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Paraguay

South America · South America

Total Species
82
Threatened
1
CR + EN + VU
Population
7,132,530
Area
406,752 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 24
Not Evaluated 52
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 61
Animalia 21

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Paraguay

Keung-bang-ga-ji-tong

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

European hare

Lepus europaeus

Near Threatened

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

red imported fire ant

Solenopsis invicta

Not Evaluated

Golden mussel

Limnoperna fortunei

Least Concern

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Bark Snail

Zonitoides arboreus

Not Evaluated

brown slug

Deroceras laeve

Least Concern

field slug

Deroceras agreste

Least Concern

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

milk snail

Otala lactea

Not Evaluated

Black imported fire ant

Solenopsis richteri

Not Evaluated

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

Cottony cushion scale

Icerya purchasi

Not Evaluated

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Least Concern

Fuller rose beetle

Naupactus cervinus

Not Evaluated

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Awnless Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

Common Crabgrass

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Indian lilac

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

Staggerweed

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Small-leaf spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis

Not Evaluated

Woman's tongue

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

Glaucous-Leaf Tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Least Concern

Empresstree

Paulownia tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Aniseed-Weed

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Torpedo grass

Panicum repens

Least Concern

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

Bodhi tree

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa

Least Concern

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