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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 499
Data Deficient 24
Not Evaluated 1217
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Erect Pricklypear

Opuntia stricta

Not Evaluated

Heartleaf madeiravine

Anredera cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Sea-wormwood Leafhopper

Chlorita viridula

Least Concern

Deutzia

Deutzia crenata

Not Evaluated

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

globular spider beetle

Trigonogenius globulus

Not Evaluated

Canary Island Dragon Tree

Dracaena draco

Endangered

American Bull Frog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Not Evaluated

Bicolor Cobra Lily

Chasmanthe bicolor

Vulnerable

Monochrome spider beetle

Epauloecus unicolor

Least Concern

Feathertop

Cenchrus longisetus

Not Evaluated

Russian wildrye

Psathyrostachys juncea

Least Concern

Belted spider beetle

Ptinus bicinctus

Not Evaluated

Wild African Finger Millet

Eleusine africana

Not Evaluated

Finger millet

Eleusine coracana

Not Evaluated

Argentine Cocklebur

Xanthium ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Common Goldentop

Euthamia graminifolia

Not Evaluated

Dark Grass Blue

Zizeeria karsandra

Not Evaluated

European Yellow-tailed Scorpion

Euscorpius flavicaudis

Not Evaluated

lowland rotala

Rotala ramosior

Not Evaluated

Kiss me quick

Portulaca pilosa

Not Evaluated

Warehouse spider beetle

Ptinus latro

Not Evaluated

small-flower evening-primrose

Oenothera indecora

Not Evaluated

Monkey Musk

Erythranthe moschata

Not Evaluated

Nodding hypecoum

Hypecoum pendulum

Not Evaluated

American Eelgrass

Vallisneria americana

Least Concern

Algae

Gracilaria vermiculophylla

Not Evaluated

Coastal wattle

Acacia cyclops

Least Concern

Spider plant

Chlorophytum comosum

Not Evaluated

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Lotus sweetjuice

Glinus lotoides

Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

Nephrolepis cordifolia

Not Evaluated

Scarlet spiderling

Boerhavia coccinea

Not Evaluated

Bamboo pit scale

Bambusaspis bambusae

Not Evaluated

Beetle

Silvanus recticollis

Not Evaluated

Turkey Valerian

Valeriana phu

Not Evaluated

Tomato pinworm

Keiferia lycopersicella

Not Evaluated

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Urban spurge

Euphorbia agraria

Not Evaluated

Balkan Spurge

Euphorbia oblongata

Not Evaluated

Palmate Octopus

Tremoctopus gracilis

Least Concern

Creeping Prickly-Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Least Concern

Calingale

Cyperus odoratus

Least Concern

Awned Cyperus

Cyperus squarrosus

Least Concern

False Flatsedge

Cyperus strigosus

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Blunt Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Least Concern

Meadow Spike Rush

Eleocharis flavescens

Least Concern

Cornish Midget

Phyllonorycter staintoniella

Critically Endangered

perennial ground-cherry

Physalis virginiana

Not Evaluated

sheathed cholla

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Least Concern

Paradise Apple

Malus dasyphylla

Data Deficient

Zonal geranium

Pelargonium hortorum

Not Evaluated

New Mexico Locust

Robinia neomexicana

Least Concern

Hairy Panic Grass

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Not Evaluated

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Cutleaf goosefoot

Dysphania multifida

Not Evaluated

Wormseed

Dysphania anthelmintica

Not Evaluated

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