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Botswana

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
110
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
2,351,625
Area
581,730 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 27
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 74

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 98
Animalia 11
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Botswana

Keung-bang-ga-ji-tong

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Soggjolmjong

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

plains zebra

Equus quagga

Near Threatened

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Near Threatened

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Broomcorn

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Green Amaranth

Amaranthus hybridus

Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

'Ihi

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Black Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Least Concern

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Woman's tongue

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Angel's-trumpets

Datura ferox

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Black Mulberry

Morus nigra

Not Evaluated

Common Fig

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Yellow Star-thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Not Evaluated

Santa maria feverfew

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Dwarf Fan Palm

Chamaerops humilis

Least Concern

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Common pricklypear

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Crimson fountaingrass

Cenchrus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

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