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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25,499,884
Area
7,692,024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

Lamarck's bedstraw

Galium divaricatum

Not Evaluated

Obscure morning-glory

Ipomoea obscura

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf glandweed

Parentucellia latifolia

Not Evaluated

Ligurian clover

Trifolium ligusticum

Not Evaluated

tobacco-tree

Solanum erianthum

Not Evaluated

creeping redflush

Lampranthus multiradiatus

Not Evaluated

Brazilian whitlow

Paronychia brasiliana

Not Evaluated

black-flag

Ferraria crispa

Not Evaluated

Society garlic

Tulbaghia violacea

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Japanese-holly

Ardisia crispa

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

Nyl grass

Acroceras macrum

Not Evaluated

poverty sumpweed

Iva axillaris

Not Evaluated

Bulbil bugle-lily

Watsonia meriana

Not Evaluated

Slender centaury

Centaurium tenuiflorum

Not Evaluated

Taiwanese photinia

Photinia serratifolia

Not Evaluated

blackseed crabgrass

Digitaria ternata

Not Evaluated

Stinkvine

Paederia foetida

Not Evaluated

Fence morning-glory

Ipomoea ochracea

Not Evaluated

blue wiss

Teramnus labialis

Not Evaluated

Bengal indigo

Indigofera arrecta

Not Evaluated

green heather

Erica scoparia

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

bur ragweed

Ambrosia confertiflora

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

Yunnan poplar

Populus yunnanensis

Not Evaluated

delicate everlasting

Gamochaeta antillana

Not Evaluated

velvetweed

Oenothera curtiflora

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean broom

Genista linifolia

Not Evaluated

African boxthorn

Lycium ferocissimum

Not Evaluated

French flax

Linum trigynum

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean onion

Allium paniculatum

Not Evaluated

Harbin pear

Pyrus ussuriensis

Not Evaluated

Geraldton carnation weed

Euphorbia terracina

Not Evaluated

Argentine evening primrose

Oenothera mollissima

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

honey-flower

Melianthus major

Not Evaluated

Black gram

Vigna mungo

Not Evaluated

Christmas-lily

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Not Evaluated

New Year-lily

Gladiolus cardinalis

Not Evaluated

Asian Jumpseed

Persicaria filiformis

Not Evaluated

Arabian schismus

Schismus arabicus

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Silver hairgrass

Aira cupaniana

Not Evaluated

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

Myrtle rust

Austropuccinia psidii

Not Evaluated

Asian kelp

Undaria pinnatifida

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Striaria attenuata

Least Concern

Arthrocladia villosa

Data Deficient

Stictyosiphon soriferus

Least Concern

Gymnodinium catenatum

Not Evaluated

Botrytella micromora

Least Concern

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Least Concern

Coolia monotis

Not Evaluated

red kangaroo

Macropus rufus

Least Concern

koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

Vulnerable

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