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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
60,461,828
Area
301,336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Dusky Heath

Coenonympha dorus

Least Concern

Dusky Meadow Brown

Hyponephele lycaon

Not Evaluated

Dusky Plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

Endangered

dusty-miller

Centaurea ragusina

Not Evaluated

Dwarf lilyturf

Ophiopogon japonicus

Not Evaluated

Dwarf morning-glory

Convolvulus tricolor

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Setaria

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

dwarf snail

Punctum pygmaeum

Near Threatened

Dwarf St. John'S Wort

Hypericum mutilum

Not Evaluated

Dyer's madder

Rubia tinctorum

Not Evaluated

Dysderid Spider

Dysdera crocata

Not Evaluated

Early Goldenrod

Solidago gigantea

Not Evaluated

Early water grass

Echinochloa oryzoides

Not Evaluated

Eastern Bath White

Pontia edusa

Endangered

Eastern Chamomile

Anthemis ruthenica

Not Evaluated

Eastern Juniper

Juniperus virginiana

Not Evaluated

Eastern Line Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Not Evaluated

Eastern Orange Tip

Anthocharis damone

Least Concern

Eastern Poison Ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

Not Evaluated

Eastern Star-thistle

Centaurea hyalolepis

Not Evaluated

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

Not Evaluated

eccentric grass snail

Vallonia excentrica

Near Threatened

Ectopsocid

Ectopsocus briggsi

Not Evaluated

Edging Lobelia

Lobelia erinus

Not Evaluated

edible doormouse

Glis glis

Not Evaluated

eel parasite

Anguillicola crassus

Not Evaluated

Eggplant

Solanum melongena

Not Evaluated

Egg Wrack

Ascophyllum nodosum

Least Concern

Egyptian black scale

Chrysomphalus aonidum

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Clover

Trifolium alexandrinum

Not Evaluated

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Elaeagnus

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Not Evaluated

Elaeagnus sucker

Cacopsylla fulguralis

Not Evaluated

elegant helicellid

Trochoidea elegans

Data Deficient

Elephant-Ear

Reynoutria sachalinensis

Not Evaluated

Eleven-O'Clock

Portulaca grandiflora

Not Evaluated

elk

Cervus elaphus

Vulnerable

Elm-Leaved Sumac

Rhus coriaria

Not Evaluated

Elm Zigzag Sawfly

Aproceros leucopoda

Not Evaluated

Elongated minute scavenger beetle

Corticaria elongata

Least Concern

emerald nerite

Smaragdia viridis

Not Evaluated

Empresstree

Paulownia tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Eriphyle Ringlet

Erebia eriphyle

Least Concern

Eros Blue

Polyommatus eros

Near Threatened

Eschscholtz´S Brown Argus

Aricia cramera

Least Concern

Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

Vulnerable

Etruscan Shrew

Suncus etruscus

Least Concern

Eucalyptus longhorn borer

Phoracantha semipunctata

Not Evaluated

euonymus scale

Unaspis euonymi

Not Evaluated

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Least Concern

European Beak

Libythea celtis

Least Concern

European bedstraw

Galium rubioides

Not Evaluated

European brown snail

Cornu aspersum

Not Evaluated

European elm leafhopper

Ribautiana ulmi

Least Concern

European Giant Gardenslug

Limax maximus

Least Concern

European hare

Lepus europaeus

Near Threatened

European helicid land snail

Caucasotachea vindobonensis

Least Concern

European Mock-Orange

Philadelphus coronarius

Not Evaluated

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