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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
26
CR + EN + VU
Population
59,308,690
Area
1,221,037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 18
Near Threatened 20
Least Concern 242
Data Deficient 13
Not Evaluated 434
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

elongate cone

Conus mozambicus

Least Concern

Pondoland Cannibal Snail

Natalina beyrichi

Critically Endangered

Clown beetle

Acritus komai

Not Evaluated

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

Florida dog winkle

Stramonita haemastoma

Not Evaluated

Perlemoen

Haliotis midae

Endangered

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

Pink stem borer

Sesamia nonagrioides

Not Evaluated

Levant blackneck moth

Tathorhynchus exsiccata

Not Evaluated

Barn Funnel Weaver

Tegenaria domestica

Least Concern

Short Sharp-tail Bee

Coelioxys afra

Not Evaluated

sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

Least Concern

doubletoothed hydroid

Obelia bidentata

Not Evaluated

blacktip shipworm

Lyrodus pedicellatus

Not Evaluated

cellar spiders

Crossopriza lyoni

Not Evaluated

Mauge's slug

Testacella maugei

Not Evaluated

Scimitar-horned Oryx

Oryx dammah

Extinct in the Wild

Ascidian

Symplegma brakenhielmi

Not Evaluated

Japanese fishlouse

Argulus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Angled Gem

Anomis sabulifera

Not Evaluated

Milk snail

Otala punctata

Not Evaluated

Tropical tobacco moth

Setomorpha rutella

Not Evaluated

Buckwheat

Fagopyrum esculentum

Not Evaluated

Potbellied helicellid

Cochlicella barbara

Critically Endangered

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Common Privet

Ligustrum vulgare

Least Concern

nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Least Concern

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor

Least Concern

Lacy Crust Bryozoan

Membranipora membranacea

Not Evaluated

Small-Flowered Ticklegrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Least Concern

Reed canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

Annual canarygrass

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Setaria

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common oat

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Rough Bluegrass

Poa trivialis

Least Concern

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

English Meadow Grass

Poa pratensis

Not Evaluated

Bulbous Oatgrass

Arrhenatherum elatius

Least Concern

Crab Finger Grass

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

Durham slug

Arion flagellus

Least Concern

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Meadow brome

Bromus commutatus

Near Threatened

Bronco Grass

Bromus tectorum

Least Concern

Cherry Slug Sawfly

Caliroa cerasi

Not Evaluated

Black Bent

Agrostis gigantea

Least Concern

Creeping bentgrass

Agrostis stolonifera

Least Concern

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Barnyard Grass

Dactylis glomerata

Not Evaluated

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