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 481 to 491 of 491 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdZitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Erbil Least Concern -
FishZugzug catfish
Mystus pelusius
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
FishGlyptothorax daemon (torrent catfish)
Glyptothorax daemon
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Fish
Great Zab Loach
Paracobitis zabgawraensis
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Fish
Great Zab spirlin
Alburnoides diclensis
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Fish
Kersin barbel or Berzem
Luciobarbus kersin
Erbil Vulnerable -
Fish
kisslip himri, Kosswig's barb
Carasobarbus kosswigi
Sulaymaniyah Vulnerable -
Fish
Mangar, pike barbel
Luciobarbus esocinus
Sulaymaniyah Vulnerable -
Fish
Mesopotamian barbel or leopard barbel
Luciobarbus subquincunciatus
Erbil Critically Endangered -
Fish
Mesopotamian pike chub
Squalius lepidus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fish
Yellowfin barbel
Luciobarbus xanthopterus
Sulaymaniyah Vulnerable