Kurdistan Biodiversity
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

Birds 310
Mammals 60
Reptiles & amphibians 81
Fish 48
Plants 1,409

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