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 157 to 168 of 248 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdMacqueen’s Bustard
Chlamydotis macqueenii
Erbil Vulnerable -
Bird
Marbled Duck
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Erbil Not assessed -
Reptile or amphibian
Marsh frog Levant water frog
Pelophylax ridibundus
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Erbil Near Threatened -
Mammal
Mehely’s Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus mehelyi
Erbil Vulnerable -
Bird
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Erbil Least Concern -
Fish
Mesopotamian barbel or leopard barbel
Luciobarbus subquincunciatus
Erbil Critically Endangered -
Reptile or amphibian
Mesopotamian Dwarf Racer
Eirenis coronelloides
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Mesopotamian spiny tailed lizard
Saara loricata
Erbil Least Concern -
Mammal
Middle East Badger
Meles canescens
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibian
Middle East tree frog, Savigny’s tree frog
Hyla savignyi
Erbil Least Concern