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Congo (DRC)

Africa · Middle Africa

Total Species
548
Threatened
9
CR + EN + VU
Population
92,377,986
Area
2,344,858 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 4
Vulnerable 5
Near Threatened 6
Least Concern 143
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 372
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

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

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

Irish Potato

Solanum tuberosum

Not Evaluated

Red Buffalo-bur

Solanum sisymbriifolium

Least Concern

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

Cutleaf groundcherry

Physalis angulata

Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Downy Ground-Cherry

Physalis pubescens

Not Evaluated

Grass

Cannabis sativa

Not Evaluated

Lesser swinecress

Lepidium didymum

Not Evaluated

Shepherd's purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Not Evaluated

Edible Rocket

Eruca vesicaria

Not Evaluated

Rape

Brassica napus

Not Evaluated

Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Not Evaluated

Field mustard

Brassica rapa

Not Evaluated

Brown mustard

Brassica juncea

Not Evaluated

Cultivated radish

Raphanus sativus

Not Evaluated

Garden Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus

Not Evaluated

Beauty Of The Night

Mirabilis jalapa

Least Concern

Corn spurry

Spergula arvensis

Least Concern

Indian shot

Canna indica

Not Evaluated

Common Onion

Allium cepa

Not Evaluated

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Black Mulberry

Morus nigra

Not Evaluated

Black Elder

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Fen Sedge

Cladium mariscus

Endangered

Oleander

Nerium oleander

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Tropical almond

Terminalia catappa

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Guernsey Pigweed

Amaranthus blitum

Least Concern

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Soapberry

Sapindus saponaria

Not Evaluated

St. John's bread

Ceratonia siliqua

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Jerusalem cherry

Solanum pseudocapsicum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Chinese tallow

Triadica sebifera

Not Evaluated

Sugarcane

Saccharum officinarum

Not Evaluated

Dallisgrass

Paspalum dilatatum

Not Evaluated

Galinsoga

Galinsoga quadriradiata

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

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