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Iran

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
184
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
83,992,953
Area
1,648,195 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 115
Animalia 68
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Iran

Abele

Populus alba

Not Evaluated

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

Ailanthus

Ailanthus altissima

Not Evaluated

Akulikuli-Kula

Portulaca oleracea

Not Evaluated

Alexandrine Parakeet

Psittacula eupatria

Not Evaluated

American Comb Jelly

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Not Evaluated

American White Moth

Hyphantria cunea

Not Evaluated

Annual Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Not Evaluated

anoda-weed

Anoda cristata

Not Evaluated

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Australian Spinach

Chenopodiastrum murale

Critically Endangered

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Awnless Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa colonum

Least Concern

Bachelor's button

Gypsophila paniculata

Not Evaluated

Barley Brome

Bromus hordeaceus

Least Concern

Barnyard Grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cress

Thlaspi arvense

Least Concern

Bean Broomrape

Orobanche crenata

Not Evaluated

Beardsley leafhopper

Balclutha saltuella

Not Evaluated

beech coccus

Cryptococcus fagisuga

Not Evaluated

Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon

Least Concern

Biennial wormwood

Artemisia biennis

Not Evaluated

Bird's-eye cress

Myagrum perfoliatum

Not Evaluated

Bitter Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Not Evaluated

Black Elder

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Not Evaluated

Black Nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Least Concern

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

Bladder Ketmia

Hibiscus trionum

Not Evaluated

Blessed milkthistle

Silybum marianum

Not Evaluated

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

Blotched Spurge

Euphorbia maculata

Not Evaluated

Boar Thistle

Cirsium arvense

Least Concern

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Least Concern

bramble leafhopper

Ribautiana tenerrima

Data Deficient

Bristle Pigeon Grass

Setaria verticillata

Not Evaluated

Bronco Grass

Bromus tectorum

Least Concern

Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Least Concern

Brownbeard rice

Oryza rufipogon

Least Concern

Brown Plume

Stenoptilia pterodactyla

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Bullnut

Trapa natans

Extinct

Burweed

Xanthium strumarium

Not Evaluated

Caesarweed

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Vulnerable

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Chickweed

Stellaria media

Not Evaluated

Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

Chinese freshwater edible crab

Eriocheir sinensis

Not Evaluated

Chufa (Edible Variety)

Cyperus esculentus

Not Evaluated

Clover weevil

Sitona hispidulus

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

common-cypress

Cupressus sempervirens

Least Concern

Common Field Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Least Concern

Common gorse

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

Common Honey-Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

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