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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 502
Data Deficient 24
Not Evaluated 1222
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Not Evaluated

Silver Lime

Tilia tomentosa

Not Evaluated

Silver Meadow

Boloria selene

Extinct

Silver-Studded Blue

Plebejus argus

Endangered

silver-washed fritillary

Argynnis paphia

Least Concern

Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

Simons' cotoneaster

Cotoneaster simonsii

Not Evaluated

Singley's subterranean discus snail

Lucilla singleyana

Data Deficient

Sisal hemp

Agave sisalana

Not Evaluated

Skin beetle

Thorictodes heydeni

Not Evaluated

Skin beetle

Dermestes peruvianus

Not Evaluated

skirret

Sium sisarum

Least Concern

Slender amaranth

Amaranthus viridis

Not Evaluated

Slender false garlic

Nothoscordum gracile

Not Evaluated

Slender pride of rochester

Deutzia gracilis

Not Evaluated

Slimleaf bur ragweed

Ambrosia tenuifolia

Not Evaluated

slipper goard

Cyclanthera pedata

Not Evaluated

Sloe midget

Phyllonorycter spinicolella

Vulnerable

small blue

Cupido minimus

Near Threatened

Small elm midget

Phyllonorycter schreberella

Near Threatened

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

Smallflower tamarisk

Tamarix parviflora

Not Evaluated

Small Golden-rod Plume

Hellinsia osteodactylus

Least Concern

Small Green Nettle Weevil

Phyllobius roboretanus

Not Evaluated

small heath

Coenonympha pamphilus

Least Concern

Small hive beetle

Aethina tumida

Not Evaluated

Small-leaf spiderwort

Tradescantia fluminensis

Not Evaluated

Small Plume

Oxyptilus parvidactyla

Least Concern

small skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris

Vulnerable

small-spotted genet

Genetta genetta

Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Near Threatened

Small yellow balsam

Impatiens parviflora

Not Evaluated

smooth coil

Lucilla scintilla

Not Evaluated

smooth heliotrope

Heliotropium curassavicum

Not Evaluated

Smut grass

Sporobolus indicus

Not Evaluated

Snail

Cochlodina bidens

Least Concern

Snail

Xerotricha conspurcata

Not Evaluated

Snow-in-summer

Cerastium biebersteinii

Not Evaluated

Soft brown scale

Coccus hesperidum

Not Evaluated

Somerset Skullcap

Scutellaria altissima

Not Evaluated

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

South african ragwort

Senecio inaequidens

Not Evaluated

Southern Comma

Polygonia egea

Least Concern

Southern cowpea weevil

Callosobruchus maculatus

Not Evaluated

Southern Festoon

Zerynthia polyxena

Least Concern

Southern Gatekeeper

Pyronia cecilia

Least Concern

Southern green stink bug

Nezara viridula

Not Evaluated

Southern Grizzled Skipper

Pyrgus malvoides

Least Concern

Southern Marbled Skipper

Carcharodus baeticus

Least Concern

Southern midget

Phyllonorycter dubitella

Least Concern

Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Least Concern

southern root-knot nematode

Meloidogyne incognita

Not Evaluated

Southern Small White

Pieris mannii

Least Concern

southern white admiral

Limenitis reducta

Least Concern

southern whorl snail

Truncatellina callicratis

Endangered

Sowerby's keeled slug

Tandonia sowerbyi

Data Deficient

Soya-bean

Glycine max

Not Evaluated

Spanish-needles

Bidens bipinnata

Not Evaluated

Spanish-valerian

Centranthus macrosiphon

Not Evaluated

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