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China

Asia · Eastern Asia

Total Species
534
Threatened
18
CR + EN + VU
Population
1 439 323 776
Area
9 596 961 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 7
Endangered 2
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 134
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 368
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 338
Animalia 160
Chromista 32
Fungi 4

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in China

Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Least Concern

Common Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Not Evaluated

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

Blessed milkthistle

Silybum marianum

Not Evaluated

hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Least Concern

Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Mignonette

Reseda lutea

Least Concern

Indehiscent Pigweed

Amaranthus standleyanus

Not Evaluated

Redroot amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus

Not Evaluated

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

Least Concern

Dioecious Amaranth

Amaranthus palmeri

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Green Amaranth

Amaranthus hybridus

Not Evaluated

Foxtail

Amaranthus caudatus

Not Evaluated

Mat amaranth

Amaranthus blitoides

Not Evaluated

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Oenothera glazioviana

Not Evaluated

Candlestick

Oenothera biennis

Least Concern

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Wild cucumber

Echinocystis lobata

Not Evaluated

Abutilon-Hemp

Abutilon theophrasti

Not Evaluated

Water lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Least Concern

Common comfrey

Symphytum officinale

Least Concern

Bedstraw

Galium aparine

Least Concern

flax dodder

Cuscuta epilinum

Extinct

Yellow Dodder

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

Common Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Not Evaluated

Clary

Salvia sclarea

Not Evaluated

Staggerweed

Stachys arvensis

Vulnerable

Bermuda Thistle

Argemone mexicana

Not Evaluated

Corn speedwell

Veronica arvensis

Least Concern

Grey Field-speedwell

Veronica polita

Least Concern

Ivy-leaved Speedwell

Veronica hederifolia

Least Concern

Neckweed

Veronica peregrina

Not Evaluated

Birdeye speedwell

Veronica persica

Not Evaluated

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Acer negundo

Not Evaluated

Annual yellow sweetclover

Melilotus indicus

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Fodder Vetch

Vicia villosa

Vulnerable

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

American Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Not Evaluated

Creeping White Clover

Trifolium repens

Least Concern

Carnation Clover

Trifolium incarnatum

Not Evaluated

Alsike Clover

Trifolium hybridum

Least Concern

Chilean Clover

Trifolium pratense

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Centuryplant

Agave americana

Least Concern

Apple Of Peru

Nicandra physalodes

Not Evaluated

Common Thorn-Apple

Datura stramonium

Not Evaluated

Angel'S Trumpet

Datura innoxia

Not Evaluated

Red Buffalo-bur

Solanum sisymbriifolium

Least Concern

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Downy Ground-Cherry

Physalis pubescens

Not Evaluated

corn buttercup

Ranunculus arvensis

Critically Endangered

Hairy buttercup

Ranunculus sardous

Least Concern

Grass

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

Bamboo bear

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

Vulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable

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