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Iraq

Asia · Western Asia

Total Species
126
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
40222503
Area
438317 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 2
Least Concern 32
Data Deficient 2
Not Evaluated 72

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 101
Animalia 23
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Iraq

ashkhar

Calotropis procera

Not Evaluated

Farfar

Tecomella undulata

Endangered

hamool

Cuscuta campestris

Not Evaluated

kettan

Linum usitatissimum

Not Evaluated

kharwa'a

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

laban el-homara

Euphorbia heterophylla

Not Evaluated

meloukhia

Corchorus olitorius

Not Evaluated

moddeid

Paspalum distichum

Least Concern

nabaq

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

na'eem el-saleeb

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Nseila

Panicum repens

Least Concern

Qarad

Vachellia nilotica

Least Concern

qataf

Atriplex halimus

Not Evaluated

senna makki

Senna alexandrina

Not Evaluated

theel

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

سرو

Cupressus sempervirens

Least Concern

صنوبر حلبي

Pinus halepensis

Least Concern

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

East Asian river prawn

Macrobrachium nipponense

Least Concern

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Flor’s leafhopper

Fieberiella florii

Not Evaluated

Green ash, Red ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Not Evaluated

Common Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Afghan-Melon

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

Bottle gourd

Lagenaria siceraria

Not Evaluated

Arabian cotton

Gossypium herbaceum

Data Deficient

American Pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo

Not Evaluated

Abutilon-Hemp

Abutilon theophrasti

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Common filbert

Corylus avellana

Least Concern

Oriental arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis

Near Threatened

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Common Honey-Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Woman's tongue

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

American Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Not Evaluated

Water fern

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

Common Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Least Concern

Bullace Plum

Prunus domestica

Least Concern

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Mango

Mangifera indica

Data Deficient

Rhodes grass

Chloris gayana

Not Evaluated

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

arizona-cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Least Concern

Sweet acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

Least Concern

Bodhi tree

Ficus religiosa

Least Concern

Asian Fly-Honeysuckle

Lonicera morrowii

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

northern-cottonwood

Bombax ceiba

Least Concern

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

Golden shower

Cassia fistula

Least Concern

Crimson Flax

Linum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Mexican fan palm

Washingtonia robusta

Not Evaluated

Lilac chastetree

Vitex agnus-castus

Not Evaluated

Monkeypod

Pithecellobium dulce

Least Concern

Chinese banyan

Ficus microcarpa

Least Concern

Brazilian peppertree

Schinus terebinthifolia

Not Evaluated

Amur Honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

Not Evaluated

Christplant

Euphorbia milii

Not Evaluated

Rice-paper plant

Tetrapanax papyrifer

Least Concern

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

African senna

Senna didymobotrya

Least Concern

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Golden dewdrops

Duranta erecta

Least Concern

Indian rosewood

Dalbergia sissoo

Least Concern

Yellow trumpetbush

Tecoma stans

Least Concern

Christmas-flower

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

Squash / Pumpkin

Cucurbita moschata

Not Evaluated

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa

Least Concern

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Least Concern

Chinese chastetree

Vitex negundo

Least Concern

Fragrant manjack

Cordia dichotoma

Least Concern

Okra

Abelmoschus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Japanese cheesewood

Pittosporum tobira

Not Evaluated

Summer Jasmine

Jasminum officinale

Not Evaluated

Brown indianhemp

Hibiscus cannabinus

Not Evaluated

Mimosa

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

Arabian jasmine

Jasminum sambac

Not Evaluated

Sponge gourd

Luffa aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

Catalonian jasmine

Jasminum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Japanese jasmine

Jasminum mesnyi

Not Evaluated

Athel tamarisk

Tamarix aphylla

Not Evaluated

Australian saltbush

Atriplex semibaccata

Not Evaluated

Bluegreen saltbush

Atriplex nummularia

Not Evaluated

Sinkwa towelsponge

Luffa acutangula

Not Evaluated

Pop saltbush

Atriplex holocarpa

Not Evaluated

Brazilian jasmine

Jasminum fluminense

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Vibrio cholerae

Not Evaluated

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

Yersinia pestis

Not Evaluated

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Near Threatened

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Chinese freshwater edible crab

Eriocheir sinensis

Not Evaluated

Jenkins' spire shell

Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Not Evaluated

Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Least Concern

Wandering Mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

Not Evaluated

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

Colorado Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Khapra beetle

Trogoderma granarium

Not Evaluated

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

aurochs

Bos taurus

Not Evaluated

ass

Equus asinus

Not Evaluated

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