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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

Parasitoid wasp

Chrysocharis ainsliei

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphidius colemani

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphelinus mali

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Encarsia formosa

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Anisopteromalus calandrae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Spalangia cameroni

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis mytilaspidis

Not Evaluated

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Pea aphid

Acyrthosiphon primulae

Not Evaluated

Peach

Prunus persica

Not Evaluated

Peak White

Pontia callidice

Not Evaluated

Peanut

Arachis hypogaea

Not Evaluated

Pear-Fruit Cockspurthorn

Crataegus coccinea

Not Evaluated

pearly heath

Coenonympha arcania

Least Concern

Pea weevil

Bruchus pisorum

Not Evaluated

pellucid glass snail

Vitrina pellucida

Least Concern

Pèlopèe

Sceliphron curvatum

Not Evaluated

Pennsylvania everlasting

Gamochaeta pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

Pennsylvania Knotweed

Persicaria pensylvanica

Not Evaluated

perennial ground-cherry

Physalis virginiana

Not Evaluated

Perennial Pigweed

Amaranthus deflexus

Not Evaluated

Pergande's scale

Parlatoria pergandii

Not Evaluated

Persian buttercup

Ranunculus asiaticus

Not Evaluated

Persian walnut leaf blister mite

Aceria tristriata

Not Evaluated

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

Physalis peruviana

Not Evaluated

Peruvian peppertree

Schinus molle

Least Concern

Petunia

Petunia atkinsiana

Not Evaluated

Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Not Evaluated

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Phoebus Parnassian

Parnassius phoebus

Near Threatened

Phytophthora Disease of Alder

Phytophthora alni

Not Evaluated

Pickerel-Weed

Pontederia cordata

Not Evaluated

Piedmont Ringlet

Erebia meolans

Least Concern

Pigmy Skipper

Gegenes pumilio

Least Concern

Pig's ear

Cotyledon orbiculata

Not Evaluated

pineapple mealybug

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Not Evaluated

pineapple scale

Diaspis bromeliae

Not Evaluated

pine bark adelgid

Pineus strobi

Not Evaluated

Pine-cone Piercer

Cydia conicolana

Not Evaluated

pinhead spot

Paralaoma servilis

Not Evaluated

Pink bollworm

Pectinophora gossypiella

Not Evaluated

Pinkhead smartweed

Persicaria capitata

Not Evaluated

Pink-sorrel

Oxalis articulata

Not Evaluated

Pink woodsorrel

Oxalis debilis

Not Evaluated

Pistachio nut

Pistacia vera

Near Threatened

Plain Plume

Hellinsia tephradactyla

Least Concern

Planthopper

Planaphrodes bifasciata

Least Concern

plaster beetle

Cartodere bifasciata

Least Concern

Pleasing fungus beetle

Dacne picta

Not Evaluated

Pleated tunicate

Styela plicata

Not Evaluated

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

pointed helicellid

Cochlicella acuta

Near Threatened

Pointed slender

Parornix finitimella

Endangered

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Not Evaluated

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Not Evaluated

Ponto-Caspian freshwater hydroid

Cordylophora caspia

Not Evaluated

Ponza Grayling

Hipparchia sbordonii

Near Threatened

Pool Frog

Pelophylax lessonae

Critically Endangered

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