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Peru

South America · South America

Total Species
318
Threatened
8
CR + EN + VU
Population
32.971.846
Area
1.285.216 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 3
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 4
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 18
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 76
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 238
Animalia 71
Chromista 6
Bacteria 2
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Peru

canário-da-terra

Sicalis flaveola

Least Concern

canela

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

caniço

Phragmites australis

Least Concern

capim-alto

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

capim-amoroso

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

capim-arroz

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

capim-arroz

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

capim-azedo

Paspalum conjugatum

Least Concern

capim-buffel

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

capim-catingueiro

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

capim-cheiroso

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

capim-da-abissínia

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

capim-da-cidade

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

capim-galinha

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

capim-macho

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

capim-rabo-de-raposa

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

cará

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

cardeal

Paroaria coronata

Least Concern

cardo

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

cardo-amarelo

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

Carrapato do boi

Rhipicephalus microplus

Not Evaluated

caruru-bravo

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

castanheiro-do-diabo

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

cebola

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

cebola-verde

Allium fistulosum

Critically Endangered

cedro-bastardo

Cupressus sempervirens

Least Concern

cenoura

Daucus carota

Least Concern

cereja

Prunus avium

Least Concern

chá

Camellia sinensis

Data Deficient

chá-da-frança

Melissa officinalis

Not Evaluated

chicória

Cichorium endivia

Not Evaluated

chufa

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

cicuta

Conium maculatum

Not Evaluated

Cidrao

Citrus medica

Least Concern

cipreste-de-monterei

Cupressus macrocarpa

Vulnerable

Cisne-vulgar

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

clerodendron-branco-perfumado

Clerodendrum chinense

Least Concern

Coelho

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

coentros

Coriandrum sativum

Not Evaluated

colchão-de-noiva

Euphorbia milii

Not Evaluated

colza

Brassica napus

Not Evaluated

congossa-maior

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

consolda-maior

Symphytum officinale

Least Concern

Coração-de-negro

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

couve-nabeira

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

cravo-africano

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

crista-de-galo

Heliotropium indicum

Least Concern

crocosmia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

dália

Dahlia pinnata

Not Evaluated

dendê

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

eleusina

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

ensaião

Aeonium arboreum

Not Evaluated

erva-da-fortuna

Tradescantia fluminensis

Not Evaluated

erva-da-moda

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

erva-de-passarinho

Stellaria media

Not Evaluated

erva-de-santa-luzia

Euphorbia hirta

Not Evaluated

erva-doce

Foeniculum vulgare

Not Evaluated

erva-moura

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

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