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Sri Lanka

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
109
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
21.413.250
Area
65.610 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Least Concern 23
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 32
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 78
Animalia 30
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Sri Lanka

acácia

Acacia mangium

Not Evaluated

acácia

Acacia auriculiformis

Least Concern

acácia-da-austrália

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

acácia-dealbada

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

acácia-de-folhas-longas

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

acácia-negra

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

açcanforeira

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

alface-de-água

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

algaroba

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

aloé-dos-cem-anos

Agave americana

Least Concern

amor-agarradinho

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

Angiquinho

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

Araputangá

Swietenia macrophylla

Endangered

araticum-cortiça

Annona glabra

Least Concern

avenca-de-folha-miúda

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

bafureira

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

bambu

Bambusa bambos

Not Evaluated

barba-de-barata

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Least Concern

bredo-verde

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

cabelos

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

cambará

Lantana camara

Least Concern

canarana-rasteira

Panicum repens

Least Concern

capim-calandrini

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

capim-da-cidade

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

carrapicho

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

carrapicho

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

coentro-do-açude

Najas marina

Endangered

coentro-do-mato

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Coração-de-negro

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

dedal-de-princesa

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

erva-tostão

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

eyukula

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

flamboyant

Delonix regia

Least Concern

fruta-pão

Artocarpus altilis

Not Evaluated

girassol-mexicano

Tithonia diversifolia

Not Evaluated

golfe

Limnocharis flava

Not Evaluated

grama-missioneira

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

guanandi-da-ásia

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

inhame

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

insulina

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

milefólio-aquático

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

olho-branco-do-japão

Zosterops japonicus

Least Concern

palma-de-espinho

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

pau-do-sebo

Triadica sebifera

Not Evaluated

pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas

Columba livia

Least Concern

quina-do-Amazonas

Cinchona pubescens

Vulnerable

taboa

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

tôjo

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

tropical reed

Phragmites karka

Least Concern

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Blue Corn-lily

Aristea ecklonii

Not Evaluated

East indian bristlegrass

Setaria barbata

Not Evaluated

Cogongrass

Imperata cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Sticky snakeroot

Ageratina adenophora

Not Evaluated

Shrubby dillenia

Dillenia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

Asiatic elephant

Elephas maximus

Endangered

Cyanobacterium

Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii

Not Evaluated

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