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Comoros

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
459
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
869.595
Area
1.862 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 133
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 281
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 418
Animalia 41

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Comoros

teca

Tectona grandis

Not Evaluated

tinhorão

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

tomate

Solanum lycopersicum

Not Evaluated

trepadeira-doce-amarga

Solanum seaforthianum

Not Evaluated

trepadeira-elefante

Argyreia nervosa

Not Evaluated

trevo-de-flor-amarela

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

tumbérgia-azul

Thunbergia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

uaicima

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Vinagreira

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Trailing crabgrass

Digitaria radicosa

Not Evaluated

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk Moth

Acherontia atropos

Not Evaluated

striped hawk-moth

Hyles livornica

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Gold-banded etiella moth

Etiella zinckenella

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

Slender Burnished Brass, Golden Plusia

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Cabbage webworm

Hellula undalis

Not Evaluated

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Scar Bank Gem

Ctenoplusia limbirena

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Olive-tree Pearl

Palpita vitrealis

Not Evaluated

Tunbridge Wells Gem

Chrysodeixis acuta

Not Evaluated

Yorkshire Y

Cornutiplusia circumflexa

Not Evaluated

Beet Webworm

Spoladea recurvalis

Not Evaluated

Spanish Dot

Antigastra catalaunalis

Not Evaluated

Spiny Bollworm

Earias biplaga

Not Evaluated

small Indian civet

Viverricula indica

Least Concern

Cucumber moth

Diaphania indica

Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

common tenrec

Tenrec ecaudatus

Least Concern

Large Sweet Vernalgrass

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Chinese mugwort

Artemisia verlotiorum

Not Evaluated

Common Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Least Concern

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Herb of the cross

Verbena officinalis

Least Concern

Clasping Henbit

Lamium amplexicaule

Least Concern

common ramping-fumitory

Fumaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Purple granadilla

Passiflora edulis

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Bittercress

Cardamine hirsuta

Least Concern

Broadleaf wild leek

Allium ampeloprasum

Not Evaluated

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Least Concern

Feather fingergrass

Chloris virgata

Not Evaluated

Angled Burr Cucumber

Sicyos angulatus

Not Evaluated

Chilean evening primrose

Oenothera stricta

Not Evaluated

sea club-rush

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Pondweed

Potamogeton nodosus

Near Threatened

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

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