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Papua New Guinea

Oceania · Melanesia

Total Species
298
Threatened
1
CR + EN + VU
Population
8.947.027
Area
462.840 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 105
Not Evaluated 183
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 273
Animalia 23
Chromista 1
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Papua New Guinea

insulina

Sphagneticola trilobata

Not Evaluated

jambo

Syzygium malaccense

Not Evaluated

jarvão

Verbena bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Javali

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

judeu-errante

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

leucena

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

macrotiloma

Macrotyloma axillare

Not Evaluated

malva-branca

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Manjirioba

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

marianinha

Commelina benghalensis

Least Concern

maria-sem-vergonha

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

melão-são-caetano

Momordica charantia

Extinct

mentrasto

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

milhã

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

neem

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

nogueira

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

orthosiphion

Orthosiphon aristatus

Not Evaluated

pagoda-flor

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

panamá

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

pasto-chato

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

Pau-de-balsa

Ochroma pyramidale

Not Evaluated

periquito-sessil

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

pimenta-longa

Piper aduncum

Least Concern

pinhão-branco

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

pinhão-roxo

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

pinho-patula

Pinus patula

Not Evaluated

plantagem

Plantago major

Least Concern

pombo-doméstico / pombo-das-rochas

Columba livia

Least Concern

quebra-pedra

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

rincão

Stachytarpheta cayennensis

Least Concern

Sálvia-Coral

Salvia coccinea

Not Evaluated

samaúma

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

Sapo Cururu

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

sisal

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

soja-perene

Neonotonia wightii

Least Concern

sorgo-bravo

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

taboa

Typha latifolia

Not Evaluated

tomate

Solanum lycopersicum

Not Evaluated

trevo-branco

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

uaicima

Urena lobata

Least Concern

verbesina

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Angleton bluestem

Dichanthium aristatum

Not Evaluated

Pond lovegrass

Eragrostis japonica

Not Evaluated

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus

Not Evaluated

Lichen Weevil

Gymnopholus lichenifer

Endangered

pilipiliula

Chrysopogon aciculatus

Not Evaluated

Soft elephantsfoot

Elephantopus mollis

Not Evaluated

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

Abutilon

Abutilon indicum

Not Evaluated

Duckweed

Lemna perpusilla

Least Concern

Dixie silverback fern

Pityrogramma calomelanos

Not Evaluated

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

manus island tree snail

Papustyla pulcherrima

Near Threatened

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

Orosne

Polygala paniculata

Not Evaluated

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Roadside flatsedge

Cyperus sphacelatus

Least Concern

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