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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
74
CR + EN + VU
Population
60461828
Area
301336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 33
Near Threatened 60
Least Concern 465
Data Deficient 23
Not Evaluated 1193
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Red Junglefowl

Gallus gallus

Not Evaluated

Reeves's Pheasant

Syrmaticus reevesii

Not Evaluated

Common Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Least Concern

Black Francolin

Francolinus francolinus

Least Concern

Barbary Partridge

Alectoris barbara

Least Concern

Red-legged Partridge

Alectoris rufa

Not Evaluated

Japanese Quail

Coturnix japonica

Not Evaluated

duke of burgundy fritillary

Hamearis lucina

Vulnerable

hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Least Concern

European pine marten

Martes martes

Critically Endangered

Alecost

Tanacetum balsamita

Not Evaluated

Baccharis

Baccharis halimifolia

Not Evaluated

Apple Of Sodom

Solanum carolinense

Not Evaluated

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Bush Hawthorn

Crataegus crus-galli

Not Evaluated

False Strawberry

Potentilla indica

Not Evaluated

Althea

Hibiscus syriacus

Not Evaluated

arizona-cypress

Cupressus arizonica

Least Concern

Curly waterweed

Lagarosiphon major

Not Evaluated

Sydney golden wattle

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Austrian copper rose

Rosa foetida

Not Evaluated

Hardhack

Sorbaria tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Broad-leaved Cockspurthorn

Crataegus persimilis

Not Evaluated

Willow-leaved Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster salicifolius

Not Evaluated

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

Oriental virginsbower

Clematis orientalis

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Fatsia

Fatsia japonica

Not Evaluated

Butterweed

Erigeron canadensis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Iberian knapweed

Centaurea iberica

Not Evaluated

Grannyvine

Ipomoea tricolor

Not Evaluated

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Vulnerable

Arnold'S Hawthorn

Crataegus submollis

Not Evaluated

Hjelmqvist's cotoneaster

Cotoneaster hjelmqvistii

Not Evaluated

Simons' cotoneaster

Cotoneaster simonsii

Not Evaluated

Tibetan rhubarb

Rheum officinale

Not Evaluated

Big Devil'S Beggartick

Bidens vulgata

Not Evaluated

Carolina bristlemallow

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Rattlebox

Sesbania punicea

Least Concern

Weed silene

Silene conoidea

Not Evaluated

Eyebane

Euphorbia nutans

Not Evaluated

Dentate Spurge

Euphorbia dentata

Not Evaluated

Lawn Marshpennywort

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

Not Evaluated

Arborescent pricklypear

Opuntia leucotricha

Least Concern

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Harlequin glorybower

Clerodendrum trichotomum

Least Concern

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Mercuryweed

Acalypha virginica

Not Evaluated

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Cutleaf goosefoot

Dysphania multifida

Not Evaluated

Wormseed

Dysphania anthelmintica

Not Evaluated

Tropical amaranth

Amaranthus polygonoides

Not Evaluated

Spanish-valerian

Centranthus macrosiphon

Not Evaluated

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