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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
68
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 24
Endangered 27
Vulnerable 17
Near Threatened 41
Least Concern 385
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 784
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

sea thread hydroid

Obelia dichotoma

Not Evaluated

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

Brown Bryozoan

Bugula neritina

Not Evaluated

Gammarid amphipod

Grandidierella japonica

Not Evaluated

bramble leafhopper

Ribautiana tenerrima

Data Deficient

Leafhopper

Kybos smaragdula

Least Concern

tamarix leafhopper

Opsius stactogalus

Not Evaluated

Canary fly

Edwardsiana crataegi

Least Concern

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

titan acorn barnacle

Megabalanus coccopoma

Not Evaluated

Asian date mussel

Arcuatula senhousia

Not Evaluated

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

glassy plume hydroid

Plumularia setacea

Not Evaluated

red crust

Cryptosula pallasiana

Not Evaluated

hydroid

Obelia longissima

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

Garden midget

Phyllonorycter messaniella

Not Evaluated

Asian paddle crab

Charybdis japonica

Not Evaluated

Tube dwelling amphipod

Jassa marmorata

Not Evaluated

Dujardin's slime sponge

Halisarca dujardinii

Not Evaluated

llama

Lama glama

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Edwardsiana lethierryi

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Rhytidodus decimusquartus

Not Evaluated

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

Reticulated barnacle

Amphibalanus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Triangle barnacle

Balanus trigonus

Not Evaluated

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

Not Evaluated

Branching Bryozoan

Schizoporella unicornis

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Goose Barnacle

Lepas anserifera

Not Evaluated

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

hog deer

Axis porcinus

Endangered

Golden-Yellow Cone

Conus flavidus

Least Concern

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

European clam

Varicorbula gibba

Not Evaluated

Galician mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

astrologer's cone

Conus chaldaeus

Least Concern

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Aetholitis gerdesae

Least Concern

Mount Carbine Scaly Snail

Aetholitis francisae

Least Concern

Jenolan Caves Woodland Snail

Pommerhelix depressa

Vulnerable

Mossman Gorge Treesnail

Meliobba shafferyi

Near Threatened

Barrington Tops Bristle Snail

Austrochloritis ascensa

Near Threatened

Bleating Tree Frog

Litoria dentata

Least Concern

Brazier's Ear Shell

Haliotis brazieri

Near Threatened

Abalone

Haliotis semiplicata

Least Concern

Asian green mussel

Perna viridis

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

thecacera

Thecacera pennigera

Not Evaluated

Pinkmouth Hydroid

Ectopleura crocea

Not Evaluated

Amphipod

Caprella scaura

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Synidotea laevidorsalis

Not Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

Not Evaluated

The Japanese maple leafhopper

Japananus hyalinus

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

tuberculate pear crab

Pyromaia tuberculata

Not Evaluated

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