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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

vassoura-de-botão

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

verónica

Veronica peregrina

Not Evaluated

verónica-da-pérsia

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Vinagreira

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

violeta

Viola odorata

Not Evaluated

Sneezeweed

Achillea ptarmica

Least Concern

Pinkmouth Hydroid

Ectopleura crocea

Not Evaluated

grass vetchling

Lathyrus nissolia

Near Threatened

thecacera

Thecacera pennigera

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Least Concern

Four-Seed Vetch

Vicia tetrasperma

Least Concern

Hawkweed Oxtongue

Picris hieracioides

Least Concern

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Glabrous Catsear

Hypochaeris glabra

Critically Endangered

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Common Globe-Thistle

Echinops sphaerocephalus

Not Evaluated

Abalone

Haliotis semiplicata

Least Concern

Common Kidney-Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Vulnerable

water soldier

Stratiotes aloides

Critically Endangered

Brazier's Ear Shell

Haliotis brazieri

Near Threatened

Chinese mugwort

Artemisia verlotiorum

Not Evaluated

Bleating Tree Frog

Litoria dentata

Least Concern

Dwarf nettle

Urtica urens

Vulnerable

pellitory-of-the-wall

Parietaria judaica

Least Concern

Boar Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Least Concern

Barrington Tops Bristle Snail

Austrochloritis ascensa

Near Threatened

red imported fire ant

Solenopsis invicta

Not Evaluated

European fan worm

Sabella spallanzanii

Not Evaluated

Eastern Pellitory-of-the-wall

Parietaria officinalis

Near Threatened

Common Woodrush

Luzula campestris

Least Concern

Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Least Concern

Common Wood-Rush

Luzula multiflora

Least Concern

Bristly Hawk'S-Beard

Crepis setosa

Not Evaluated

Mossman Gorge Treesnail

Meliobba shafferyi

Near Threatened

Bulbous Rush

Juncus bulbosus

Least Concern

heath rush

Juncus squarrosus

Least Concern

Stinking Hawk's-beard

Crepis foetida

Endangered

Dudley'S Rush

Juncus tenuis

Least Concern

Common Rush

Juncus conglomeratus

Least Concern

Bastard Nodding Thistle

Carduus acanthoides

Near Threatened

Jenolan Caves Woodland Snail

Pommerhelix depressa

Vulnerable

European meadow rush

Juncus inflexus

Least Concern

Joint-Leaf Rush

Juncus articulatus

Least Concern

sharp-flowered rush

Juncus acutiflorus

Critically Endangered

Common Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius

Least Concern

Mount Carbine Scaly Snail

Aetholitis francisae

Least Concern

Bluntflower rush

Juncus subnodulosus

Least Concern

dwarf rush

Juncus capitatus

Critically Endangered

Creeping Fescue

Festuca rubra

Least Concern

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Aetholitis gerdesae

Least Concern

Australian Masked-Owl

Tyto novaehollandiae

Least Concern

astrologer's cone

Conus chaldaeus

Least Concern

Siberian Crane'S-Bill

Geranium sibiricum

Not Evaluated

Bloody geranium

Geranium sanguineum

Least Concern

Cutleaf geranium

Geranium dissectum

Endangered

Awnless Geranium

Geranium molle

Least Concern

Little Meadow Foxtail

Alopecurus aequalis

Not Evaluated

Galician mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

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