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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
6
CR + EN + VU
Population
1,271,768
Area
2,040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 120
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 172
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

oak cone

Conus quercinus

Least Concern

music cone

Conus musicus

Least Concern

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Javan Rusa

Rusa timorensis

Vulnerable

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

rosy predator snail

Euglandina rosea

Not Evaluated

Brown twig beetle

Xylosandrus morigerus

Not Evaluated

Moth

Opogona omoscopa

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Reed canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

Frigid Cone

Conus frigidus

Least Concern

Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Awnless Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Bicolored trailing ant

Monomorium floricola

Not Evaluated

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

Common Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Common Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Lovely Abalone

Haliotis clathrata

Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Annual Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

Spiny sowthistle

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Bartholomew's cone

Conus barthelemyi

Least Concern

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

'Ihi

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

lovely cone

Conus pertusus

Least Concern

Coco yam

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Johnny jumpup

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

common broomrape

Orobanche minor

Near Threatened

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Nussatella cone

Conus nussatella

Least Concern

Common Snapdragon

Antirrhinum majus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Bollworm

Earias insulana

Not Evaluated

geographer cone

Conus geographus

Least Concern

court cone

Conus aulicus

Least Concern

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Tall albizia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

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