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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
17
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 212
Data Deficient 5
Not Evaluated 464
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Giant arrowhead

Sagittaria montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Creeping mirrorplant

Coprosma repens

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean sage

Salvia aethiopis

Not Evaluated

white-flower Mexican-poppy

Argemone ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Clownfish

Amphiprion ocellaris

Least Concern

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Clasping heliotrope

Heliotropium amplexicaule

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

True indigo

Indigofera tinctoria

Not Evaluated

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

Least Concern

Arabian starflower

Ornithogalum arabicum

Not Evaluated

Kaffir boxthorn

Lycium afrum

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

Himalayan Clematis

Clematis montana

Not Evaluated

African pepperwort

Lepidium africanum

Not Evaluated

Grainfield spurge

Euphorbia segetalis

Not Evaluated

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

flame-freesia

Tritonia crocata

Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Endangered

African daisy

Arctotis venusta

Not Evaluated

Matted pratia

Lobelia pedunculata

Not Evaluated

Wilman lovegrass

Eragrostis superba

Not Evaluated

Knotweed

Rumex pratensis

Not Evaluated

Reichardia

Reichardia tingitana

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Uruguayan needlegrass

Nassella neesiana

Not Evaluated

Indian sandbur

Cenchrus biflorus

Not Evaluated

Kleingrass

Panicum coloratum

Not Evaluated

African Bermuda-grass

Cynodon incompletus

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

Purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lineseed

Bellardia trixago

Not Evaluated

violet horned-poppy

Roemeria hybrida

Not Evaluated

Sanchezia

Sanchezia parvibracteata

Not Evaluated

Laurel-leaved thunbergia

Thunbergia laurifolia

Not Evaluated

blue-ginger

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

Geranium

Geranium aequale

Not Evaluated

Dromedary Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

Rennet

Withania somnifera

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-valley-vine

Salpichroa origanifolia

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Wandflower

Sparaxis tricolor

Not Evaluated

New Zealand Broadleaf

Griselinia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Wavyleaf mullein

Verbascum sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Cape Figwort

Phygelius capensis

Not Evaluated

tangled hypericum

Hypericum triquetrifolium

Not Evaluated

Broom Sedge

Carex scoparia

Not Evaluated

Spotted African cornlily

Ixia maculata

Not Evaluated

Cretan bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus creticus

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

Rosy sandcrocus

Romulea rosea

Not Evaluated

mother-of-pearl-plant

Graptopetalum paraguayense

Not Evaluated

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