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Uruguay

South America · South America

Total Species
93
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
3473727
Area
176215 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 2
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 20
Not Evaluated 63
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 52
Animalia 41

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Uruguay

Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Least Concern

European hare

Lepus europaeus

Near Threatened

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Near Threatened

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

Eurasian Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Least Concern

American Bull Frog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not Evaluated

chital

Axis axis

Not Evaluated

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Common Shipworm

Teredo navalis

Not Evaluated

Australian tubeworm

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

Asian rapa whelk

Rapana venosa

Not Evaluated

Green-Striped Anemone

Diadumene lineata

Not Evaluated

Golden Freshwater Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Not Evaluated

Golden mussel

Limnoperna fortunei

Least Concern

mouse-eared snail

Myosotella myosotis

Not Evaluated

pinhead spot

Paralaoma servilis

Not Evaluated

Giant Freshwater Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Least Concern

Oriental prawn

Palaemon macrodactylus

Not Evaluated

Bark Snail

Zonitoides arboreus

Not Evaluated

black gloss

Zonitoides nitidus

Least Concern

beautiful grass snail

Vallonia pulchella

Vulnerable

Woodwasp

Sirex noctilio

Vulnerable

glassy plume hydroid

Plumularia setacea

Not Evaluated

Yellow fever mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Not Evaluated

decollate snail

Rumina decollata

Not Evaluated

Tube dwelling amphipod

Jassa marmorata

Not Evaluated

trembling sea-mat

Victorella pavida

Not Evaluated

Fuller rose beetle

Naupactus cervinus

Not Evaluated

Horn fly

Haematobia irritans

Not Evaluated

Gray house spider

Badumna longinqua

Not Evaluated

Sabellid worm

Manayunkia speciosa

Least Concern

Mexilhao mussel

Perna perna

Not Evaluated

black Sea jellyfish

Blackfordia virginica

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Synidotea laevidorsalis

Not Evaluated

tuberculate pear crab

Pyromaia tuberculata

Not Evaluated

Green ash, Red ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Not Evaluated

Giant reed

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

Aleppo Grass

Sorghum halepense

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Old-man-in-the-spring

Senecio vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Ox-tongue

Helminthotheca echioides

Not Evaluated

Abele

Populus alba

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Tamarisk

Tamarix gallica

Not Evaluated

Box-elder, Ash-leaved maple

Acer negundo

Not Evaluated

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

Common Honey-Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Annual bastardcabbage

Rapistrum rugosum

Not Evaluated

sea rocket

Cakile maritima

Least Concern

Hottentot fig

Carpobrotus edulis

Not Evaluated

Common catchfly

Silene gallica

Extinct

Aleppo pine

Pinus halepensis

Least Concern

Monterey pine

Pinus radiata

Endangered

Maritime pine

Pinus pinaster

Least Concern

Flag Iris

Iris pseudacorus

Least Concern

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