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 433 to 444 of 491 species
Sorted A to Z
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FishSharpbelly, wild carp
Hemiculter leucisculus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalShort-tailed Nesokia
Nesokia indica
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdShort-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishSilver carp, silverfin
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
FishSirvan two-spot loach
Oxynoemacheilus hanae
Halabja Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibianSlender Whip Snake
Platyceps najadum
Duhok Least Concern -
BirdSlender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
MammalSmall Indian Mongoose
Urva auropunctata
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
BirdSmew
Mergellus albellus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibianSnake-eyed Lizard
Ophisops elegans
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdSociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Erbil Critically Endangered -
MammalSocial Vole
Microtus socialis
Erbil Least Concern
