Species atlas · Kurdistan Region
Species
Profiles of the animals and plants documented across the four governorates, with conservation status and where each was recorded.
499 Animal species
1,409 Plant species
By group
Conservation status Animals
- Critically Endangered6
- Endangered3
- Vulnerable21
- Near Threatened30
- Least Concern377
- Not assessed62
30 threatened species, including Kurdistan newt and Middle East Blind Mole Rat
By governorate
- 519 Erbil
- 344 Duhok
- 975 Sulaymaniyah
- 70 Halabja
Showing 13 to 24 of 30 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdEurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Erbil Near Threatened -
Mammal
European Otter
Lutra lutra
Erbil Near Threatened -
Bird
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
MammalGoitered Gazelle
Gazella subgutturosa
Erbil Near Threatened -
BirdKurdistan Wheatear
Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Erbil Near Threatened -
Bird
Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax
Duhok Near Threatened -
Bird
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Erbil Near Threatened -
Mammal
Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus euryale
Duhok Near Threatened -
Bird
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
Reptile or amphibian
Oriental fire salamander
Salamandra infraimmaculata
Halabja Near Threatened -
Bird
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Erbil Near Threatened -
Mammal
Pallid Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus pallidus
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened
