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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
25,499,884
Area
7,692,024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 22
Endangered 26
Vulnerable 18
Near Threatened 42
Least Concern 380
Data Deficient 6
Not Evaluated 692
Extinct 17

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Black Henbane

Hyoscyamus niger

Endangered

Black Horehound

Ballota nigra

Least Concern

Black Knapweed

Centaurea nigra

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Black Medic

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

Argentine evening primrose

Oenothera mollissima

Not Evaluated

Argentine needlegrass

Nassella tenuissima

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa

Least Concern

arizona-cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Least Concern

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Arrocillo

Paspalum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf clover

Trifolium vesiculosum

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf sida

Sida rhombifolia

Least Concern

Arsenic bush

Senna septemtrionalis

Not Evaluated

Athel tamarisk

Tamarix aphylla

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

Not Evaluated

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

Arthrocladia villosa

Data Deficient

ash

Fraxinus excelsior

Vulnerable

Ashy Willow

Salix cinerea

Least Concern

Asian paddle crab

Charybdis japonica

Not Evaluated

Asian semele

Theora lubrica

Not Evaluated

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

Least Concern

Asian copperleaf

Acalypha australis

Not Evaluated

Asian date mussel

Arcuatula senhousia

Not Evaluated

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Asian kelp

Undaria pinnatifida

Not Evaluated

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Asian Pony'S-Foot

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis

Not Evaluated

Asparagus

Asparagus falcatus

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

astrologer's cone

Conus chaldaeus

Least Concern

Belgian Endive

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

Bell-Bean

Vicia faba

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Belvedere

Bassia scoparia

Not Evaluated

Bending Bittercress

Cardamine flexuosa

Not Evaluated

Bengal Gram

Cicer arietinum

Not Evaluated

Bengal indigo

Indigofera arrecta

Not Evaluated

Bengal trumpet

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Bergamot Mint

Mentha aquatica

Least Concern

Bermuda buttercup

Oxalis pes-caprae

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Big quakinggrass

Briza maxima

Not Evaluated

Big-Seed False Flax

Camelina sativa

Extinct

Big-Sting Nettle

Urtica dioica

Least Concern

Billion-Dollar Grass

Echinochloa frumentacea

Not Evaluated

Bine

Humulus lupulus

Least Concern

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Bird'S-Eye Gilia

Gilia tricolor

Not Evaluated

Bird'S-Eye Pearlwort

Sagina procumbens

Least Concern

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