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Tunisia

Africa · Northern Africa

Total Species
107
Threatened
2
CR + EN + VU
Population
11.818.618
Area
163.610 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 18
Not Evaluated 53

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 65
Plantae 41
Fungi 1

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Tunisia

acácia

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

acácia-de-constantinopla

Albizia julibrissin

Not Evaluated

algaroba

Prosopis juliflora

Not Evaluated

alho-americano

Nothoscordum gracile

Not Evaluated

aloé-dos-cem-anos

Agave americana

Least Concern

amargoseira

Melia azedarach

Not Evaluated

bafureira

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

bálsamo

Carpobrotus edulis

Not Evaluated

Cação

Carcharhinus falciformis

Vulnerable

campainha-branca

Ipomoea imperati

Not Evaluated

campainha-d'água

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

cana

Arundo donax

Not Evaluated

capim-arroz

Echinochloa crus-galli

Not Evaluated

capim-calandrini

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

capim-galinha

Poa annua

Not Evaluated

casuarina

Casuarina equisetifolia

Not Evaluated

charuteira

Nicotiana glauca

Not Evaluated

eleusina

Eleusine indica

Least Concern

erva-da-moda

Galinsoga parviflora

Not Evaluated

erva-da-rainha

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Evaluated

espinheiro-da-virginia

Gleditsia triacanthos

Not Evaluated

eucalipto

Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Vulnerable

eucalipto

Eucalyptus sideroxylon

Least Concern

inhame

Colocasia esculenta

Not Evaluated

leucena

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

monducuru

Opuntia monacantha

Least Concern

neem

Azadirachta indica

Not Evaluated

palma-de-espinho

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Pato-rabo-alçado-americano

Oxyura jamaicensis

Least Concern

periquito-sessil

Alternanthera sessilis

Least Concern

pinheiro-bravo

Pinus pinaster

Least Concern

pinheiro-da-itália

Pinus pinea

Least Concern

rola-turca

Streptopelia decaocto

Near Threatened

siri-azul

Callinectes sapidus

Not Evaluated

Hairy Marron

Cherax tenuimanus

Critically Endangered

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Palmate Octopus

Tremoctopus gracilis

Least Concern

mottled shore crab

Pachygrapsus transversus

Not Evaluated

Greek keyhole limpet

Diodora graeca

Not Evaluated

Sally Lightfooth crab

Percnon gibbesi

Not Evaluated

ginger prawn

Metapenaeus monoceros

Not Evaluated

bigfin reef squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana

Not Evaluated

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

rayed pearl oyster

Pinctada radiata

Not Evaluated

peregrine shrimp

Metapenaeus stebbingi

Not Evaluated

European pheasant shell

Tricolia pullus

Not Evaluated

Amphipod

Caprella scaura

Not Evaluated

large-spotted sea hare

Aplysia dactylomela

Not Evaluated

striped pyjama nudibranch

Chromodoris quadricolor

Not Evaluated

Australian spotted jellyfish

Phyllorhiza punctata

Not Evaluated

Horehound Plume

Wheeleria spilodactylus

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Symplegma brakenhielmi

Not Evaluated

striped false limpet

Siphonaria pectinata

Not Evaluated

hirsutus mealybug

Maconellicoccus hirsutus

Not Evaluated

humped keyhole limpet

Diodora gibberula

Not Evaluated

emerald nerite

Smaragdia viridis

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides dirampha

Not Evaluated

blue-spotted sea hare

Bursatella leachii

Not Evaluated

Natal rock oyster

Saccostrea cuccullata

Not Evaluated

Savigny's brittle star

Ophiactis savignyi

Not Evaluated

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