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Kenya

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
230
Threatened
34
CR + EN + VU
Population
53.771.300
Area
580.367 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 6
Endangered 12
Vulnerable 16
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 65
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 124
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 176
Animalia 54

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Kenya

Aycicegi

Helianthus annuus

Not Evaluated

Biber

Capsicum annuum

Not Evaluated

Frenk inciri

Opuntia ficus-indica

Not Evaluated

Kargi

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

plains zebra

Equus quagga

Near Threatened

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least Concern

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Vulnerable

Yellow-collared Lovebird

Agapornis personatus

Least Concern

Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo

Hippopotamus amphibius

Vulnerable

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Least Concern

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Not Evaluated

Sokoke Pipit

Anthus sokokensis

Endangered

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Broad-ringed White-eye

Zosterops poliogastrus

Least Concern

Clarke's Weaver

Ploceus golandi

Endangered

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Brachionid rotifer

Brachionus forficula

Not Evaluated

East Coast Akalat

Sheppardia gunningi

Near Threatened

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Not Evaluated

White-winged Apalis

Apalis chariessa

Vulnerable

Taita Thrush

Turdus helleri

Critically Endangered

Madagascar Pratincole

Glareola ocularis

Vulnerable

Taita Apalis

Apalis fuscigularis

Critically Endangered

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Western flower thrips

Frankliniella occidentalis

Not Evaluated

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

Ridge-saddled carpenter bee

Heriades truncorum

Least Concern

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Tomato russet mite

Aculops lycopersici

Not Evaluated

Basra Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus griseldis

Endangered

Cypress aphid

Cinara cupressi

Not Evaluated

Dowdy Plume

Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Extinct

Hildegarde's Tomb Bat

Taphozous hildegardeae

Vulnerable

Russian wheat aphid

Diuraphis noxia

Not Evaluated

Tana River Crested Mangabey, Tana River Mangabey

Cercocebus galeritus

Endangered

Lesser hamster-rat, Long-tailed pouched rat

Beamys hindei

Least Concern

Abalone

Haliotis unilateralis

Least Concern

Black and rufous elephant shrew/sengi

Rhynchocyon petersi

Vulnerable

Aders' duiker

Cephalophus adersi

Critically Endangered

Vermiculated Tree Frog

Leptopelis vermiculatus

Vulnerable

Red bush squirrel

Paraxerus palliatus

Least Concern

Golden-rumped elephant shrew

Rhynchocyon chrysopygus

Endangered

East African little collared fruit bat

Myonycteris relicta

Vulnerable

Zanzibar Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus ungujae

Endangered

Shimba Hills reed frog

Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus

Endangered

Shimba Hills banana frog

Afrixalus sylvaticus

Endangered

Taita Shrew

Suncus aequatorius

Critically Endangered

Taita Caecilian

Boulengerula taitana

Least Concern

Sagalla Caecilian

Boulengerula niedeni

Critically Endangered

Indian Ocean Fineliner

Teinobasis alluaudi

Vulnerable

giant tiger prawn

Penaeus monodon

Not Evaluated

Green ash, Red ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Sokoke Scops-Owl

Otus ireneae

Endangered

Darnel ryegrass

Lolium temulentum

Critically Endangered

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Not Evaluated

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