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South Africa

Africa · Southern Africa

Total Species
1521
Threatened
26
CR + EN + VU
Population
59308690
Area
1221037 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 6
Vulnerable 18
Near Threatened 20
Least Concern 242
Data Deficient 13
Not Evaluated 434
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1113
Animalia 400
Chromista 6
Bacteria 1
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in South Africa

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

Hairy abutilon

Abutilon grandifolium

Not Evaluated

moneytree

Pachira glabra

Not Evaluated

Tropical Mexican clover

Richardia brasiliensis

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

Easter-lily-vine

Beaumontia grandiflora

Not Evaluated

Daisy

Helichrysum luteoalbum

Not Evaluated

island mallow

Malva assurgentiflora

Not Evaluated

Christmas-lily

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Not Evaluated

Tasman flax-lily

Dianella tasmanica

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

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable

Dinophysis acuminata

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

algoa cone

Conus algoensis

Least Concern

elongate cone

Conus mozambicus

Least Concern

chocolateband snail

Eobania vermiculata

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean vine mealybug

Planococcus ficus

Not Evaluated

Tropical tobacco moth

Setomorpha rutella

Not Evaluated

Common Sheep Sorrel

Rumex acetosella

Not Evaluated

Puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Not Evaluated

Big-Leaved Periwinkle

Vinca major

Not Evaluated

Common Periwinkle

Vinca minor

Least Concern

Small-Flowered Ticklegrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Least Concern

Reed canarygrass

Phalaris arundinacea

Least Concern

Annual canarygrass

Phalaris canariensis

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Setaria

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

Annual ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum

Not Evaluated

Animated oat

Avena sterilis

Not Evaluated

Common oat

Avena sativa

Not Evaluated

Teff

Eragrostis tef

Not Evaluated

Job's tears

Coix lacryma-jobi

Least Concern

Black Bent

Agrostis gigantea

Least Concern

Creeping bentgrass

Agrostis stolonifera

Least Concern

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Spiny Cocklebur

Xanthium spinosum

Not Evaluated

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

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