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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

pepino

Cucumis sativus

Not Evaluated

pereira

Pyrus communis

Data Deficient

periquito-australiano

Melopsittacus undulatus

Not Evaluated

periquito-da-campina

Brotogeris versicolurus

Least Concern

periquito-de-asa-azul

Brotogeris cyanoptera

Least Concern

pimenta-da-jamaica

Pimenta dioica

Least Concern

pinguim

Spheniscus magellanicus

Near Threatened

pinhão-branco

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

pinheiro-de-jerusalém

Pinus halepensis

Least Concern

pinheiro-de-monterey

Pinus radiata

Endangered

pinho-patula

Pinus patula

Not Evaluated

plantagem

Plantago major

Least Concern

pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas

Columba livia

Least Concern

primavera

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

quebra-pedra

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

rabanete

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

romeira

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

rosa-canina

Rosa canina

Least Concern

roseira

Rosa centifolia

Not Evaluated

ruibarbo

Rheum rhaponticum

Extinct

salgueiro-chorão

Salix babylonica

Not Evaluated

sálvia-bicolor

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

sanhaço-da-amazônia

Thraupis episcopus

Least Concern

Serralha-espinhosa

Sonchus asper

Least Concern

sorgo-bravo

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

taboa

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

tamareira-das-canárias

Phoenix canariensis

Least Concern

tôjo

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

trevo-branco

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

trevo-de-flor-amarela

Medicago polymorpha

Not Evaluated

tuim

Forpus xanthopterygius

Least Concern

tuim-peruano

Forpus coelestis

Least Concern

verbesina

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

verónica-da-pérsia

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Striped Acorn Barnacle

Amphibalanus amphitrite

Not Evaluated

tamarix leafhopper

Opsius stactogalus

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

cup-and-saucer-vine

Cobaea scandens

Not Evaluated

Brown Bryozoan

Bugula neritina

Not Evaluated

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

horse

Equus caballus

Not Evaluated

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Argentine ant

Linepithema humile

Not Evaluated

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

European brown snail

Cornu aspersum

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Ribbon Fern

Pteris cretica

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Blue Lorikeet

Vini peruviana

Vulnerable

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

Montpellier Broom

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

Chandelier plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis

Not Evaluated

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

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