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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
59.308.690
Area
1.221.037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 14
Endangered 20
Vulnerable 31
Near Threatened 46
Least Concern 465
Data Deficient 20
Not Evaluated 876
Extinct in the Wild 2
Extinct 10

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

Mottled toothedthread

Odontonema cuspidatum

Not Evaluated

Cedar wattle

Acacia elata

Not Evaluated

Camelthorn

Alhagi maurorum

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

grape ground-cherry

Physalis viscosa

Not Evaluated

Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

Not Evaluated

Moreton bay fig

Ficus macrophylla

Not Evaluated

tea rose

Rosa odorata

Not Evaluated

gaping panic grass

Steinchisma hians

Not Evaluated

Broadleaved bristlegrass

Setaria palmifolia

Not Evaluated

Bigleaf bristlegrass

Setaria megaphylla

Not Evaluated

Bentgrass

Lachnagrostis filiformis

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

small matweed

Guilleminea densa

Not Evaluated

Lindley's saltbush

Atriplex lindleyi

Not Evaluated

Oliver's touch-me-not

Impatiens sodenii

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

Brazilian vervain

Verbena brasiliensis

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

Latin globemallow

Sphaeralcea bonariensis

Not Evaluated

Simpleleaf chastetree

Vitex trifolia

Not Evaluated

Duck

Aristolochia littoralis

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

large round-leaf prickly-pear

Opuntia spinulifera

Not Evaluated

Mexican blood-flower

Amphilophium buccinatorium

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Gulf leaf-flower

Phyllanthus fraternus

Not Evaluated

Australian violet

Viola hederacea

Not Evaluated

Dwarf cupflower

Nierembergia linariifolia

Not Evaluated

willow-leaf heimia

Heimia salicifolia

Not Evaluated

eastern cottonbush

Maireana brevifolia

Not Evaluated

Bluebell creeper

Billardiera heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Taraxacum brachyglossum

Not Evaluated

Geraldton wax

Chamelaucium uncinatum

Not Evaluated

Pearl flower

Heterocentron subtriplinervium

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Helichrysum luteoalbum

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Pitch canker

Fusarium circinatum

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Protozoan

Mirofolliculina limnoriae

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium minutum

Not Evaluated

Alexandrium tamarense

Not Evaluated

Dinophysis acuminata

Not Evaluated

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable

Bacillus anthracis

Not Evaluated

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Critically Endangered

plains zebra

Equus quagga

Near Threatened

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Least Concern

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

Vulnerable

Coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

Critically Endangered

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Least Concern

fallow deer

Dama dama

Not Evaluated

sika deer

Cervus nippon

Not Evaluated

elk

Cervus elaphus

Vulnerable

Sea Vase

Ciona intestinalis

Least Concern

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