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
Staph beetle
Gabronthus thermarum
Rove beetle
Oxytelus sculptus
spitting spiders
Scytodes fusca
Scuttle fly
Megaselia scalaris
hog deer
Axis porcinus
Garlic Snail
Oxychilus alliarius
Hebrew cone
Conus ebraeus
Privet mite
Brevipalpus obovatus
Japanese jumper worm
Amynthas corticis
sambar
Rusa unicolor
Earthworm
Dichogaster saliens
cellar glass snail
Oxychilus cellarius
Clover mite
Bryobia praetiosa
African Sober
Aproaerema polychromella
lettered cone
Conus litteratus
Chinese jumper worm
Amynthas gracilis
coronated cone
Conus coronatus
puku
Kobus vardonii
bontebok
Damaliscus pygargus
common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
blue wildebeest
Connochaetes taurinus
Draparnaud's Glass Snail
Oxychilus draparnaudi
imperial cone
Conus imperialis
marriage cone
Conus sponsalis
leopard cone
Conus leopardus
astrologer's cone
Conus chaldaeus
Abalone
Haliotis unilateralis
Braconid wasp
Cotesia vestalis
Heartworm
Dirofilaria immitis
patas monkey
Erythrocebus patas
Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Cat
Felis catus
lesser kudu
Tragelaphus imberbis
giant eland
Tragelaphus derbianus
Kirk's dik-dik
Madoqua kirkii
Staph beetle
Acrotona parvula
Staph beetle
Phacophallus pallidipennis
Oriental House Rat
Rattus tanezumi
Mite
Notoedres cati
chital
Axis axis
ruddy cone
Conus tinianus
general cone
Conus generalis
blood-stained cone
Conus sanguinolentus
springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Earthworm
Amynthas rodericensis
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Aposematic Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
gemsbok
Oryx gazella
Maldive cone
Conus maldivus
sharp-angled cone
Conus acutangulus
roan antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Ensign wasp
Evania appendigaster
Abalone
Haliotis queketti
Clown beetle
Acritus komai
Frigid Cone
Conus frigidus
Perlemoen
Haliotis midae
elongate cone
Conus mozambicus
Pondoland Cannibal Snail
Natalina beyrichi
Cabbage webworm
Hellula undalis
Mexilhao mussel
Perna perna
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