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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

Beach Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Least Concern

Tropical dropseed

Sporobolus tenuissimus

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Madagascar ragwort

Senecio madagascariensis

Not Evaluated

Silkleaf

Lagascea mollis

Not Evaluated

Saw-leaved Moon-daisy

Leucanthemum atratum

Not Evaluated

Seashore vervain

Verbena litoralis

Least Concern

Swordfern

Macrothelypteris torresiana

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Nakedstem dewflower

Murdannia nudiflora

Not Evaluated

Formosan koa

Acacia confusa

Least Concern

Partridge-Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans

Least Concern

Baby’s Tears

Lindernia rotundifolia

Least Concern

Cuban pink trumpet-tree

Tabebuia pallida

Least Concern

Slender Cyperus

Cyperus distans

Not Evaluated

Sweet Thorn

Vachellia karroo

Least Concern

dungweed

Adenostemma viscosum

Least Concern

Fragrant manjack

Cordia dichotoma

Least Concern

laceleaf

Aponogeton madagascariensis

Least Concern

Illawara Mountain Pine

Callitris rhomboidea

Least Concern

Species code: Ho

Halophila ovalis

Least Concern

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

New Zealand spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides

Not Evaluated

Reed Grass

Phragmites mauritianus

Least Concern

Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Common wireweed

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Vasey's grass

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

Common carpetgrass

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Hen's eyes

Ardisia crenata

Not Evaluated

Fountain palm

Livistona chinensis

Not Evaluated

Cape hibiscus

Hibiscus diversifolius

Not Evaluated

teatree

Polyscias fruticosa

Not Evaluated

Geranium aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

East Indian lemongrass

Cymbopogon flexuosus

Not Evaluated

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Himalayan ginger

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Louisiana canna

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis venusta

Not Evaluated

veldt-grape

Cissus quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

wire crabgrass

Digitaria longiflora

Not Evaluated

Stargrass

Cynodon plectostachyus

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

transparent wood-rose

Operculina turpethum

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

fern-leaf aralia

Polyscias cumingiana

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

dinnerplate-aralia

Polyscias scutellaria

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

Sea hibiscus

Talipariti tiliaceum

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Ceylon-olive

Elaeocarpus serratus

Not Evaluated

Tussock dropseed

Sporobolus diandrus

Not Evaluated

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