Table 2. Summary of categories for species of special concern in the 
Republic of Yemen (for key, see Table 1) 
END 13 
IB (excluding END) 8 
IW 2 
RB (Excluding IB and END) 56 
RW only (excluding IW) 10 
Rare 15 
BL 27 
WL 1 
DB not known 
Table 3. The main habitats in Yemen showing the number of priority 
species that depend on them. 
Coastal 
Offshore islands and maritime 10 
Mudflats and mangroves 4 
Tihamah coastal plain 
Sandy Wadis 9 
Acacia /Commiphera bushland 11 
Heavy cultivation 6 
Dobera Parkland 2 
Highlands 
Valley forests of foothills 1 1 
Euphorbia /Acacia Scrub 7 
Relict Acacia woodland 14 
Escarpment ravines & high tops 17 
Freshwater wetlands 5 
Interior desert 1 
Non-specific 4 
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