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Mauritius

Africa · Eastern Africa

Total Species
331
Threatened
4
CR + EN + VU
Population
1271768
Area
2040 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 2
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 3
Least Concern 131
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 176
Extinct 2

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 249
Animalia 81
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Mauritius

Rat-tail grass

Sporobolus africanus

Not Evaluated

transparent wood-rose

Operculina turpethum

Not Evaluated

Indian-rhododendron

Melastoma malabathricum

Not Evaluated

fern-leaf aralia

Polyscias cumingiana

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

dinnerplate-aralia

Polyscias scutellaria

Not Evaluated

California-geranium

Roldana petasitis

Not Evaluated

Sea hibiscus

Talipariti tiliaceum

Not Evaluated

Asiatic witchweed

Striga asiatica

Not Evaluated

Fishpoison

Tephrosia purpurea

Not Evaluated

Japanese false spleenwort

Deparia petersenii

Not Evaluated

Shoebutton

Ardisia elliptica

Not Evaluated

Ceylon-olive

Elaeocarpus serratus

Not Evaluated

Tussock dropseed

Sporobolus diandrus

Not Evaluated

Miniature flatsedge

Cyperus prolifer

Not Evaluated

Sticky waxweed

Cuphea glutinosa

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

northern hemlock-parsley

Cnidium cnidiifolium

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora cambivora

Not Evaluated

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

wild boar

Sus scrofa

Least Concern

house mouse

Mus musculus

Least Concern

European flat oyster

Ostrea edulis

Near Threatened

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Egyptian Cotton Leafworm

Spodoptera littoralis

Not Evaluated

Golden twin-spot

Chrysodeixis chalcites

Not Evaluated

cotton bollworm

Helicoverpa armigera

Not Evaluated

Black Cutworm

Agrotis ipsilon

Least Concern

Beet Armyworm

Spodoptera exigua

Not Evaluated

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

Least Concern

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