Nearly Half of Bahrain’s Animal Species Unclassified
Nearly half of Bahrain’s 1,953 recorded animal species remain unclassified, while 15 face some degree of extinction risk, new state figures show.
The total has grown by 23 species since 2018, rising from 1,930 to 1,945 in 2022 and then to 1,953 in the latest count published on Bahrain’s Open Data Portal.
Birds rule the list. Some 682 species have been recorded, making up 34.9pc of the total.
Fish come next with 483 species, or 24.7pc, followed by 368 types of mollusc, equal to 18.8pc.
The count also includes 140 invertebrate species, 126 crustaceans, 64 insects, 46 mammals, 42 reptiles and only two amphibians.
Among the 15 species facing risk, five are classed as critically endangered. They include two invertebrates and one species each of mammal, fish and reptile.
Five others are listed as vulnerable: two bird species and one each from the amphibian, mammal and reptile groups.
A further two species from the reptile and bird groups are classed as endangered, while two fish and bird species are near threatened. One bird species falls within the lowest-risk category named in the data.
The figures classify 976 species as known, equal to 49.97pc of the total.
Birds again form the largest share, with 341 known species. They are followed by 241 fish, 184 molluscs, 70 invertebrates, 63 crustaceans, 32 insects, 23 mammals, 21 reptiles and one amphibian.
Another 962 species, or 49.26pc, have yet to be classified.
They include 336 birds, 240 fish and 184 molluscs, as well as 68 invertebrates, 63 crustaceans, 32 insects, 21 mammals and 18 reptiles.
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