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 433 to 444 of 499 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdSteppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Sulaymaniyah Endangered -
Mammal
Steppe Field Mouse
Apodemus witherbyi
Duhok Least Concern -
Bird
Stock Dove
Columba oenas
Erbil Least Concern -
MammalStriped Hyena
Hyaena hyaena
Duhok Near Threatened -
MammalSyrian Brown Bear
Ursus arctos syriacus
Duhok Near Threatened -
Bird
Syrian Serin
Serinus syriacus
Duhok Not assessed -
Reptile or amphibian
Syrian spadefoot toad
Pelobates syriacus
Duhok Least Concern -
BirdSyrian Woodpecker
Dendrocopos syriacus
Duhok Not assessed -
Fish
Tabin blind loach, Tabin blind cave fish
Eidinemacheilus proudlovei
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
Bird
Tawny Owl
Strix aluco
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Thospitis Dwarf Racer
Eirenis thospitis
Erbil Data Deficient
