South Africa
Africa · Southern Africa
Conservation Status Overview
Species by Taxonomic Group
Featured Species
hint yagi
Ricinus communis
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Bloodwort
Achillea millefolium
Black Bent
Agrostis gigantea
blackbuck
Antilope cervicapra
Black Cutworm
Agrotis ipsilon
aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Ajuga
Ajuga reptans
Ecoregions
Knysna-Amatole montane forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests · Afrotropic
Highveld grasslands
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands · Afrotropic
Albany thickets
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub · Afrotropic
Kalahari xeric savanna
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands · Afrotropic
Southern Africa mangroves
Mangroves · Afrotropic
All Species in South Africa
Staph beetle
Habrocerus capillaricornis
Rove beetle
Oligota parva
Rove beetle
Oligota pusillima
Rove beetle
Philonthus longicornis
Staphylinid beetle
Lithocharis nigriceps
Staph beetle
Gabronthus thermarum
Rove beetle
Oxytelus sculptus
spitting spiders
Scytodes fusca
Scuttle fly
Megaselia scalaris
hog deer
Axis porcinus
Golden-Yellow Cone
Conus flavidus
Hebrew cone
Conus ebraeus
livid cone
Conus lividus
greater kudu
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
sambar
Rusa unicolor
Earthworm
Dichogaster saliens
Staph beetle
Philonthus quisquiliarius
Clover mite
Bryobia praetiosa
African Sober
Aproaerema polychromella
lettered cone
Conus litteratus
virgin cone
Conus virgo
coronated cone
Conus coronatus
puku
Kobus vardonii
bontebok
Damaliscus pygargus
common warthog
Phacochoerus africanus
Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala
Galician mussel
Mytilus galloprovincialis
imperial cone
Conus imperialis
marriage cone
Conus sponsalis
leopard cone
Conus leopardus
astrologer's cone
Conus chaldaeus
Abalone
Haliotis unilateralis
Braconid wasp
Cotesia vestalis
Heartworm
Dirofilaria immitis
patas monkey
Erythrocebus patas
Oriental House Rat
Rattus tanezumi
Mite
Notoedres cati
namocanus cone
Conus namocanus
ruddy cone
Conus tinianus
general cone
Conus generalis
blood-stained cone
Conus sanguinolentus
springbok
Antidorcas marsupialis
Earthworm
Amynthas rodericensis
Nyala
Tragelaphus angasii
Aposematic Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Père David's Deer
Elaphurus davidianus
Maldive cone
Conus maldivus
sharp-angled cone
Conus acutangulus
roan antelope
Hippotragus equinus
Canaliculate abalone
Haliotis parva
Abalone
Haliotis queketti
Blood-spotted abalone
Haliotis spadicea
Pondoland Cannibal Snail
Natalina beyrichi
Asian green mussel
Perna viridis
Mexilhao mussel
Perna perna
Florida dog winkle
Stramonita haemastoma
Pleated tunicate
Styela plicata
thecacera
Thecacera pennigera
Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus microplus
Pink stem borer
Sesamia nonagrioides
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