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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
74
CR + EN + VU
Population
60,461,828
Area
301,336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 33
Near Threatened 63
Least Concern 504
Data Deficient 24
Not Evaluated 1219
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

minute gem

Hawaiia minuscula

Not Evaluated

Minute pirate bug

Lyctocoris campestris

Least Concern

minute tree-fungus beetle

Xylographus bostrychoides

Not Evaluated

Mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

Mite

Phytoseiulus persimilis

Not Evaluated

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Erebia mnestra

Least Concern

monkeyflower

Erythranthe guttata

Not Evaluated

Monkey Musk

Erythranthe moschata

Not Evaluated

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

Not Evaluated

Monochrome spider beetle

Epauloecus unicolor

Least Concern

montane slug

Lehmannia rupicola

Least Concern

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Monterey pine

Pinus radiata

Endangered

Moroccan Orange Tip

Anthocharis euphenoides

Least Concern

moss chrysalis snail

Pupilla muscorum

Near Threatened

Moth

Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella

Least Concern

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

mother-of-pearl-plant

Graptopetalum paraguayense

Not Evaluated

mouflon

Ovis aries

Not Evaluated

Mountain brome

Bromus carinatus

Not Evaluated

mountain bulin

Ena montana

Data Deficient

Mountain Clouded Yellow

Colias phicomone

Near Threatened

Mountain Dappled White

Euchloe simplonia

Least Concern

Mountain Fritillary

Boloria napaea

Least Concern

Mountain Green-Veined White

Pieris bryoniae

Least Concern

Mountain Ringlet

Erebia epiphron

Least Concern

Mountain Small White

Pieris ergane

Least Concern

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Critically Endangered

mourning love grass

Eragrostis lugens

Not Evaluated

moutan peony

Paeonia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

Mud Dauber

Sceliphron caementarium

Not Evaluated

Mulberry

Morus alba

Not Evaluated

Musk rose

Rosa moschata

Not Evaluated

Muster john henry

Tagetes minuta

Not Evaluated

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Near Threatened

Myrtle-leaf milkwort

Polygala myrtifolia

Not Evaluated

Narrow Mouthed Whorl Snail

Vertigo angustior

Near Threatened

Narrownecked grain beetle

Omonadus floralis

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Neckweed

Veronica peregrina

Not Evaluated

neglected dune snail

Cernuella neglecta

Data Deficient

Nepal Knotweed

Persicaria nepalensis

Not Evaluated

New Forest Cicada

Cicadetta montana

Near Threatened

New Mexico Locust

Robinia neomexicana

Least Concern

New oak slender

Caloptilia robustella

Vulnerable

New Zealand nightshade

Solanum aviculare

Not Evaluated

New zealand pigmyweed

Crassula helmsii

Not Evaluated

New Zealand spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides

Not Evaluated

Ngaio tree

Myoporum laetum

Not Evaluated

Niger

Guizotia abyssinica

Not Evaluated

Nightshade

Solanum linnaeanum

Least Concern

nigra scale

Parasaissetia nigra

Not Evaluated

nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

Least Concern

Nimblewill

Muhlenbergia schreberi

Not Evaluated

Niobe Fritillary

Fabriciana niobe

Vulnerable

Nodding hypecoum

Hypecoum pendulum

Not Evaluated

Nonesuch daffodil

Narcissus incomparabilis

Not Evaluated

North African White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura pachyura

Least Concern

Northern Brown Argus

Aricia artaxerxes

Least Concern

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