List of ecoregions in Iraq

This is a list of ecoregions in Iraq.

Terrestrial ecoregions

Iraq is in the Palearctic realm. Ecoregions are listed by biome.

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

• Zagros Mountains forest steppe

Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

• Middle East steppe

Flooded grasslands and savannas

• Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh

Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub

• Eastern Mediterranean conifer–sclerophyllous–broadleaf forests

Deserts and xeric shrublands

• Arabian Desert
• Mesopotamian shrub desert
• Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert
• South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert

Freshwater ecoregions

• Arabian Interior
• Lower Tigris and Euphrates
• Upper Tigris and Euphrates

Marine ecoregions

• Persian Gulf

References