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Rhanterium epapposum. Over 400 species of wild plant have been recorded in Kuwait. The arfaj is the national flower of Kuwait. [3] Desert plants are typically coarse grasses and salt-tolerant shrubs which tend to be low growing and often spiny; one of the most common plants is Rhanterium epapposum, known locally as arfaj, which is used for forage by camels and sheep.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Kuwait. There are twenty-five mammal species in Kuwait, of which one is endangered, four are vulnerable, and one is near threatened. One of the species listed for Kuwait can no longer be found in the wild. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed ...
One species listed is extirpated in Kuwait. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as ...
The Lepidoptera of Kuwait consist of both the butterflies and moths recorded from Kuwait. According to a recent estimate, there are a total of about 76 Lepidoptera species present in Kuwait. Butterflies
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Kuwait's marine and littoral ecosystems contain the bulk of the country's biodiversity heritage. [247] The marshes in northern Kuwait and Jahra have become increasingly important as a refuge for passage migrants. [247] Twenty eight species of mammal are found in Kuwait; animals such as gerboa, desert rabbits and hedgehogs are common in the ...
It is the smallest gray wolf subspecies and a specialized xerocole (arid-adapted) animal that normally lives in smaller familial packs. Arabian wolves are omnivorous and opportunistic eaters; they consume small to medium-sized prey, from insects, reptiles and birds to rodents and small ungulates , such as young Nubian ibex and several species ...
Kuwait's marine and littoral ecosystems contain the bulk of the country's biodiversity heritage. [12] The marshes in northern Kuwait and Jahra have become increasingly important as a refuge for passage migrants. [12] Twenty eight species of mammal are found in Kuwait; animals such as gerboa, desert rabbits and hedgehogs are common in the desert ...