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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 503
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

Indian Pokeweed

Phytolacca acinosa

Not Evaluated

Krauss' spikemoss

Selaginella kraussiana

Not Evaluated

Snow-in-summer

Cerastium biebersteinii

Not Evaluated

Yarrow Plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

Least Concern

Primrose peerless

Narcissus medioluteus

Not Evaluated

Fragrant false garlic

Nothoscordum borbonicum

Not Evaluated

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

Saltmarsh Plume

Agdistis bennetii

Not Evaluated

Golden-rod Plume

Platyptilia calodactyla

Least Concern

Triangle Plume

Platyptilia gonodactyla

Least Concern

Dusky Plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

Endangered

Common Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius pyri

Least Concern

cottony camellia scale

Pulvinaria floccifera

Not Evaluated

nigra scale

Parasaissetia nigra

Not Evaluated

Palm Moth

Paysandisia archon

Not Evaluated

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Egyptian black scale

Chrysomphalus aonidum

Not Evaluated

Bastard Cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Least Concern

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

Syrian beancaper

Zygophyllum fabago

Least Concern

Golden bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea

Not Evaluated

Crimson fountaingrass

Cenchrus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Arrow bamboo

Pseudosasa japonica

Not Evaluated

High Brown Fritillary

Fabriciana adippe

Least Concern

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Almond moth

Cadra cautella

Not Evaluated

Indian Meal Moth

Plodia interpunctella

Not Evaluated

monkeyflower

Erythranthe guttata

Not Evaluated

Cocoa moth

Ephestia elutella

Least Concern

Duckweed

Lemna aequinoctialis

Not Evaluated

Moth

Grapholita molesta

Not Evaluated

Asian Pony'S-Foot

Dichondra micrantha

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

Ramie Chinese grass

Boehmeria nivea

Not Evaluated

coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

Endangered

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Chilean jessamine

Cestrum parqui

Least Concern

Box tree moth

Cydalima perspectalis

Not Evaluated

Argentine pepperweed

Lepidium bonariense

Not Evaluated

Oriental spruce

Picea orientalis

Least Concern

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

candelabra aloe

Aloe arborescens

Least Concern

Sweetpotato whitefly

Bemisia tabaci

Not Evaluated

Pantropical mini-ponerine ant

Hypoponera punctatissima

Not Evaluated

Mediterranean-medlar

Crataegus azarolus

Least Concern

Longhorned crazy ant

Paratrechina longicornis

Not Evaluated

japanese-thuya

Thujopsis dolabrata

Not Evaluated

Darkling beetle

Tribolium destructor

Least Concern

Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense

Not Evaluated

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Egyptian grass

Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Common St. Paul's wort

Sigesbeckia orientalis

Not Evaluated

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora glabripennis

Not Evaluated

Field burrweed

Soliva sessilis

Not Evaluated

Iberian knapweed

Centaurea iberica

Not Evaluated

Compound Sea Squirt

Didemnum vexillum

Not Evaluated

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