Costa Rica
North America · Central America
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Cerf De Virginie
Odocoileus virginianus
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
Colonial bentgrass
Agrostis capillaris
Centuryplant
Agave americana
Castor
Ricinus communis
Ecoregions
Cocos Island moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Costa Rican seasonal moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Isthmian-Atlantic moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Isthmian-Pacific moist forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Talamancan montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
Central American dry forests
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests · Neotropic
All Species in Costa Rica
Kahili flower
Grevillea banksii
pinto peanut
Arachis pintoi
candletree
Parmentiera cereifera
hedge euphorbia
Euphorbia neriifolia
Pink velvet banana
Musa velutina
African bristlegrass
Setaria sphacelata
Glenwoodgrass
Sacciolepis indica
Elastic grass
Eragrostis tenuifolia
Stalkleaf murainagrass
Ischaemum timorense
Nakedstem dewflower
Murdannia nudiflora
Ricefield flatsedge
Cyperus iria
Beehive Ginger
Zingiber spectabile
Annual Fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus
Key lime
Citrus aurantiifolia
Sponge gourd
Luffa aegyptiaca
Water yam
Dioscorea alata
Vasey's grass
Paspalum urvillei
Para grass
Urochloa mutica
Arrowleaf elephant's ear
Xanthosoma sagittifolium
Flamevine
Pyrostegia venusta
Quito-orange
Solanum quitoense
West indian gherkin
Cucumis anguria
casabanana
Sicana odorifera
mabola-tree
Diospyros blancoi
Redflower ragleaf
Crassocephalum crepidioides
queen's crape-myrtle
Lagerstroemia speciosa
Buddha's hand
Alocasia cucullata
pagoda-flower
Clerodendrum paniculatum
Red ginger
Alpinia purpurata
Manila-hemp
Musa textilis
Japanese mazus
Mazus pumilus
African signalgrass
Urochloa arrecta
wire crabgrass
Digitaria longiflora
Florida tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
Chamber bitter
Phyllanthus urinaria
Sanchezia
Sanchezia parvibracteata
Bamboo orchid
Arundina graminifolia
peacock-flower
Tigridia pavonia
Florida keys indian mallow
Abutilon hirtum
Mule's-foot fern
Angiopteris evecta
armgrass millet
Urochloa subquadripara
Broadleaved bristlegrass
Setaria palmifolia
East indian crabgrass
Digitaria setigera
Kleberg's bluestem
Dichanthium annulatum
Long lovegrass
Eragrostis elongata
Giant brake
Pteris tripartita
Wild hops
Flemingia strobilifera
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Small carpgrass
Arthraxon hispidus
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
wild boar
Sus scrofa
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