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 12 of 13 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdCommon Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Halabja Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianOriental fire salamander
Salamandra infraimmaculata
Halabja Near Threatened -
BirdCommon Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Halabja Least Concern -
MammalWild Boar
Sus scrofa
Halabja Least Concern -
BirdWhite-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
Halabja Least Concern -
MammalArmenian Mouflon
Ovis gmelini
Halabja Near Threatened -
MammalCaucasian Squirrel
Sciurus anomalus
Halabja Least Concern -
BirdEastern Rock Nuthatch
Sitta tephronota
Halabja Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianKurdistan newt
Neurergus derjugini
Halabja Critically Endangered -
FishMolavi Loach
Paracobitis molavii
Halabja Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibianNesterov’s desert monitor Zagrosian monitor lizard
Varanus nesterovi
Halabja Not Evaluated -
FishSirvan two-spot loach
Oxynoemacheilus hanae
Halabja Not Evaluated