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 61 to 72 of 499 species
Sorted A to Z
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Reptile or amphibianCaucasian agama
Paralaudakia caucasica
Erbil Least Concern -
MammalCaucasian Lynx
Lynx lynx dinniki
Duhok Near Threatened -
Bird
Caucasian Mountain Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus lorenzii
Erbil Not assessed -
MammalCaucasian Squirrel
Sciurus anomalus
Halabja Vulnerable -
Reptile or amphibian
Caucasus frog
Rana macrocnemis
Erbil Least Concern -
Bird
Cetti’s Warbler
Cettia cetti
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Fish
Choman loach
Oxynoemacheilus chomanicus
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
Fish
Choman stone loach or Kurdistan stone loach
Oxynoemacheilus kurdistanicus
Sulaymaniyah Not Evaluated -
BirdChukar Partridge
Alectoris chukar
Sulaymaniyah Least Concern -
Bird
Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Erbil Near Threatened -
Bird
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Erbil Least Concern -
Reptile or amphibian
Coin-marked Snake
Hemorrhois nummifer
Erbil Least Concern
