List of Least Concern species in Botswana
This is a list of Least Concern species in Botswana according to the IUCN Red List.
This list was last updated 2019-09-14
This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.
Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.
| scientific_name | common_name | taxonid | category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damaliscus pygargus | Bontebok | 30208 | LC |
| Damaliscus pygargus ssp. phillipsi | Blesbok | 30209 | LC |
| Monticola rupestris | Cape Rock-Thrush | 22708227 | LC |
| Catharsius calaharicus | 138244 | LC | |
| Lestinogomphus angustus | Spined Fairytail | 59908 | LC |
| Clonia kalahariensis | Kalahari Clonia | 20658695 | LC |
| Xanthocercis zambesiaca | 146210831 | LC | |
| Lamprophis aurora | Aurora House Snake | 174096 | LC |
| Tragus pedunculatus | 44392466 | LC | |
| Amblyphymus roseus | Rose-winged Agile Grasshopper | 116114451 | LC |
| Aponogeton junceus | 185365 | LC | |
| Onitis uncinatus | 21751831 | LC | |
| Schoenoplectus muricinux | 185369 | LC | |
| Amblyphymus transvaalicus | Transvaal Agile Grasshopper | 116114460 | LC |
| Scarabaeus damarensis | 137248 | LC | |
| Combretum erythrophyllum | 146203684 | LC | |
| Dessonornis humeralis | White-throated Robin-chat | 22709797 | LC |
| Searsia lancea | 146204708 | LC | |
| Tragelaphus angasii | Nyala | 22052 | LC |
| Turdoides bicolor | Southern Pied-Babbler | 22716456 | LC |
| Olax dissitiflora | 146214441 | LC | |
| Zygonoides fuelleborni | Southern Riverking | 59941 | LC |
| Proagoderus sapphirinus | 138286 | LC | |
| Protogoniomorpha anacardii | Clouded Mother-of-pearl | 160304 | LC |
| Acanthoplus discoidalis | Armoured Katydid | 20636721 | LC |
| Schoenoplectus paludicola | 185392 | LC | |
| Buteo rufofuscus | Jackal Buzzard | 22695987 | LC |
| Cephalocroton mollis | 120184374 | LC | |
| Chondrodactylus angulifer | Common Giant Ground Gecko | 178743 | LC |
| Searsia pallens | 149507129 | LC | |
| Trachylepis punctatissima | Montane Speckled Skink | 174137 | LC |
| Stenostira scita | Fairy Flycatcher | 22714939 | LC |
| Xenopus muelleri | Müller's Clawed Toad | 107580991 | LC |
| Boscia mossambicensis | 146187846 | LC | |
| Paragomphus elpidius | Corkscrew Hooktail | 59975 | LC |
| Combretum elaeagnoides | 146209868 | LC | |
| Aponogeton afroviolaceus | 185421 | LC | |
| Paragomphus sabicus | Flapper Hooktail | 59981 | LC |
| Mirafra cheniana | Melodious Lark | 22717008 | LC |
| Emarginata sinuata | Sickle-winged Chat | 22710354 | LC |
| Commiphora edulis | 146209364 | LC | |
| Panicum gilvum | 185430 | LC | |
| Phyllomacromia kimminsi | Crescent-faced Cruiser | 59993 | LC |
| Petrochelidon spilodera | South African Cliff Swallow | 22712412 | LC |
| Hippobromus pauciflorus | 149504605 | LC | |
| Xerus inauris | South African Ground Squirrel | 23145 | LC |
| Croton megalobotrys | 146211434 | LC | |
| Lannea discolor | 146202219 | LC | |
| Connochaetes gnou | Black Wildebeest | 5228 | LC |
| Brachyphymus vylderi | Western Agile Grasshopper | 116114541 | LC |
| Pseudagrion assegaii | Assegaai Sprite | 60011 | LC |
| Pseudagrion commoniae | Black Sprite | 60014 | LC |
| Rhinolophus simulator | Bushveld Horseshoe Bat | 19568 | LC |
| Pycreus okavangensis | 44393586 | LC | |
| Pseudagrion helenae | Helena Sprite | 60020 | LC |
| Fukomys damarensis | Damara Mole Rat | 5753 | LC |
| Cyperus clavinux | 185466 | LC | |
| Pseudagrion sudanicum | Blue-sided Sprite | 60034 | LC |
| Myrmecocichla formicivora | Southern Anteater-chat | 22710409 | LC |
| Brachylaena ilicifolia | 149512843 | LC | |
| Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula | 34447 | LC | |
| Ptychadena mossambica | Mozambique Ridged Frog | 58511 | LC |
| Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata | Black Headed Snake | 176274 | LC |
| Clonia assimilis | Eastern Black-winged Clonia | 20659346 | LC |
