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Tanzania

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
243
Threatened
9
CR + EN + VU
Population
59,734,213
Area
945,087 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 3
Vulnerable 5
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 68
Data Deficient 3
Not Evaluated 151

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 199
Animalia 43
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Tanzania

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Camphortree

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

Abalone

Haliotis unilateralis

Least Concern

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

Bell Pepper

Capsicum annuum

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Beauty Of The Night

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Water fern

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

Dark Mottled Willow

Spodoptera cilium

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

small Indian civet

Viverricula indica

Least Concern

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Endangered

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Malaysian apple

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato

Ipomoea batatas

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Balloon vine

Cardiospermum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Tattered Medick

Medicago laciniata

Not Evaluated

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Vulnerable

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Common pricklypear

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

Brazilian Guava

Psidium guineense

Least Concern

cocoa

Theobroma cacao

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf-Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa

Not Evaluated

Mexican cedar

Cedrela odorata

Endangered

teak

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable

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