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 421 to 432 of 491 species
Sorted A to Z
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Reptile or amphibianRoughtail rock agama
Laudakia stellio
Duhok Least Concern -
BirdRufous-tailed Scrub Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdRustic Bunting
Emberiza rustica
Erbil Vulnerable -
Reptile or amphibianSaffin leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus saffinae
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianSatunin’s Black-headed Snake
Rhynchocalamus satunini
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibianSchmidt’s Whip Snake
Dolichophis schmidti
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianSchneider's Skink
Eumecess chneideri
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianSchokari Sand Racer
Psammophis schokari
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdScrub Warbler
Scotocerca inquieta
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
BirdSee-see Partridge
Ammoperdix griseogularis
Erbil Least Concern -
FishSellal bleak
Alburnus sellal
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishShabout
Arabibarbus grypus
Sulaymaniyah Vulnerable