| Rhachitopis curvipes | Namibian Agile Grasshopper | 116116116 | LC |
| Strychnos pungens | 146200724 | LC | |
| Tramea limbata | Voyaging Glider | 60050 | LC |
| Persicaria senegalensis | 164505 | LC | |
| Aponogeton desertorum | 185498 | LC | |
| Indigofera melanadenia | 19892378 | LC | |
| Trithemis hecate | Silhouette Dropwing | 60060 | LC |
| Mus setzeri | Setzer's Pygmy Mouse | 13981 | LC |
| Melolobium microphyllum | 19891871 | LC | |
| Commiphora marlothii | 146209953 | LC | |
| Elephantulus myurus | Eastern Rock Sengi | 42662 | LC |
| Crinum crassicaule | 185511 | LC | |
| Scarabaeus ambiguus | 138416 | LC | |
| Artabotrys brachypetalus | 146209461 | LC | |
| Catharsius pandion | 137398 | LC | |
| Eragrostis subglandulosa | 63923898 | LC | |
| Prosphaga calaharica | Kalahari Dimorphic Leaf Katydid | 20643011 | LC |
| Pseudagrion deningi | Dening's Sprite | 63174 | LC |
| Cenchrus sphacelatus | Bulgras | 110680775 | LC |
| Zosterops virens | Cape White-eye | 103889606 | LC |
| Oryzidium barnardii | 185547 | LC | |
| Pinarornis plumosus | Boulder Chat | 22710478 | LC |
| Ceratogomphus pictus | Common Thorntail | 63183 | LC |
| Chambardia petersi | 184527 | LC | |
| Cacosternum boettgeri | Boettger’s Dainty Frog | 58066 | LC |
| Neurogomphus cocytius | Kocytos Siphontail | 63187 | LC |
| Allogymnopleurus thalassinus | 137940 | LC | |
| Zosteraeschna minuscula | Friendly Hawker | 63193 | LC |
| Gracililima nyassae | Black File Snake | 176862 | LC |
| Commiphora viminea | 146224868 | LC | |
| Orthetrum robustum | Robust Skimmer | 63204 | LC |
| Sesbania macowaniana | 185577 | LC | |
| Pulicaria scabra | 185578 | LC | |
| Ceriagrion katamborae | White-faced Waxtail | 63211 | LC |
| Certhilauda chuana | Short-clawed Lark | 22717164 | LC |
| Crenigomphus cornutus | Horned Talontail | 63212 | LC |
| Limosella inflata | 185581 | LC | |
| Agriocnemis ruberrima ssp. albifrons | Orange Wisp | 63215 | LC |
| Panicum pilgerianum | 185585 | LC | |
| Aponogeton stuhlmannii | 185586 | LC | |
| Cyperus aterrimus | 185592 | LC | |
| Eriospermum mackenii | 44392697 | LC | |
| Mirafra fasciolata | Eastern Clapper Lark | 103765243 | LC |
| Rhodesiana cuneicerca | Botswanian Agile Grasshopper | 116116220 | LC |
| Marsilea vera | 185597 | LC | |
| Wolffiella hyalina | 176892 | LC | |
| Macroscelides proboscideus | Karoo Round-eared Sengi | 45369602 | LC |
| Philetairus socius | Sociable Weaver | 22718731 | LC |
| Cussonia paniculata | 147140876 | LC | |
| Eremopterix australis | Black-eared Sparrow-lark | 22717197 | LC |
| Osteospermum muricatum | 13583119 | LC | |
| Chlorophytum recurvifolium | 44392210 | LC | |
| Euryphymus kalahariensis | Kalahari Agile Grasshopper | 116114706 | LC |
| Graphiurus platyops | Rock Dormouse | 9491 | LC |
| Euryphymus tuberculatus | Common Agile Grasshopper | 116114709 | LC |
| Ipomoea cairica | Mile a minute vine | 19237651 | LC |
| Turdus smithi | Karoo Thrush | 22734108 | LC |
| Sterculia africana | 62754 | LC | |
| Scarabaeus inoportunus | 138531 | LC | |
| Rhabdomys bechuanae | West-Central South African Four-striped Grass Rat | 112166182 | LC |
| Enteromius rapax | Southern Papermouth | 63271 | LC |
| Doratogonus rugifrons | 59688 | LC | |
| Pavetta eylesii | 146214187 | LC | |
| Dendromus mesomelas | Brant's Climbing Mouse | 6444 | LC |
| Searsia chirindensis | 149507371 | LC | |
| Serinus alario | Black-headed Canary | 22720301 | LC |
| Pternistis natalensis | Natal Francolin | 22678831 | LC |
| Batis capensis | Cape Batis | 22731056 | LC |
| Acacia nebrownii | 149506353 | LC | |
| Baliochila singularis | Lannin’s Buff | 161074 | LC |
| Eleocharis caduca | 164144 | LC | |
| Labeo rosae | Rednose Labeo | 63285 | LC |
| Ozoroa paniculosa | Common Resin Tree | 143723833 | LC |
| Scarabaeus costatus | 137540 | LC | |
| Malcorus pectoralis | Rufous-eared Warbler | 22713680 | LC |
