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Peru

South America · South America

Total Species
318
Threatened
15
CR + EN + VU
Population
32.971.846
Area
1.285.216 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 86
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 200
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 238
Animalia 71
Chromista 6
Bacteria 2
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Peru

abacate

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

abrunheiro-manso

Prunus domestica

Least Concern

acácia

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

acácia-da-austrália

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

acácia-de-constantinopla

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

açucena

Lilium candidum

Not Evaluated

agapanto

Agapanthus africanus

Not Evaluated

agulha

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

alface

Lactuca sativa

Not Evaluated

alface-de-água

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

alfafa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

alfafa-de-flor-amarela

Medicago lupulina

Not Evaluated

alfinetes-de-senhora

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

algodão-de-seda

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

alho

Allium sativum

Not Evaluated

almeirao

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

aloé

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

aloé-dos-cem-anos

Agave americana

Least Concern

amarelinho

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

amendoim-bravo

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

amor-agarradinho

Antigonon leptopus

Not Evaluated

amoreira-branca

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

ançarinha-branca

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

arabian-coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

aroeira

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

arroz

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Arroz-Selvagem-Vermelho

Oryza rufipogon

Least Concern

arundina

Arundina graminifolia

Not Evaluated

ata

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

atanásia-das-boticas

Tanacetum vulgare

Least Concern

aveia

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

aveia

Avena fatua

Least Concern

aveia-estéril

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

avestruz

Struthio camelus

Least Concern

azeda-crespa

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

azedinha

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

azedinha

Rumex obtusifolius

Not Evaluated

azedinha-de-folhas-roxas

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

azevém

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

bafureira

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

bálsamo

Sedum dendroideum

Not Evaluated

banana

Musa paradisiaca

Not Evaluated

bebereira

Ficus carica

Not Evaluated

Bela-margarida

Bellis perennis

Least Concern

belas-noites

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

bergamota

Citrus reticulata

Not Evaluated

beterraba

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

bico-de-papagaio

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

bigalhó

Zantedeschia aethiopica

Least Concern

bolsa-de-pastor

Oxalis corniculata

Least Concern

bom-homem

Marrubium vulgare

Not Evaluated

bredo-verde

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

bredo-vermelho

Amaranthus hybridus

Not Evaluated

cabomba-verde

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

calancói

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

cambacica

Coereba flaveola

Least Concern

cambará

Lantana camara

Least Concern

camomila

Matricaria chamomilla

Least Concern

campim-de-rhodes

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

cana

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

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