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 409 to 420 of 499 species
Sorted A to Z
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MammalShort-tailed Nesokia
Nesokia indica
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Erbil Critically Endangered -
Fish
Silver carp, silverfin
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
Sulaymaniyah Near Threatened -
Fish
Sirvan two-spot loach
Oxynoemacheilus hanae
Halabja Not Evaluated -
Reptile or amphibian
Slender Whip Snake
Platyceps najadum
Duhok Least Concern -
Bird
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Mammal
Small Indian Mongoose
Urva auropunctata
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Smew
Mergellus albellus
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Snake-eyed Lizard
Ophisops elegans
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Erbil Critically Endangered -
Mammal
Social Vole
Microtus socialis
Erbil Least Concern