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 289 to 300 of 372 species
Sorted A to Z
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Reptile or amphibianLarge-scaled rock agama
Laudakia nupta
Erbil Least Concern -
FishLargemouth lotak (Kangal fish)
Cyprinion macrostomum
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdLesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalLesser Mouse-eared bat
Myotis blythii
Erbil Least Concern -
MammalLesser mouse-tailed bat
Rhinopoma hardwickii
Erbil Least Concern -
MammalLesser White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura suaveolens
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdLevant Sparrowhawk
Accipiter brevipes
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishLevantine scraper, Mesopotamian barb
Capoeta damascina
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdLittle Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdLittle Owl
Athene noctua
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fishlizard barbel
Barbus lacerta
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdLong-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Erbil Least Concern