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 133 to 144 of 151 species
Sorted A to Z
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Reptile or amphibianSchokari Sand Racer
Psammophis schokari
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishSellal bleak
Alburnus sellal
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishSharpbelly, wild carp
Hemiculter leucisculus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdShort-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdSlender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalSmall Indian Mongoose
Urva auropunctata
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdSmew
Mergellus albellus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianSoosan Tiger Snake
Telescopus tessellatus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdSpotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishTigris asp, Mesopotamian asp
Leuciscus vorax
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishTigris scraper
Capoeta umbla
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalTristram’s Jird
Meriones tristrami
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern