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Tuvalu

Oceania · Polynesia

Total Species
117
Threatened
1
CR + EN + VU
Population
11.792
Area
26 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 16
Not Evaluated 46
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 94
Animalia 23

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Tuvalu

Purple bushbean

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Not Evaluated

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Not Evaluated

Ant

Tetramorium simillimum

Not Evaluated

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Guinea ant

Tetramorium bicarinatum

Not Evaluated

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Little fire ant

Wasmannia auropunctata

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Fire ant

Solenopsis geminata

Not Evaluated

Wild bushbean

Macroptilium lathyroides

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Poorland flatsedge

Cyperus compressus

Least Concern

Slender Paspalum

Paspalum setaceum

Least Concern

Marsh fleabane

Pluchea carolinensis

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Light-blue snakeweed

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Cuban zephyrlily

Zephyranthes rosea

Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

Azolla pinnata

Least Concern

Gulf sandmat

Euphorbia thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Graceful sandmat

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Least Concern

Canada spikesedge

Eleocharis geniculata

Not Evaluated

queen sago

Cycas rumphii

Near Threatened

Panama crowngrass

Paspalum fimbriatum

Not Evaluated

Japanese lovegrass

Eragrostis tenella

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Threelobe false mallow

Malvastrum coromandelianum

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

common fringe-rush

Fimbristylis dichotoma

Least Concern

Showy pigeonpea

Cajanus scarabaeoides

Least Concern

Polynesian 'ohe

Schizostachyum glaucifolium

Least Concern

Arrowleaf elephant's ear

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Caucasian bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Not Evaluated

Indian fleabane

Pluchea indica

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Basketplant

Callisia fragrans

Not Evaluated

East indian crabgrass

Digitaria setigera

Not Evaluated

Little ironweed

Cyanthillium cinereum

Not Evaluated

Niruri

Phyllanthus debilis

Not Evaluated

Beach moonflower

Ipomoea violacea

Not Evaluated

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Prostrate wild petunia

Ruellia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Giant taro

Alocasia macrorrhizos

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

Asiatic tearthumb

Persicaria perfoliata

Not Evaluated

hirsutus mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Not Evaluated

Ant

Anoplolepis gracilipes

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

Not Evaluated

Coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Not Evaluated

Polynesian rat

Rattus exulans

Least Concern

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