South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
spiny starfish
Marthasterias glacialis
Black-Lined Periwinkle
Littorina saxatilis
Arctic Hiatella
Hiatella arctica
Egyptian Cotton Leafworm
Spodoptera littoralis
nutria
Myocastor coypus
Silver-striped Hawkmoth
Hippotion celerio
woolly apple aphid
Eriosoma lanigerum
Golden twin-spot
Chrysodeixis chalcites
cotton bollworm
Helicoverpa armigera
turnip moth
Agrotis segetum
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Beet Armyworm
Spodoptera exigua
Currant Borer
Synanthedon tipuliformis
Geometrician
Grammodes stolida
Passenger
Dysgonia algira
pinion-streaked snout
Schrankia costaestrigalis
crimson speckled
Utetheisa pulchella
Oleander Hawk Moth
Daphnis nerii
Death's-head Hawk Moth
Acherontia atropos
striped hawk-moth
Hyles livornica
convolvulus hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Barn Funnel Weaver
Tegenaria domestica
Cat
Felis catus
vestal
Rhodometra sacraria
Codling Moth
Cydia pomonella
Lesser wax moth
Achroia grisella
Longbodied cellar spider
Pholcus phalangioides
lesser grain borer
Rhyzopertha dominica
potato aphid
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
cotton aphid
Aphis gossypii
bird cherry-oat aphid
Rhopalosiphum padi
shallot aphid
Myzus ascalonicus
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
Potato tuber moth
Phthorimaea operculella
Angoumois grain moth
Sitotroga cerealella
Threeband gardenslug
Ambigolimax valentianus
Mediterranean sand snail
Theba pisana
Little house fly
Fannia canicularis
domestic goat
Capra hircus
Himalayan tahr
Hemitragus jemlahicus
Adonis' Ladybird
Hippodamia variegata
Rusty Dot
Udea ferrugalis
Cobweb Spiders
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Rush veneer
Nomophila noctuella
Maldive cone
Conus maldivus
Frigid Cone
Conus frigidus
Pondoland Cannibal Snail
Natalina beyrichi
Mexilhao mussel
Perna perna
Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus microplus
Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys afra
Red and black flat mite
Brevipalpus phoenicis
Portuguese black millipede
Ommatoiulus moreleti
Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum
Puncturevine
Tribulus terrestris
Big-Leaved Periwinkle
Vinca major
Common Periwinkle
Vinca minor
Small-Flowered Ticklegrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Reed canarygrass
Phalaris arundinacea
Annual canarygrass
Phalaris canariensis
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