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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59,308,690
Area
1,221,037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

striped hawk-moth

Hyles livornica

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

vestal

Rhodometra sacraria

Not Evaluated

Codling Moth

Cydia pomonella

Not Evaluated

Lesser wax moth

Achroia grisella

Least Concern

Longbodied cellar spider

Pholcus phalangioides

Least Concern

lesser grain borer

Rhyzopertha dominica

Not Evaluated

potato aphid

Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Not Evaluated

cotton aphid

Aphis gossypii

Not Evaluated

bird cherry-oat aphid

Rhopalosiphum padi

Not Evaluated

shallot aphid

Myzus ascalonicus

Not Evaluated

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Least Concern

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

Angoumois grain moth

Sitotroga cerealella

Not Evaluated

Threeband gardenslug

Ambigolimax valentianus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sand snail

Theba pisana

Not Evaluated

Little house fly

Fannia canicularis

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Himalayan tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

Near Threatened

Adonis' Ladybird

Hippodamia variegata

Endangered

Rusty Dot

Udea ferrugalis

Not Evaluated

Cobweb Spiders

Parasteatoda tepidariorum

Least Concern

Rush veneer

Nomophila noctuella

Not Evaluated

Gem

Orthonama obstipata

Not Evaluated

European pine shoot moth

Rhyacionia buoliana

Least Concern

Mediterranean flour moth

Ephestia kuehniella

Least Concern

Greater Wax Moth

Galleria mellonella

Least Concern

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

Herb of the cross

Verbena officinalis

Least Concern

Argentina Vervain

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

'Ihi

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf sida

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Changing Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis discolor

Endangered

Garden Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis sylvatica

Least Concern

Common Forget-Me-Not

Myosotis arvensis

Least Concern

Garden Anchusa

Anchusa azurea

Not Evaluated

weeping willow

Salix babylonica

Not Evaluated

Yellow Dodder

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

Clasping Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Least Concern

common ramping-fumitory

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Small-leaf spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis

Not Evaluated

sharped-leaved fluellen

Kickxia elatine

Least Concern

round-leaved fluellen

Kickxia spuria

Endangered

Bright-Blue Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia

Least Concern

Butter And Eggs

Linaria vulgaris

Least Concern

Alder

Alnus glutinosa

Least Concern

Common Birch

Betula pendula

Least Concern

Dudley'S Rush

Juncus tenuis

Least Concern

Bog Rush

Juncus effusus

Least Concern

Canadian waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Not Evaluated

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Fodder Vetch

Vicia villosa

Vulnerable

Tiny vetch

Vicia hirsuta

Least Concern

Four-Seed Vetch

Vicia tetrasperma

Least Concern

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

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