Evaluated

Monkey Apple

Annona glabra

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

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