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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
49
CR + EN + VU
Population
59,308,690
Area
1,221,037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 14
Endangered 15
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 33
Least Concern 307
Data Deficient 12
Not Evaluated 540
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Fungi 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

sweet grass

Panicum schinzii

Not Evaluated

Karo

Pittosporum crassifolium

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

Yellow ginger

Hedychium flavescens

Not Evaluated

dodder-laurel

Cassytha filiformis

Not Evaluated

queen's crape-myrtle

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Not Evaluated

Bluegreen saltbush

Atriplex nummularia

Not Evaluated

Creeping mirrorplant

Coprosma repens

Not Evaluated

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

Firespike

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

Mottled toothedthread

Odontonema cuspidatum

Not Evaluated

Cedar wattle

Acacia elata

Not Evaluated

Camelthorn

Alhagi maurorum

Not Evaluated

Moreton bay fig

Ficus macrophylla

Not Evaluated

tea rose

Rosa odorata

Not Evaluated

gaping panic grass

Steinchisma hians

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf bristlegrass

Setaria megaphylla

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Lachnagrostis filiformis

Not Evaluated

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

flamingo-flower

Anthurium andraeanum

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

eastern cottonbush

Maireana brevifolia

Not Evaluated

Bluebell creeper

Billardiera heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Pitch canker

Fusarium circinatum

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Protozoan

Mirofolliculina limnoriae

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium minutum

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium tamarense

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis acuminata

Not Evaluated

Annual Knawel

Scleranthus annuus

Near Threatened

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Bladder Campion

Silene vulgaris

Least Concern

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Not Evaluated

light bulb sesquirt

Clavelina lepadiformis

Least Concern

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Not Evaluated

Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Least Concern

Coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

Critically Endangered

plains zebra

Equus quagga

Near Threatened

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

Least Concern

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Near Threatened

elk

Cervus elaphus

Vulnerable

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Least Concern

Eurasian Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Least Concern

Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Least Concern

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Least Concern

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

sika deer

Cervus nippon

Not Evaluated

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

California scale

Diaspidiotus perniciosus

Not Evaluated

Plumed Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna eytoni

Least Concern

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