Table 3.
An overview of all general vegetation classes in the DRC defined by Fritz et al. (2003) (41) with the total number of tree species (available in the SmartWoodID database) in each vegetation class and the percentage of threatened species present in each vegetation class
| General vegetation class | Number of tree species per class | Percentage of threatened species | Percentage of species at lower risk | Percentage of species with deficient data on threatened status |
| Closed forest | 886 | 8 | 16.4 | 64.4 |
| Altitudinal forest | 302 | 7 | 17.5 | 68.2 |
| Edaphic forest | 323 | 2.8 | 11.5 | 71.5 |
| Woodland | 543 | 4.2 | 10.7 | 68.5 |
| Shrub land | 355 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 71.8 |
| Savannah | 304 | 3.9 | 9.2 | 73.4 |
| Urban areas | 178 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 73 |
| Desert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water bodies | 306 | 3.3 | 13.7 | 69.9 |