Climate.KRD

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Beech Marten
Animal
Beech Marten
Martes foina
Sulaymaniyah
Least Concern

It is primarily nocturnal and crepuscular, occasionally being active during the day. It is a solitary species...

Blanford's fox
Animal
Blanford's fox
Vulpes cana
Halabja
Least Concern

It is a nocturnal species and becomes active soon after dusk. It is an agile jumper and climber. In the KRI, i...

Brant's Oak
Plant
Brant's Oak
Quercus brantii
Erbil

A perennial woody oak recorded from Hujran Basin and Soran District. It is a characteristic tree of the region...

Bruttia Pine
Plant
Bruttia Pine
Pinus brutia
Duhok

A perennial woody conifer recorded from Hujran Basin in Erbil Governorate. It is suited to dry Mediterranean a...

Bunch-flowered Daffodil (Nergiz)
Plant
Bunch-flowered Daffodil (Nergiz)
Narcissus tazetta
Erbil

A flowering herb recorded from Soran District in Erbil Governorate. Its clustered, fragrant flowers make Nergi...

Caucasian Squirrel
Animal
Caucasian Squirrel
Sciurus anomalus
Sulaymaniyah
Least Concern

It is a diurnal species and can be observed throughout the day. In the KRI, it occurs in forests and orchards....

Chukar Partridge
Animal
Chukar Partridge
Alectoris chukar
Sulaymaniyah
Least Concern

A well-known mountain gamebird, culturally familiar in Kurdistan and strongly linked with rocky slopes and dry...

Golden Eagle
Animal
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Duhok
Least Concern

A powerful mountain raptor and cultural symbol of strength, freedom and wild highlands. Poisoning, shooting, a...

Iranian fat-tailed gecko, Iraqi eyelid gecko, Zagrosian leopard gecko
Animal
Iranian fat-tailed gecko, Iraqi eyelid gecko, Zagrosian leopard gecko
Eublepharis angramainyu
Sulaymaniyah
Data Deficient

This species occurs in steppe habitats, foothills, and low-elevation mountainous areas of the Kurdistan Region...

Kurdistan newt
Animal
Kurdistan newt
Neurergus derjugini
Halabja
Critically Endangered

A very unique species of newt endemic to the Zagros Mountain Range of Southern and Eastern Kurdistan. In the K...

Kurdistan viper, Armenian Mountain viper
Animal
Kurdistan viper, Armenian Mountain viper
Montivipera raddei
Duhok

A diurnal species that is most commonly observed in the morning while basking or sheltering beneath rocks. It...

Kurdistan Wheatear
Animal
Kurdistan Wheatear
Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Erbil
Least Concern

A regional identity species of rocky and dry slopes of the mountains, valuable for promoting Kurdistan's disti...

Lesser mouse-tailed bat
Animal
Lesser mouse-tailed bat
Rhinopoma hardwickii
Sulaymaniyah

It is a nocturnal species and generally leaves its roost 10–15 minutes after sunset. In the KRI, it can be fou...

Middle East Blind Mole Rat
Animal
Middle East Blind Mole Rat
Nannospalax ehrenbergi
Duhok

A solitary burrowing rodent highly adapted to life underground. It digs extensive tunnels and feeds mainly on...

Persian Leopard
Animal
Persian Leopard
Panthera pardus tulliana
Duhok
Endangered

It is highly elusive and can be observed during both the day and night, although it is primarily nocturnal. In...

Saffin leaf-toed gecko
Animal
Saffin leaf-toed gecko
Asaccus saffinae
Erbil

An endemic lizard of the Kurdistan Region, this species was described for the first time in 2009 from Sheraswa...

Southern White-Breasted Hedgehog
Animal
Southern White-Breasted Hedgehog
Erinaceus concolor
Erbil
Least Concern

It is primarily nocturnal and becomes active after dusk. In the KRI, it prefers forests, mountainous areas, or...

Striped Hyena
Animal
Striped Hyena
Hyaena hyaena
Sulaymaniyah

A mostly nocturnal scavenger found in steppe, mountain, forest and agricultural habitats. It helps clean the e...

Wild Boar
Animal
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa
Duhok

It is mostly nocturnal but may also be observed during the daytime. It is a social species that forms female-b...

Wild Goat
Animal
Wild Goat
Capra aegagrus
Erbil

A mountain ungulate adapted to steep rocky slopes and rugged highlands. It is an important part of Kurdistan's...