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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 145
Data Deficient 7
Not Evaluated 357
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 477
Animalia 68
Bacteria 3

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Congo (DRC)

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

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

The Cosmopolitan

Leucania loreyi

Not Evaluated

Cabbage Moth

Plutella xylostella

Least Concern

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Silver-striped Hawkmoth

Hippotion celerio

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

turnip moth

Agrotis segetum

Least Concern

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Geometrician

Grammodes stolida

Not Evaluated

Passenger

Dysgonia algira

Not Evaluated

crimson speckled

Utetheisa pulchella

Not Evaluated

Oleander Hawk Moth

Daphnis nerii

Not Evaluated

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