ABSTRACT Phenotypic characterization is critical in breed improvement and conservation programs. To determine some of the essential morphological features of Jenoubi cattle breed living at its natural habitat in south east Iraq under pastoral system, data from 98 adult cows and 12 adult bulls collected during the summer of 2018. Twenty-one qualitative and quantitative morphological features studied in addition to the nature of its productive system and environment. Depending on the mean, the qualitative features of typical Jenoubi breed are; short hair (2 cm) which is also straight and bristly are predominant, yellow in cows and compound (the body brown while the neck is black ) in bulls. Straight face of 45 cm with laterally oriented ears of 21cm, black short horns 7cm, the muzzle, eyelids and the hoofs also black, the tail long, the dewlap small and that goes to both sexes, while the hump which is the most significant trait of Jenoubi is predominant only in bulls. The quantitative traits revealed that the average body measurements in cows and bulls respectively are; body length 81.28 ±11.6cm, 74.83 ±8.5cm; hearth girth 141.54 ±11.6cm, 134.16 ±12.1 cm; height at withers 114.61 ±7.9 cm, 110 ±9.1 cm; pelvic widths 37.30 ±4.4 cm , 37. 4 ±7.7 cm ; muzzle circumference 43.31 ±4.9 cm, 44.33 ±7.4 cm and foot under hock circumference 15.95 ±4 cm, 15.91 ±2.5 cm. Average daily milk yield was 3.29 ±1.3Kg , with lactation length of 3.5 ±1.1 months and the age at first to birth was 29.5 ±2.6 months. Net body weight of bulls was 107.5 ±2.5 Kg. At last, the animal is docile; tolerate to heat stress, endemic disease and parasites. We conclude that the breed has humble productive characteristics but, very high adaptation qualities