Species atlas · Kurdistan Region
Species
Profiles of the animals and plants documented across the four governorates, with conservation status and where each was recorded.
844 Animal species
1,408 Plant species
By group
Conservation status Animals
- Critically Endangered4
- Endangered5
- Vulnerable21
- Near Threatened27
- Least Concern372
- Not assessed62
30 threatened species, including Kurdistan newt and Siberian Stonechat
By governorate
- 513 Erbil
- 341 Duhok
- 975 Sulaymaniyah
- 70 Halabja
Showing 1 to 7 of 7 species
Sorted A to Z
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FishCrucian carp (Invasive species)
Carassius carassius
Erbil Least Concern -
FishLevantine scraper, Mesopotamian barb
Capoeta damascina
Erbil Least Concern -
FishGlyptothorax daemon (torrent catfish)
Glyptothorax daemon
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Fish
Great Zab Loach
Paracobitis zabgawraensis
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Fish
Great Zab spirlin
Alburnoides diclensis
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Fish
Kersin barbel or Berzem
Luciobarbus kersin
Erbil Vulnerable -
Fish
Mesopotamian barbel or leopard barbel
Luciobarbus subquincunciatus
Erbil Critically Endangered