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 205 to 216 of 375 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdBluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianBlunt-nosed Viper or Lebetine Viper
Macrovipera lebetinus
Erbil Least Concern -
MammalBotta’s Serotine
Eptesicus bottae
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalBrandt's hedgehog
Paraechinus hypomelas
Erbil Least Concern -
PlantBrant's Oak
Quercus brantii
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianBridled Skink
Heremites vittatus (Olivier, 1804)
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fishbrond-snout, Mesopotamian nase
Chondrostoma regium
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalBrown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Erbil Least Concern -
PlantBrutia Pine
Pinus brutia
Halabja Least Concern -
PlantBunch-flowered Daffodil (Nergiz)
Narcissus tazetta
Duhok Least Concern -
BirdCaspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalCaucasian Lynx
Lynx lynx dinniki
Duhok Least Concern