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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 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 101
Animalia 23
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Iraq

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

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