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Australia

Oceania · Australia and New Zealand

Total Species
1988
Threatened
87
CR + EN + VU
Population
25.499.884
Area
7.692.024 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 25
Endangered 33
Vulnerable 29
Near Threatened 59
Least Concern 609
Data Deficient 15
Not Evaluated 1178
Extinct 22

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1801
Animalia 176
Chromista 10
Fungi 1

Featured Species

All Species in Australia

cape hare

Lepus capensis

Least Concern

Dirty Sea-Squirt

Ascidiella aspersa

Least Concern

chital

Axis axis

Not Evaluated

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Common Shipworm

Teredo navalis

Not Evaluated

bay barnacle

Amphibalanus improvisus

Not Evaluated

Common European Yellowjacket

Vespula vulgaris

Least Concern

Golden Star Tunicate

Botryllus schlosseri

Least Concern

Molgula

Molgula manhattensis

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Styela clava

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

Amboyna Wood

Pterocarpus indicus

Endangered

Starry Clover

Trifolium stellatum

Not Evaluated

Arrowleaf clover

Trifolium vesiculosum

Not Evaluated

Awnless Brome

Bromus inermis

Least Concern

African bermudagrass

Cynodon nlemfuensis

Extinct

Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

Not Evaluated

Cone-Spur Bladderwort

Utricularia gibba

Least Concern

Wax mallow

Malvaviscus arboreus

Not Evaluated

American evergreen

Syngonium podophyllum

Not Evaluated

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

European vetch

Vicia disperma

Not Evaluated

Wild bushbean

Macroptilium lathyroides

Least Concern

Angled pea

Lathyrus angulatus

Not Evaluated

Wrinkled medick

Medicago rugosa

Least Concern

Hairy bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus subbiflorus

Not Evaluated

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Illyrian cottonthistle

Onopordum illyricum

Not Evaluated

Conifer

Afrocarpus falcatus

Least Concern

Jersey knapweed

Centaurea paniculata

Not Evaluated

Evergreen Goldenrod

Solidago sempervirens

Least Concern

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Straggler daisy

Calyptocarpus vialis

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

calopo

Calopogonium mucunoides

Least Concern

Hairy medick

Medicago monspeliaca

Not Evaluated

Logwood

Haematoxylum campechianum

Least Concern

False sicklepod

Senna multijuga

Least Concern

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa

Least Concern

Easter cassia

Senna pendula

Least Concern

Christmasbush

Senna bicapsularis

Least Concern

Rose myrtle

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

Least Concern

Cape bugloss

Anchusa capensis

Not Evaluated

Annual Lespedeza

Kummerowia striata

Not Evaluated

firecracker-flower

Crossandra infundibuliformis

Least Concern

birdflower

Crotalaria agatiflora

Not Evaluated

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

hairy fiddleneck

Amsinckia calycina

Not Evaluated

Rough mexican clover

Richardia scabra

Not Evaluated

Woodland false buttonweed

Spermacoce remota

Not Evaluated

Shrubby false buttonweed

Spermacoce verticillata

Not Evaluated

Pacific false buttonweed

Spermacoce exilis

Not Evaluated

Flat-top mille graines

Oldenlandia corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Yellowband iris

Iris orientalis

Not Evaluated

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