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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)

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

Not Evaluated

pignut

Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Not Evaluated

Indian banyan

Ficus benghalensis

Not Evaluated

American Black Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Not Evaluated

Geranium aralia

Polyscias guilfoylei

Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

Jatropha podagrica

Not Evaluated

Sumatra benzointree

Styrax benzoin

Not Evaluated

Velvetplant

Gynura aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

bush allamanda

Allamanda schottii

Not Evaluated

queen's crape-myrtle

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Not Evaluated

cape-jasmine

Gardenia jasminoides

Not Evaluated

Chinese hatplant

Holmskioldia sanguinea

Not Evaluated

Caricature-plant

Graptophyllum pictum

Not Evaluated

Mottled dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia labiata

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

Zanzibar oilvine

Telfairia pedata

Not Evaluated

Sweetscented marigold

Tagetes lucida

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

African Bermuda-grass

Cynodon incompletus

Not Evaluated

male bamboo

Dendrocalamus strictus

Not Evaluated

Chamber bitter

Phyllanthus urinaria

Not Evaluated

Purpletop vervain

Verbena incompta

Not Evaluated

Formosa lily

Lilium formosanum

Not Evaluated

comb hyptis

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Not Evaluated

Firespike

Odontonema tubaeforme

Not Evaluated

Ambay pumpwood

Cecropia pachystachya

Not Evaluated

Yellow flame

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Not Evaluated

Flemingia

Flemingia macrophylla

Not Evaluated

White tephrosia

Tephrosia candida

Not Evaluated

Lagrimas De La Virgen

Eleutherine bulbosa

Not Evaluated

Bluewings

Torenia fournieri

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

Tiger grass

Thysanolaena latifolia

Not Evaluated

Amazonvine

Stigmaphyllon ciliatum

Not Evaluated

Natal-ivy

Senecio macroglossus

Not Evaluated

Clustered yellowtops

Flaveria trinervia

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Fivefingers

Syngonium angustatum

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

black-sesame

Cantinoa americana

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Chinese albizia

Albizia chinensis

Not Evaluated

Petunia

Petunia atkinsiana

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

Lojabark

Cinchona officinalis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

egusi-itoo

Melothria sphaerocarpa

Not Evaluated

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Ethiopian dogstooth grass

Cynodon aethiopicus

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

Endangered

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

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