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 349 to 360 of 491 species
Sorted A to Z
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MammalIndian Crested Porcupine
Hystrix indica
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianIranian fat-tailed gecko, Iraqi eyelid gecko, Zagrosian leopard gecko
Eublepharis angramainyu
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianIraqi (Keel-scaled) gecko
Mediodactylus heteropholis
Erbil Data Deficient -
Reptile or amphibianJavelin Sand Boa
Eryx jaculus
Erbil Least Concern -
MammalJungle Cat
Felis chaus
Erbil Least Concern -
FishKais kingfish, smallmouth lotak
Cyprinion kais
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianKeeled rock gecko, rough-tailed gecko
Cyrtopodion scabrum
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianKhuzestan Dwarf gecko
Microgecko helenae
Sulaymaniyah Data Deficient -
Reptile or amphibianKurdistan gecko Lorestan gecko
Hemidactylus romeshkanicus
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibianKurdistan Lizard
Timon kurdistanicus
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Reptile or amphibianKurdistan newt
Neurergus derjugini
Halabja Critically Endangered -
Reptile or amphibianKurdistan viper, Armenian Mountain viper
Montivipera raddei
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern
