🇹🇷

Turkey

Asia · Western Asia

Total Species
562
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
84,339,067
Area
783,562 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 401
Animalia 155
Chromista 6

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Turkey

Orange wattle

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Oriental arborvitae

Platycladus orientalis

Near Threatened

Osage-orange

Maclura pomifera

Least Concern

Osier

Salix viminalis

Least Concern

Pacific jewel box

Chama pacifica

Not Evaluated

Pale Green Weevil

Polydrusus impressifrons

Least Concern

Paperflower

Bougainvillea glabra

Not Evaluated

Paper mulberry

Broussonetia papyrifera

Least Concern

Paperwhite narcissus

Narcissus papyraceus

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

peanut worm

Nephasoma eremita

Not Evaluated

peregrine shrimp

Metapenaeus stebbingi

Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Not Evaluated

pink slit limpet

Emarginula rosea

Not Evaluated

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

Pistachio nut

Pistacia vera

Near Threatened

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

pointed helicellid

Cochlicella acuta

Near Threatened

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

Potbellied helicellid

Cochlicella barbara

Critically Endangered

Pot marigold

Calendula officinalis

Not Evaluated

Prickly fanpetals

Sida spinosa

Not Evaluated

Pride-of-India

Koelreuteria paniculata

Not Evaluated

Prince Of Wales-Feather

Amaranthus hypochondriacus

Not Evaluated

Privet weevil

Otiorhynchus crataegi

Not Evaluated

Prostrate pigweed

Amaranthus albus

Not Evaluated

Prostrate sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Not Evaluated

purpleheart

Tradescantia pallida

Not Evaluated

Queen palm

Syagrus romanzoffiana

Not Evaluated

Rape

Brassica napus

Not Evaluated

rayed pearl oyster

Pinctada radiata

Not Evaluated

Red Buffalo-bur

Solanum sisymbriifolium

Least Concern

Redflower ragleaf

Crassocephalum crepidioides

Not Evaluated

Red Horse-chestnut

Aesculus carnea

Not Evaluated

Red-hot-poker

Kniphofia uvaria

Not Evaluated

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

Least Concern

Redroot amaranth

Amaranthus retroflexus

Not Evaluated

Red-throated ascidian

Herdmania momus

Not Evaluated

Rennet

Withania somnifera

Not Evaluated

Rice

Oryza sativa

Not Evaluated

Rivet wheat

Triticum turgidum

Not Evaluated

Rockspray

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Not Evaluated

Rose glorybower

Clerodendrum bungei

Least Concern

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

rosemary grevillea

Grevillea rosmarinifolia

Least Concern

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

rough top shell

Jujubinus exasperatus

Not Evaluated

Round fantail stingray

Taeniura grabata

Not Evaluated

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

Least Concern

Runner Bean

Phaseolus coccineus

Not Evaluated

Russian-vine

Fallopia baldschuanica

Not Evaluated

rusty topsnail

Calliostoma conulus

Not Evaluated

Safflower

Carthamus tinctorius

Not Evaluated

saffron

Crocus sativus

Not Evaluated

Sally Lightfooth crab

Percnon gibbesi

Not Evaluated

Sally-my-handsome

Carpobrotus acinaciformis

Not Evaluated

More Countries in Asia

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia