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 Changed Sort descending
Chrysoritis thysbe mithras Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View
Trimenia malagrida paarlensis Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View
Aloeides carolynnae carolynnae Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View
Aloeides dentatis dentatis Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View
Aloeides lutescens Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View
Aloeides nubilus Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View
Durbania amakosa flavida Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View
Aloeides trimeni southeyae Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View
Aslauga australis Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View
Capys penningtoni Butterflies No 2018-03-13 View