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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
92.377.986
Area
2.344.858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 3
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 69
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 148
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

rincão

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

rivina

Rivina humilis

Least Concern

saboeiro

Sapindus saponaria

Not Evaluated

sabugueiro

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

sálvia-bicolor

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

Sálvia-Coral

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Sálvia-farinhenta

Salvia farinacea

Not Evaluated

samaúma

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

Serralha-espinhosa

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

sorgo-bravo

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

tamarindeiro

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

teca

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

tinhorão

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

tomate

Solanum lycopersicum

Not Evaluated

tomate-de-árvore

Solanum betaceum

Not Evaluated

trepadeira-doce-amarga

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

tumbérgia-azul

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

vassoura-de-botão

Scoparia dulcis

Least Concern

verbesina

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Vinagreira

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

lady-of-the-night

Brunfelsia americana

Not Evaluated

dwarf white bauhinia

Bauhinia acuminata

Least Concern

Brazilian potato-tree

Solanum wrightii

Least Concern

Badhara-bush

Gmelina elliptica

Least Concern

peachwood

Haematoxylum brasiletto

Not Evaluated

African dogstooth grass

Cynodon transvaalensis

Least Concern

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

gingerbush

Tetradenia riparia

Least Concern

Common teatree

Leptospermum petersonii

Least Concern

scarlet flame-bean

Brownea coccinea

Least Concern

Goat Bitter-apple

Solanum aculeastrum

Least Concern

Wormwood Plume

Hellinsia lienigianus

Least Concern

gutta-percha-tree

Palaquium gutta

Near Threatened

False codling moth

Thaumatotibia leucotreta

Not Evaluated

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Gem

Orthonama obstipata

Not Evaluated

Rush veneer

Nomophila noctuella

Not Evaluated

Rusty Dot

Udea ferrugalis

Not Evaluated

Brown house moth

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Least Concern

Ivy gourd

Coccinia grandis

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Potato tuber moth

Phthorimaea operculella

Not Evaluated

vestal

Rhodometra sacraria

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

Quito-orange

Solanum quitoense

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

American Black Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Geometrician

Grammodes stolida

Not Evaluated

Sumatra benzointree

Styrax benzoin

Not Evaluated

bush allamanda

Allamanda schottii

Not Evaluated

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

turnip moth

Agrotis segetum

Least Concern

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

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