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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

Golden-Yellow Cone

Conus flavidus

Least Concern

Hebrew cone

Conus ebraeus

Least Concern

livid cone

Conus lividus

Least Concern

greater kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Least Concern

sambar

Rusa unicolor

Vulnerable

Earthworm

Dichogaster saliens

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Philonthus quisquiliarius

Least Concern

Clover mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Not Evaluated

African Sober

Aproaerema polychromella

Not Evaluated

lettered cone

Conus litteratus

Least Concern

virgin cone

Conus virgo

Least Concern

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

puku

Kobus vardonii

Near Threatened

bontebok

Damaliscus pygargus

Least Concern

common warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Least Concern

Plum-headed Parakeet

Psittacula cyanocephala

Not Evaluated

Galician mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

imperial cone

Conus imperialis

Least Concern

marriage cone

Conus sponsalis

Least Concern

leopard cone

Conus leopardus

Least Concern

astrologer's cone

Conus chaldaeus

Least Concern

Abalone

Haliotis unilateralis

Least Concern

Braconid wasp

Cotesia vestalis

Not Evaluated

Heartworm

Dirofilaria immitis

Not Evaluated

patas monkey

Erythrocebus patas

Near Threatened

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus

Critically Endangered

bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus

Near Threatened

lesser kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

Near Threatened

giant eland

Tragelaphus derbianus

Vulnerable

Kirk's dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Acrotona parvula

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Phacophallus pallidipennis

Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

Rattus tanezumi

Least Concern

Mite

Notoedres cati

Not Evaluated

namocanus cone

Conus namocanus

Least Concern

ruddy cone

Conus tinianus

Least Concern

general cone

Conus generalis

Least Concern

blood-stained cone

Conus sanguinolentus

Least Concern

springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

Least Concern

Earthworm

Amynthas rodericensis

Not Evaluated

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

Least Concern

Aposematic Reed Frog

Hyperolius marmoratus

Least Concern

Père David's Deer

Elaphurus davidianus

Extinct in the Wild

Maldive cone

Conus maldivus

Least Concern

sharp-angled cone

Conus acutangulus

Least Concern

roan antelope

Hippotragus equinus

Least Concern

Canaliculate abalone

Haliotis parva

Data Deficient

Abalone

Haliotis queketti

Data Deficient

Blood-spotted abalone

Haliotis spadicea

Least Concern

Frigid Cone

Conus frigidus

Least Concern

algoa cone

Conus algoensis

Least Concern

elongate cone

Conus mozambicus

Least Concern

Pondoland Cannibal Snail

Natalina beyrichi

Critically Endangered

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

Florida dog winkle

Stramonita haemastoma

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

thecacera

Thecacera pennigera

Not Evaluated

Asian blue tick

Rhipicephalus microplus

Not Evaluated

aoudad

Ammotragus lervia

Vulnerable

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