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Namibia

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
198
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
2.540.916
Area
825.615 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 26
Not Evaluated 37
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 180
Animalia 18

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Namibia

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Black-Lined Periwinkle

Littorina saxatilis

Least Concern

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

Least Concern

Galician mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

Florida dog winkle

Stramonita haemastoma

Not Evaluated

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Common sowthistle

Sonchus oleraceus

Least Concern

Dwarf Mallow

Malva pusilla

Vulnerable

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

common broomrape

Orobanche minor

Near Threatened

Water speedwell

Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Vulnerable

Common Toad Rush

Juncus bufonius

Least Concern

Dwarf nettle

Urtica urens

Vulnerable

Angel's-trumpets

Datura ferox

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

spiked water-milfoil

Myriophyllum spicatum

Least Concern

greater sea-spurrey

Spergularia media

Least Concern

Madwoman'S Milk

Euphorbia helioscopia

Least Concern

Fen Sedge

Cladium mariscus

Endangered

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Beardless rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon viridis

Not Evaluated

Billion-Dollar Grass

Echinochloa frumentacea

Not Evaluated

Wimmera ryegrass

Lolium rigidum

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

American Great Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Least Concern

Curlytop Knotweed

Persicaria lapathifolia

Least Concern

Ripgut brome

Bromus diandrus

Near Threatened

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

tree mallow

Malva arborea

Not Evaluated

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean lovegrass

Eragrostis barrelieri

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

hoary plantain

Plantago virginica

Not Evaluated

Saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

Not Evaluated

Matted sandmat

Euphorbia serpens

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

Khakiweed

Alternanthera pungens

Not Evaluated

Turkey tangle fogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Least Concern

Hopbush

Dodonaea viscosa

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

African senna

Senna didymobotrya

Least Concern

candelabrum cactus

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Least Concern

Daisy

Erigeron sumatrensis

Not Evaluated

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Jointed Pricklypear

Opuntia aurantiaca

Least Concern

Cape bugloss

Anchusa capensis

Not Evaluated

Egyptian fenugreek

Trigonella glabra

Not Evaluated

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