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Qatar
SPI: 16.72
Species Protection Index Average: 41
National Report Card: Qatar
Qatar is a peninsular country that extends into the Persian Gulf in the Middle East. Its terrain is primarily desert. In Qatar most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include air, land, and water pollution; and limited freshwater.
2.79%
of land currently protected
263
total land vertebrate species
0
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Corncrake
0
amphibians / 0 endemic
209
birds / 0 endemic
22
mammals / 0 endemic
32
reptiles / 0 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.