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 499 species
Sorted A to Z
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FishAsian stinging catfish, fossil cat
Heteropneustes fossilis
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Baluch rock gecko, Arabian desert gecko, Southern tuberculated Gecko
Bunopus tuberculatus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
BirdBarbary Falcon
Falco pelegrinoides
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fish
Barbell
Luciobarbus barbulus
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
BirdBarn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Barred Warbler
Sylvia nisoria
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdBearded Vulture (Lammergeier)
Gypaetus barbatus
Duhok Near Threatened -
MammalBeech Marten
Martes foina
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
Fish
Bighead carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
Bird
Bimaculated Lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Erbil Least Concern -
Fish
Binni
Mesopotamichthys sharpeyi
Duhok Vulnerable
