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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)

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Sweetscented marigold

Tagetes lucida

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

African Bermuda-grass

Cynodon incompletus

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Moth

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Amazonvine

Stigmaphyllon ciliatum

Not Evaluated

Natal-ivy

Senecio macroglossus

Not Evaluated

Clustered yellowtops

Flaveria trinervia

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Fivefingers

Syngonium angustatum

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

black-sesame

Cantinoa americana

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Petunia

Petunia atkinsiana

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Lojabark

Cinchona officinalis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Fen Sedge

Cladium mariscus

Endangered

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis debilis

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Narrow-Fruit Rockcress

Nasturtium microphyllum

Least Concern

Myrobalan

Terminalia chebula

Least Concern

Chinese Packing Grass

Microstegium vimineum

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Giant Pumpkin

Cucurbita maxima

Not Evaluated

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Common sowthistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Least Concern

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Endangered

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