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Peru

South America · South America

Total Species
318
Threatened
14
CR + EN + VU
Population
32.971.846
Area
1.285.216 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 4
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 9
Near Threatened 5
Least Concern 85
Data Deficient 4
Not Evaluated 192
Extinct 3

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 238
Animalia 71
Chromista 6
Bacteria 2
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Peru

axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

Critically Endangered

Guayaquil Squirrel

Sciurus stramineus

Least Concern

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Blue Lorikeet

Vini peruviana

Vulnerable

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

Polygonum aviculare

Not Evaluated

Bitter Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Not Evaluated

Drone-Bee

Apis mellifera

Not Evaluated

Curled Dock

Rumex crispus

Not Evaluated

Knotroot Bristle Grass

Setaria parviflora

Not Evaluated

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Awnless Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

Common Wild Oats

Avena fatua

Least Concern

Annual rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Not Evaluated

Annual Bluegrass

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

Crab Finger Grass

Digitaria sanguinalis

Not Evaluated

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

Least Concern

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Black-grass

Alopecurus myosuroides

Least Concern

Crabgrass

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

Lawndaisy

Bellis perennis

Least Concern

Black Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Least Concern

Dumb-Nettle

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Maltese star-thistle

Centaurea melitensis

Not Evaluated

Common Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

Least Concern

Common Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Least Concern

Common brassbuttons

Cotula coronopifolia

Not Evaluated

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

Not Evaluated

Blue Chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Least Concern

Ox-tongue

Helminthotheca echioides

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Savigny's brittle star

Ophiactis savignyi

Not Evaluated

Hairy beggarticks

Bidens pilosa

Not Evaluated

Belgian Endive

Cichorium intybus

Least Concern

Endive

Cichorium endivia

Not Evaluated

Common Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Not Evaluated

African Marigold

Tagetes erecta

Not Evaluated

Red-masked Parakeet

Aratinga erythrogenys

Not Evaluated

Citron

Citrus medica

Least Concern

Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla

Not Evaluated

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Common Lamb'S-Quarters

Chenopodium album

Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus

Not Evaluated

Carelessweed

Amaranthus spinosus

Not Evaluated

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Green Amaranth

Amaranthus hybridus

Not Evaluated

Beet

Beta vulgaris

Vulnerable

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Polyandrocarpa zorritensis

Not Evaluated

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