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 109 to 120 of 499 species
Sorted A to Z
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Reptile or amphibianCrowned Dwarf Racer
Eirenis coronella
Duhok Least Concern -
Fish
Crucian carp (Invasive species)
Carassius carassius
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
Reptile or amphibian
Dark-headed Dwarf Racer
Eirenis nigrofasciatus
Erbil Not Evaluated -
Bird
Dead Sea Sparrow
Passer moabiticus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Delicate Prinia
Prinia lepida
Duhok Not assessed -
Bird
Demoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
Sulaymaniyah Not assessed -
Bird
Desert Finch
Rhodospiza obsoleta
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti
Erbil Not assessed -
Reptile or amphibian
Desert monitor lizard
Varanus griseus
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Diadem Snake
Spalerosophis diadema
Erbil Least Concern