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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 2
Least Concern 34
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 30
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 115
Animalia 68
Chromista 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Iran

malva

Malva sylvestris

Least Concern

malva-de-crista

Anoda cristata

Not Evaluated

Manjirioba

Senna occidentalis

Least Concern

moncos-de-peru

Amaranthus retroflexus

Not Evaluated

nabiça

Raphanus raphanistrum

Least Concern

orelha-de-coelho

Stachys byzantina

Not Evaluated

periquito-grande-alexandre

Psittacula eupatria

Not Evaluated

periquito-rabijunco

Psittacula krameri

Not Evaluated

periquito-sessil

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

poejo

Mentha pulegium

Critically Endangered

sabugueiro

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

serradela

Hediste diversicolor

Not Evaluated

taboa

Typha angustifolia

Least Concern

talaceiro

Phalaris minor

Not Evaluated

tôjo

Ulex europaeus

Least Concern

tuta-de-ventre-vermelho

Pycnonotus cafer

Least Concern

uaicima

Urena lobata

Least Concern

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Least Concern

Giant hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Not Evaluated

wood spurge

Euphorbia amygdaloides

Near Threatened

Biennial wormwood

Artemisia biennis

Not Evaluated

Cuman Ragweed

Ambrosia psilostachya

Not Evaluated

Awned Canary-grass

Phalaris paradoxa

Not Evaluated

Annual Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Not Evaluated

Menzies' fiddleneck

Amsinckia menziesii

Not Evaluated

Blotched Spurge

Euphorbia maculata

Not Evaluated

Australian Spinach

Chenopodiastrum murale

Critically Endangered

Bean Broomrape

Orobanche crenata

Not Evaluated

Leafy spurge

Euphorbia esula

Least Concern

floating pennywort

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

Least Concern

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Waterthyme

Hydrilla verticillata

Not Evaluated

Weeping fig

Ficus benjamina

Not Evaluated

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

Devil's horsewhip

Achyranthes aspera

Not Evaluated

False jagged-ckickweed

Lepyrodiclis holosteoides

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Duckweed

Lemna perpusilla

Least Concern

Aroma

Dichrostachys cinerea

Least Concern

Coatbuttons

Tridax procumbens

Not Evaluated

Chickenspike

Sphenoclea zeylanica

Least Concern

Syrian Mesquite

Prosopis farcta

Least Concern

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

Indian acalypha

Acalypha indica

Not Evaluated

wire crabgrass

Digitaria longiflora

Not Evaluated

Small carpgrass

Arthraxon hispidus

Not Evaluated

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Vulnerable

Sargassum Seaweed

Sargassum fluitans

Not Evaluated

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Chinese freshwater edible crab

Eriocheir sinensis

Not Evaluated

American Comb Jelly

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Not Evaluated

black rat

Rattus rattus

Extinct

nutria

Myocastor coypus

Not Evaluated

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Least Concern

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

White Plume Moth

Pterophorus pentadactyla

Least Concern

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

European elm leafhopper

Ribautiana ulmi

Least Concern

rose leafhopper

Edwardsiana rosae

Least Concern

Weevil

Sitona lineatus

Least Concern

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