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 193 to 204 of 242 species
Sorted A to Z
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MammalLesser mouse-tailed bat
Rhinopoma hardwickii
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdLesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdLesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus
Erbil Vulnerable -
MammalLesser White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura suaveolens
Erbil Least Concern -
FishLevantine scraper, Mesopotamian barb
Capoeta damascina
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdLittle Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdLong-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianLong-nosed Worm Snake
Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianMarsh frog Levant water frog
Pelophylax ridibundus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdMarsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Erbil Least Concern -
MammalMehely’s Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus mehelyi
Erbil Vulnerable -
Reptile or amphibianMesopotamian Dwarf Racer
Eirenis coronelloides
Erbil Least Concern
