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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 60
Least Concern 465
Data Deficient 23
Not Evaluated 1193
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Ivory Barnacle

Amphibalanus eburneus

Not Evaluated

fig wax scale

Ceroplastes japonicus

Not Evaluated

Chinese wax scale

Ceroplastes sinensis

Not Evaluated

Yarrow Plume

Gillmeria pallidactyla

Least Concern

Grisons Fritillary

Melitaea varia

Least Concern

Common Brassy Ringlet

Erebia cassioides

Least Concern

Ascidian

Polyandrocarpa zorritensis

Not Evaluated

Rose Plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

Least Concern

Amphipod

Caprella scaura

Not Evaluated

Common Plume

Emmelina monodactyla

Least Concern

Aphid

Illinoia azaleae

Not Evaluated

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Not Evaluated

Saltmarsh Plume

Agdistis bennetii

Not Evaluated

Golden-rod Plume

Platyptilia calodactyla

Least Concern

Latania scale

Hemiberlesia lataniae

Not Evaluated

cotton white scale

Pinnaspis strachani

Not Evaluated

arrow-head scale

Unaspis yanonensis

Not Evaluated

date palm scale

Parlatoria blanchardi

Not Evaluated

Triangle Plume

Platyptilia gonodactyla

Least Concern

tulip bulb aphid

Dysaphis tulipae

Not Evaluated

Dusky Plume

Oidaematophorus lithodactyla

Endangered

Common Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius pyri

Least Concern

Red and black flat mite

Brevipalpus phoenicis

Not Evaluated

Marine isopod

Paracerceis sculpta

Not Evaluated

Horehound Plume

Wheeleria spilodactylus

Not Evaluated

Large peach aphid

Myzus varians

Not Evaluated

read-headed ash borer

Neoclytus acuminatus

Not Evaluated

Isopod

Paranthura japonica

Not Evaluated

Divided Tunicate

Styela canopus

Not Evaluated

Ascidian

Symplegma brakenhielmi

Not Evaluated

Chilean recluse spider

Loxosceles laeta

Not Evaluated

Asian semele

Theora lubrica

Not Evaluated

Kentia mealybug

Nipaecoccus nipae

Not Evaluated

pineapple mealybug

Dysmicoccus brevipes

Not Evaluated

Asian chestnut gall wasp

Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Not Evaluated

cottony camellia scale

Pulvinaria floccifera

Not Evaluated

black-striped mussel

Mytilopsis sallei

Not Evaluated

Snail

Xerotricha conspurcata

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides dirampha

Not Evaluated

nigra scale

Parasaissetia nigra

Not Evaluated

caragana aphid

Acyrthosiphon caraganae

Not Evaluated

Palm Moth

Paysandisia archon

Not Evaluated

Dark Grass Blue

Zizeeria karsandra

Not Evaluated

Egyptian black scale

Chrysomphalus aonidum

Not Evaluated

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

European Yellow-tailed Scorpion

Euscorpius flavicaudis

Not Evaluated

Citrus Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora chinensis

Not Evaluated

Beetle

Silvanus recticollis

Not Evaluated

Tomato pinworm

Keiferia lycopersicella

Not Evaluated

Palmate Octopus

Tremoctopus gracilis

Least Concern

Cooley spruce gall adelgid

Adelges cooleyi

Not Evaluated

Cornish Midget

Phyllonorycter staintoniella

Critically Endangered

High Brown Fritillary

Fabriciana adippe

Least Concern

Leafminer fly

Liriomyza trifolii

Not Evaluated

Asian Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

Not Evaluated

Colonial Sea Squirt

Botrylloides violaceus

Not Evaluated

Provence Chalkhill Blue

Lysandra hispana

Least Concern

Aetherie Fritillary

Melitaea aetherie

Least Concern

Lined flat bark beetle

Cryptolestes ferrugineus

Least Concern

European helicid land snail

Caucasotachea vindobonensis

Least Concern

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