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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
1.271.768
Area
2.040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

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

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

abacate

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

abacaxi-roxo

Tradescantia spathacea

Not Evaluated

acácia

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

acácia-da-austrália

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

acácia-dealbada

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

acácia-de-constantinopla

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

acácia-de-flores-vermelhas

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

acácia-de-folhas-longas

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

acácia-mimosa

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

acácia-virilda

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

açcanforeira

Cinnamomum camphora

Not Evaluated

agulha

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

albízia

Albizia procera

Least Concern

alcarnache

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

alface-de-água

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

alfeneirinho

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

algaroba

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

alquequenje-amarelo

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

amarelinha

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

amarelinho

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

amargoseira

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

ambrosia

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

ameixa-de-Madagascar

Flacourtia indica

Not Evaluated

amendoeira-da-praia

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

amendoim-bravo

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

amor-de-moça

Cosmos caudatus

Not Evaluated

amoreira-branca

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

amor-perfeito

Viola tricolor

Not Evaluated

Angiquinho

Aeschynomene indica

Least Concern

araçá

Psidium cattleianum

Not Evaluated

arália-cortina

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

aroeira

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

arrebique

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

árvore-da-felicidade

Polyscias fruticosa

Not Evaluated

arzola

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

avenca-de-folha-miúda

Adiantum raddianum

Not Evaluated

azeda-crespa

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

azedinha-de-folhas-roxas

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

azeitona

Elaeocarpus serratus

Not Evaluated

azeitona-doce

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

balão-rajado

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

bananilha

Hedychium gardnerianum

Not Evaluated

bastão-do-imperador

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

beijo-de-moça

Cosmos bipinnatus

Not Evaluated

bela-diana

Coreopsis tinctoria

Not Evaluated

beldroega

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

bico-de-lacre

Estrilda astrild

Least Concern

bolsa-de-pastor

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

bredo-verde

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

burbiaca

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

calancói

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

cambará

Lantana camara

Least Concern

cambroeira

Lycium barbarum

Not Evaluated

cana-de-açúcar-selvagem

Saccharum spontaneum

Least Concern

canela

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

cânhamo-indiano

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

caniço-malhado

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

canna-do-brejo

Canna glauca

Not Evaluated

capim-amoroso

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

capim-arroz

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

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