A listing of sensitive species maintained by SANBI

Sensitive species are those that are vulnerable or potentially vulnerable to collecting, over-exploitation, commercial and/or medicinal use. 


SANBI will not release locality information for these species.  This information can only be provided subject to approval from a committee consisting of experts on the relevant taxa. Applications for access can be submitted here.


The National Sensitive Species List constantly changes as new data becomes available. If a species does not appear on this list it may still be under evaluation. Alternatively, if there is a species that needs to be added please contact us for assistance. 

Lists of sensitive species are published upon completion of the full assessment, see previous lists here.


Name Type Is sensitive Sort ascending Changed
Aloe peglerae Plants Yes 2022-09-15 View
Aloe chortolirioides subsp. chortolirioides Plants Yes 2022-09-15 View
Aloe nicholsii Plants Yes 2022-09-15 View
Conophytum luckhoffii Plants Yes 2022-05-26 View
Conophytum truncatum subsp. viridicatum Plants Yes 2022-05-26 View
Conophytum minimum Plants Yes 2022-05-26 View
Eriospermum pusillum Plants Yes 2022-11-20 View
Othonna armiana Plants Yes 2022-08-12 View
Lithops dorotheae Plants Yes 2022-12-04 View
Haworthia truncata Plants Yes 2022-08-31 View