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 145 to 156 of 248 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdLesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos minor
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus
Erbil Vulnerable -
Mammal
Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura suaveolens
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Levante fan-fingered gecko
Ptyodactylus puiseuxi
Erbil Least Concern -
Fish
Levantine scraper, Mesopotamian barb
Capoeta damascina
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdLittle Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Erbil Not assessed -
BirdLittle Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Erbil Not assessed -
Bird
Little Swift
Apus affinis
Erbil Least Concern -
Mammal
Long-eared hedgehog
Hemiechinus auritus
Erbil Least Concern -
BirdLong-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Long-nosed Worm Snake
Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Erbil Least Concern