| Bergia polyantha | 13579093 | LC | |
| Enteromius toppini | East Coast Barb | 61269 | LC |
| Mastacembelus vanderwaali | Ocellated Spiny Eel | 63319 | LC |
| Metacatharsius pumilioniformis | 137561 | LC | |
| Agama atra | Southern Rock Agama | 17450332 | LC |
| Acomys selousi | Selous's Spiny Mouse | 47806307 | LC |
| Chetia flaviventris | Canary Kurper | 63331 | LC |
| Monopeltis capensis | Cape Worm Lizard | 196964 | LC |
| Raphicerus sharpei | Sharpe's Grysbok | 19307 | LC |
| Cheironitis scabrosus | 138092 | LC | |
| Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti | Fenoulhet's Toad | 54636 | LC |
| Prosymna sundevallii | Sundevall's Shovel-snout | 110153584 | LC |
| Apalis thoracica | Bar-throated Apalis | 22713714 | LC |
| Conocephalus conocephalus | African Meadow Katydid | 20633459 | LC |
| Laniarius ferrugineus | Southern Boubou | 22707571 | LC |
| Terpnistria zebrata | Zebra Katydid | 20657143 | LC |
| Platysaurus intermedius | Common Flat Lizard | 177526 | LC |
| Cloeotis percivali | Percival's Trident Bat | 4983 | LC |
| Melaenornis silens | Fiscal Flycatcher | 22709113 | LC |
| Sclerophrys garmani | 54649 | LC | |
| Hyperolius pusillus | Water Lily Reed Frog | 56189 | LC |
| Ploceus xanthopterus | Southern Brown-throated Weaver | 22718846 | LC |
| Euphorbia cooperi | 146196866 | LC | |
| Acrophymus lobipennis | Okavango Agile Grasshopper | 116114307 | LC |
| Pisidium reticulatum | 165762 | LC | |
| Tarchonanthus camphoratus | 149509508 | LC | |
| Aciagrion steeleae | Swamp Slim | 59784 | LC |
| Potamonautes warreni | Warren's River Crab | 64392 | LC |
| Onitis granulisetosus | 137098 | LC | |
| Sphaerium incomitatum | 165770 | LC | |
| Tetradenia brevispicata | 149506436 | LC | |
| Parotomys brantsii | Brants's Whistling Rat | 16270 | LC |
| Scarabaeus namibicus | 137103 | LC | |
| Marsilea burchellii | 185232 | LC | |
| Cyperus sphaerospermus | 185233 | LC | |
| Heliocopris faunus | 137107 | LC | |
| Adenia fruticosa | 141549460 | LC | |
| Engraulicypris brevianalis | Hyphen Barb | 126219156 | LC |
| Bellamya capillata | 165783 | LC | |
| Schoenoplectus muriculatus | 185238 | LC | |
| Agriocnemis gratiosa | Gracious Wisp | 59801 | LC |
| Tomopterna marmorata | Marbled Sand Frog | 58778 | LC |
| Marsilea villifolia | 185246 | LC | |
| Marsilea aegyptiaca | Egyptian Water-clover | 164263 | LC |
| Onychognathus morio | Red-winged Starling | 103871400 | LC |
| Enteromius afrohamiltoni | Hamilton's Barb | 63401 | LC |
| Peringueyella jocosa | Peringuey's Ambush Katydid | 20659625 | LC |
| Spizocorys conirostris | Pink-billed Lark | 22717352 | LC |
| Bradinopyga cornuta | Horned Rock-dweller | 59824 | LC |
| Sphaerium capense | 165807 | LC | |
| Cordylus vittifer | Common Girdled Lizard | 110160307 | LC |
| Cleopatra elata | 165814 | LC | |
| Cymatomera denticollis | Common Bark Katydid | 20657592 | LC |
| Heteronitis castelnaui | 21751737 | LC | |
| Schoenoplectus decipiens | 185276 | LC | |
| Onitis robustus | 137664 | LC | |
| Scarabaeus galenus | 137154 | LC | |
| Lagarosiphon major | 185287 | LC | |
| Afrocanthium pseudorandii | 141553608 | LC | |
| Tadorna cana | South African Shelduck | 22680007 | LC |
| Terpnistria lobulata | Acacia Katydid | 20657097 | LC |
| Bulinus depressus | 63437 | LC | |
| Macronyx capensis | Cape Longclaw | 22718414 | LC |
| Clonia wahlbergi | Wahlberg's Clonia | 20659152 | LC |
| Caccobius cavatus | 137685 | LC | |
| Crinum paludosum | 185306 | LC | |
| Bridelia mollis | 146223068 | LC | |
| Aloe marlothii | Mountain Aloe | 110744550 | LC |
| Empogona kirkii | 143723495 | LC | |
| Gynacantha villosa | Brown Duskhawker | 59881 | LC |
| Aloe greatheadii | 110723575 | LC | |
| Marsilea apposita | 185341 | LC | |
| Amblyphymus matopo | Matopo Agile Grasshopper | 116114431 | LC |
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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups: