South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
ajuga
Ajuga reptans
aloé-candelabro
Aloe arborescens
aloé-dos-cem-anos
Agave americana
arabidópsis
Arabidopsis thaliana
bafureira
Ricinus communis
Milefólio
Achillea millefolium
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
Egyptian Cotton Leafworm
Spodoptera littoralis
nutria
Myocastor coypus
Silver-striped Hawkmoth
Hippotion celerio
Common Rough Woodlouse
Porcellio scaber
woolly apple aphid
Eriosoma lanigerum
Golden Star Tunicate
Botryllus schlosseri
Golden twin-spot
Chrysodeixis chalcites
cotton bollworm
Helicoverpa armigera
turnip moth
Agrotis segetum
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
Beet Armyworm
Spodoptera exigua
Currant Borer
Synanthedon tipuliformis
Geometrician
Grammodes stolida
Passenger
Dysgonia algira
pinion-streaked snout
Schrankia costaestrigalis
crimson speckled
Utetheisa pulchella
Common Pill Woodlouse
Armadillidium vulgare
Oleander Hawk Moth
Daphnis nerii
Death's-head Hawk Moth
Acherontia atropos
striped hawk-moth
Hyles livornica
convolvulus hawkmoth
Agrius convolvuli
Japanese skeleton shrimp
Caprella mutica
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Barn Funnel Weaver
Tegenaria domestica
Cat
Felis catus
Australian tubeworm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Red Swamp Crayfish
Procambarus clarkii
vestal
Rhodometra sacraria
Codling Moth
Cydia pomonella
Lesser wax moth
Achroia grisella
brown sea anemone
Metridium senile
Longbodied cellar spider
Pholcus phalangioides
lesser grain borer
Rhyzopertha dominica
dooryard sowbug
Porcellio laevis
potato aphid
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
cotton aphid
Aphis gossypii
bird cherry-oat aphid
Rhopalosiphum padi
shallot aphid
Myzus ascalonicus
Common Drone Fly
Eristalis tenax
Potato tuber moth
Phthorimaea operculella
Angoumois grain moth
Sitotroga cerealella
Threeband gardenslug
Ambigolimax valentianus
Mediterranean sand snail
Theba pisana
bell hydroid
Obelia geniculata
Little house fly
Fannia canicularis
domestic goat
Capra hircus
Himalayan tahr
Hemitragus jemlahicus
Adonis' Ladybird
Hippodamia variegata
Rusty Dot
Udea ferrugalis
Cobweb Spiders
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Rush veneer
Nomophila noctuella
Gem
Orthonama obstipata
European pine shoot moth
Rhyacionia buoliana
Mediterranean flour moth
Ephestia kuehniella
Greater Wax Moth
Galleria mellonella
Gold-banded etiella moth
Etiella zinckenella
Case-making clothes moth
Tinea pellionella
brooding snake star
Amphipholis squamata
fig sponge
Suberites ficus
Cigarette beetle
Lasioderma serricorne
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