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 385 to 396 of 491 species
Sorted A to Z
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MammalMarbled Polecat
Vormela peregusna
Sulaymaniyah Vulnerable -
Reptile or amphibianMarsh frog Levant water frog
Pelophylax ridibundus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdMarsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdMasked Shrike
Lanius nubicus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalMediterranean Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus euryale
Duhok Near Threatened -
MammalMehely’s Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus mehelyi
Erbil Vulnerable -
FishMesopotamian bream, Tigris bream
Acanthobrama marmid
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishMesopotamian catfish
Silurus triostegus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdMesopotamian Crow
Corvus capellanus
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Reptile or amphibianMesopotamian Dwarf Racer
Eirenis coronelloides
Erbil Least Concern -
FishMesopotamian himri
Carasobarbus luteus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishMesopotamian spiny eel
Mastacembelus mastacembelus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern
