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 121 to 132 of 193 species
Sorted A to Z
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BirdMesopotamian Crow
Corvus capellanus
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Fish
Mesopotamian himri
Carasobarbus luteus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fish
Mesopotamian pike chub
Squalius lepidus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fish
Mesopotamian spiny eel
Mastacembelus mastacembelus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fish
Mesopotamian sucker catfish, Kurdistan catfish
Glyptothorax kurdistanicus
Sulaymaniyah Data Deficient -
MammalMiddle East Blind Mole Rat
Nannospalax ehrenbergi
Sulaymaniyah Critically Endangered -
Bird
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos medius
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Moustached Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
Bird
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Pale Rockfinch
Carpospiza brachydactyla
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Mammal
Pallid Long-fingered Bat
Miniopterus pallidus
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened
