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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
1.271.768
Area
2.040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 83
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 103
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

capim-arroz

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

capim-azedo

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

capim-calandrini

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

capim-colchão

Digitaria ciliaris

Not Evaluated

capim-corrente

Urochloa panicoides

Not Evaluated

capim-das-roças

Paspalum urvillei

Not Evaluated

capim-galinha

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

capim-lanudo

Holcus lanatus

Not Evaluated

capim-limão

Cymbopogon flexuosus

Not Evaluated

capuchinha

Tropaeolum majus

Not Evaluated

carolina

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

carrapicho

Acanthospermum hispidum

Not Evaluated

caruru

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

caruru-bravo

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

chá

Camellia sinensis

Data Deficient

chá-de-frade

Leonurus japonicus

Least Concern

cigarrinha

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

Coelho

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

coentro-do-mato

Parthenium hysterophorus

Not Evaluated

Coração-de-negro

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

coreópsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Not Evaluated

crista-de-galo

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

cruz-de-malta

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

cufeia

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Not Evaluated

dendê

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

elodea

Elodea canadensis

Not Evaluated

erva-de-passarinho

Stellaria media

Not Evaluated

erva-de-santa-luzia

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

erva-de-são-joão

Hypericum perforatum

Least Concern

erva-moura

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

erva-tostão

Boerhavia diffusa

Least Concern

escalda-mão

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

espinafre-da-nova-zelândia

Tetragonia tetragonioides

Not Evaluated

espinheiro-da-virginia

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

espinheiro-de-jerusálem

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

espinilho

Vachellia farnesiana

Least Concern

eufórbia

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

eyukula

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

falsa-latania

Livistona chinensis

Not Evaluated

falso-cardo

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

flamboyant

Delonix regia

Least Concern

floricos

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

fona-de-porca

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Ganso do Egipto

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

gralha-indiana

Corvus splendens

Not Evaluated

grama-missioneira

Axonopus fissifolius

Not Evaluated

gramão

Paspalum vaginatum

Least Concern

grevílea

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

guanandi-da-ásia

Calophyllum inophyllum

Least Concern

guaxuma

Sida acuta

Not Evaluated

Hibisco-do-banhado

Hibiscus diversifolius

Not Evaluated

Incenseiro

Pittosporum undulatum

Not Evaluated

inhame

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

jambo

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Javali

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

joio

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

judeu-errante

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

Junça Diforme

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

laponina

Torilis nodosa

Least Concern

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