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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Maritime earwig

Anisolabis maritima

Not Evaluated

Deodar Weevil

Pissodes nemorensis

Not Evaluated

Russian wheat aphid

Diuraphis noxia

Not Evaluated

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Menemerus bivittatus

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Plexippus paykulli

Not Evaluated

Cutworm

Callopistria maillardi

Not Evaluated

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

Basker

Euchromia lethe

Not Evaluated

Honey bee tracheal mite

Acarapis woodi

Not Evaluated

Ash whitefly

Siphoninus phillyreae

Not Evaluated

cloth-of-gold cone

Conus textile

Least Concern

weasel cone

Conus mustelinus

Least Concern

captain cone

Conus capitaneus

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Habrocerus capillaricornis

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Oligota parva

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Oligota pusillima

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Philonthus longicornis

Least Concern

Staphylinid beetle

Lithocharis nigriceps

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Gabronthus thermarum

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Oxytelus sculptus

Least Concern

spitting spiders

Scytodes fusca

Not Evaluated

Scuttle fly

Megaselia scalaris

Not Evaluated

hog deer

Axis porcinus

Endangered

Golden-Yellow Cone

Conus flavidus

Least Concern

Hebrew cone

Conus ebraeus

Least Concern

livid cone

Conus lividus

Least Concern

greater kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Least Concern

sambar

Rusa unicolor

Vulnerable

Earthworm

Dichogaster saliens

Not Evaluated

Staph beetle

Philonthus quisquiliarius

Least Concern

Clover mite

Bryobia praetiosa

Not Evaluated

African Sober

Aproaerema polychromella

Not Evaluated

lettered cone

Conus litteratus

Least Concern

virgin cone

Conus virgo

Least Concern

coronated cone

Conus coronatus

Least Concern

puku

Kobus vardonii

Near Threatened

bontebok

Damaliscus pygargus

Least Concern

common warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

Least Concern

Galician mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Not Evaluated

imperial cone

Conus imperialis

Least Concern

marriage cone

Conus sponsalis

Least Concern

leopard cone

Conus leopardus

Least Concern

astrologer's cone

Conus chaldaeus

Least Concern

Abalone

Haliotis unilateralis

Least Concern

Braconid wasp

Cotesia vestalis

Not Evaluated

Heartworm

Dirofilaria immitis

Not Evaluated

patas monkey

Erythrocebus patas

Near Threatened

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus

Critically Endangered

bongo

Tragelaphus eurycerus

Near Threatened

lesser kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

Near Threatened

giant eland

Tragelaphus derbianus

Vulnerable

Kirk's dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Acrotona parvula

Least Concern

Staph beetle

Phacophallus pallidipennis

Not Evaluated

Oriental House Rat

Rattus tanezumi

Least Concern

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