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Cyprus

Asia · Western Asia

Total Species
362
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
1 207 361
Area
9 251 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 10
Least Concern 88
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 223
Extinct 5

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 183
Animalia 177
Fungi 1
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Cyprus

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Flor’s leafhopper

Fieberiella florii

Not Evaluated

ampulle bubble

Bulla ampulla

Not Evaluated

large-spotted sea hare

Aplysia dactylomela

Not Evaluated

four-tooth tubeworm

Spirobranchus tetraceros

Not Evaluated

Pacific jewel box

Chama pacifica

Not Evaluated

rayed pearl oyster

Pinctada radiata

Not Evaluated

blue swimming crab

Portunus pelagicus

Not Evaluated

Common Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Least Concern

bigfin reef squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Not Evaluated

Sally Lightfooth crab

Percnon gibbesi

Not Evaluated

Small Desert Blue

Luthrodes galba

Not Evaluated

Paphos Blue

Glaucopsyche paphos

Least Concern

Levantine Leopard

Cigaritis acamas

Not Evaluated

Cyprus Grayling

Hipparchia cypriensis

Least Concern

African Ringlet

Ypthima asterope

Not Evaluated

Millet Skipper

Pelopidas thrax

Not Evaluated

Dark Grass Blue

Zizeeria karsandra

Not Evaluated

Grass Jewel

Freyeria trochylus

Least Concern

White-Banded Grayling

Pseudochazara anthelea

Least Concern

Dioecious Amaranth

Amaranthus palmeri

Not Evaluated

Cyprus Spiny Mouse

Acomys nesiotes

Data Deficient

Hump-backed fly

Dohrniphora cornuta

Not Evaluated

Little Tiger Blue

Tarucus balkanica

Least Concern

Eastern Rock Grayling

Hipparchia syriaca

Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis mytilaspidis

Not Evaluated

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Urophorus humeralis

Not Evaluated

Beetle

Carpophilus nepos

Not Evaluated

Cantaloupe

Cucumis melo

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Parasitic wasp

Metaphycus helvolus

Not Evaluated

flax dodder

Cuscuta epilinum

Extinct

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Spalangia cameroni

Not Evaluated

Warehouse spider beetle

Ptinus latro

Not Evaluated

Common Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

Not Evaluated

Annual Yellow-woundwort

Stachys annua

Not Evaluated

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

Eastern Festoon

Zerynthia cerisy

Near Threatened

Common Garden Poppy

Papaver somniferum

Not Evaluated

Flea

Leptopsylla segnis

Not Evaluated

Beaked Clothes

Tinea translucens

Not Evaluated

Coliseum-Ivy

Cymbalaria muralis

Not Evaluated

Lattice Brown

Kirinia roxelana

Not Evaluated

Filbert

Corylus maxima

Not Evaluated

Ectopsocid

Ectopsocus briggsi

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Bont leg tick

Hyalomma aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis entomophila

Not Evaluated

Common Vetch

Vicia sativa

Least Concern

Bell-Bean

Vicia faba

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis decolor

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaf Everlasting Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

Least Concern

Book louse

Liposcelis corrodens

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Alfalfa

Medicago sativa

Least Concern

Book lice

Lepinotus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Trogium pulsatorium

Not Evaluated

Bengal Gram

Cicer arietinum

Not Evaluated

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