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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)

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Java plum

Syzygium cumini

Least Concern

Cultivated tobacco

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

white silk cottontree

Ceiba pentandra

Least Concern

Knotgrass

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

Soursop

Annona muricata

Not Evaluated

Sweetpotato

Ipomoea batatas

Not Evaluated

Vanilla

Vanilla planifolia

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Sieva bean

Phaseolus lunatus

Least Concern

Red beadtree

Adenanthera pavonina

Least Concern

Jimsonweed

Datura metel

Not Evaluated

American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum

Least Concern

Garden tomato

Solanum lycopersicum

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian Rape

Brassica carinata

Not Evaluated

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Cashew

Anacardium occidentale

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Spreading hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

Near Threatened

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

Tortricid moth

Crocidosema plebejana

Not Evaluated

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

Tropical whiteweed

Ageratum conyzoides

Least Concern

Drummond's phlox

Phlox drummondii

Not Evaluated

Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis debilis

Not Evaluated

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Indian mulberry

Morinda citrifolia

Not Evaluated

Australian redcedar

Toona ciliata

Least Concern

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Sunn hemp

Crotalaria juncea

Not Evaluated

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Not Evaluated

Common Sensitive-Plant

Mimosa pudica

Least Concern

Mung-bean

Vigna radiata

Not Evaluated

Giant granadilla

Passiflora quadrangularis

Not Evaluated

Fetid passionflower

Passiflora foetida

Least Concern

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

Narrow-Fruit Rockcress

Nasturtium microphyllum

Least Concern

Myrobalan

Terminalia chebula

Least Concern

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Chinese Packing Grass

Microstegium vimineum

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

convolvulus hawkmoth

Agrius convolvuli

Not Evaluated

mamey

Mammea americana

Not Evaluated

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

cocoa

Theobroma cacao

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Creole cotton

Gossypium barbadense

Not Evaluated

ilima

Sida cordifolia

Least Concern

Dumbcane

Dieffenbachia seguine

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

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