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Peru

South America · South America

Total Species
318
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
32,971,846
Area
1,285,216 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 18
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 65
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 238
Animalia 71
Chromista 6
Bacteria 2
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Peru

Sweet cherry

Prunus avium

Least Concern

Alpine Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Not Evaluated

Common Quince

Cydonia oblonga

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Barbary fig

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Latin American fleabane

Erigeron karvinskianus

Not Evaluated

False daisy

Eclipta prostrata

Not Evaluated

Tangerine

Citrus reticulata

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Balsampear

Momordica charantia

Extinct

Madonna lily

Lilium candidum

Not Evaluated

Wild clary

Salvia verbenaca

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Medlar

Mespilus germanica

Least Concern

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Not Evaluated

Garden Pink-sorrel

Oxalis latifolia

Least Concern

Guava

Psidium guajava

Not Evaluated

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

custard-apple

Annona squamosa

Not Evaluated

Avocado

Persea americana

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Clove Pink

Dianthus plumarius

Not Evaluated

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

cabbage rose

Rosa centifolia

Not Evaluated

Barbados nut

Jatropha curcas

Not Evaluated

rhubarb

Rheum rhaponticum

Extinct

Southern sandbur

Cenchrus echinatus

Not Evaluated

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Lemon grass

Cymbopogon citratus

Not Evaluated

Canary Island Date Palm

Phoenix canariensis

Least Concern

Macadamia

Macadamia integrifolia

Vulnerable

Malabar plum

Syzygium jambos

Not Evaluated

Coffee

Coffea arabica

Not Evaluated

African tuliptree

Spathodea campanulata

Not Evaluated

floating pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Least Concern

Nutgrass

Cyperus rotundus

Least Concern

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum

Not Evaluated

Tea

Camellia sinensis

Data Deficient

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Spanish elm

Cordia alliodora

Least Concern

Cornflag

Gladiolus communis

Not Evaluated

Red-hot-poker

Kniphofia uvaria

Not Evaluated

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Edible banana

Musa acuminata

Not Evaluated

Mexican fireplant

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

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