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Peru

South America · South America

Total Species
318
Threatened
5
CR + EN + VU
Population
32 971 846
Area
1 285 216 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 3
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 14
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 65
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 238
Animalia 71
Chromista 6
Bacteria 2
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Peru

White garland-lily

Hedychium coronarium

Not Evaluated

River sheoak

Casuarina cunninghamiana

Least Concern

Monterey cypress

Cupressus macrocarpa

Vulnerable

Montpellier Broom

Genista monspessulana

Not Evaluated

Java-bean

Senna obtusifolia

Least Concern

Adam's Leedle

Yucca gloriosa

Not Evaluated

Chandelier plant

Kalanchoe delagoensis

Not Evaluated

Jamaican feverplant

Tribulus cistoides

Not Evaluated

Buffelgrass

Cenchrus ciliaris

Not Evaluated

Brownbeard rice

Oryza rufipogon

Least Concern

Mile-a-minute

Mikania micrantha

Not Evaluated

Lemonscented gum

Corymbia citriodora

Least Concern

Inchplant

Tradescantia zebrina

Not Evaluated

great bougainvillea

Bougainvillea spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Madagascar widow's-thrill

Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Not Evaluated

Devil's backbone

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Not Evaluated

Christmas-flower

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

Palay rubbervine

Cryptostegia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Kikuyugrass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Not Evaluated

saramatta grass

Ischaemum rugosum

Least Concern

Itchgrass

Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Not Evaluated

Fringed rue

Ruta chalepensis

Not Evaluated

water-primrose

Ludwigia octovalvis

Least Concern

Duckweed

Lemna perpusilla

Least Concern

Mexican bush sage

Salvia leucantha

Not Evaluated

Roostertree

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Hoary Stock

Matthiola incana

Not Evaluated

Key lime

Citrus aurantiifolia

Not Evaluated

Water yam

Dioscorea alata

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

French plantain

Musa paradisiaca

Not Evaluated

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

Tree aenium

Aeonium arboreum

Not Evaluated

Creeping croftonweed

Ageratina riparia

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-Nile

Agapanthus africanus

Not Evaluated

Tree stonecrop

Sedum dendroideum

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Bamboo orchid

Arundina graminifolia

Not Evaluated

peacock-flower

Tigridia pavonia

Not Evaluated

Easter lily

Lilium longiflorum

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Meyen's flatsedge

Cyperus meyenianus

Not Evaluated

Black Stem Rust

Puccinia graminis

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Isochrysis galbana

Not Evaluated

Conticribra weissflogii

Not Evaluated

Nannochloropsis oculata

Not Evaluated

Thalassiosira pseudonana

Not Evaluated

Dicrateria inornata

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Least Concern

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

elk

Cervus elaphus

Vulnerable

Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Least Concern

European hare

Lepus europaeus

Near Threatened

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

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