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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 1
Least Concern 14
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 25

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

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Least Concern

Khapra beetle

Trogoderma granarium

Not Evaluated

Glossy privet

Ligustrum lucidum

Not Evaluated

Common Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

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

Jenkins' spire shell

Potamopyrgus antipodarum

Not Evaluated

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

Green ash, Red ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Not Evaluated

Flor’s leafhopper

Fieberiella florii

Not Evaluated

domestic goat

Capra hircus

Not Evaluated

Asian house shrew

Suncus murinus

Least Concern

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Woman's tongue

Albizia lebbeck

Not Evaluated

East Asian river prawn

Macrobrachium nipponense

Least Concern

Colorado Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Not Evaluated

Bluecrown passionflower

Passiflora caerulea

Not Evaluated

Chinese freshwater edible crab

Eriocheir sinensis

Not Evaluated

American Catalpa

Catalpa bignonioides

Not Evaluated

Septicweed

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

Water fern

Azolla filiculoides

Not Evaluated

Common Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Least Concern

Bullace Plum

Prunus domestica

Least Concern

Common Honey-Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

Honey bee mite

Varroa destructor

Not Evaluated

Lantana

Lantana camara

Least Concern

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Jerusalem thorn

Parkinsonia aculeata

Least Concern

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Chinese Honeysuckle

Lonicera japonica

Not Evaluated

Citrus leafminer

Phyllocnistis citrella

Not Evaluated

Beach sheoak

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

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