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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
72
CR + EN + VU
Population
60 461 828
Area
301 336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 32
Near Threatened 61
Least Concern 467
Data Deficient 23
Not Evaluated 1186
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Bamboo pit scale

Bambusaspis bambusae

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Pentarthrum huttoni

Not Evaluated

Northern Dusky Slug

Arion fuscus

Data Deficient

Bark Beetle

Xylosandrus germanus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Not Evaluated

Small Green Nettle Weevil

Phyllobius roboretanus

Not Evaluated

Warehouse spider beetle

Ptinus latro

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Spalangia cameroni

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Anisopteromalus calandrae

Not Evaluated

Belted spider beetle

Ptinus bicinctus

Not Evaluated

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Tinocallis saltans

Not Evaluated

Aphid

Cinara cedri

Not Evaluated

Russian wheat aphid

Diuraphis noxia

Not Evaluated

Monochrome spider beetle

Epauloecus unicolor

Least Concern

globular spider beetle

Trigonogenius globulus

Not Evaluated

killer shrimp

Dikerogammarus villosus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Tachinaephagus zealandicus

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Leptomastix dactylopii

Not Evaluated

Mite

Tetranychus evansi

Not Evaluated

Elaeagnus sucker

Cacopsylla fulguralis

Not Evaluated

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

jumping spiders

Plexippus paykulli

Not Evaluated

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

House fly

Hydrotaea aenescens

Not Evaluated

Sea-wormwood Leafhopper

Chlorita viridula

Least Concern

Louse

Menopon gallinae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Chrysocharis ainsliei

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphidius colemani

Not Evaluated

Azalea lace bug

Stephanitis pyrioides

Not Evaluated

cacticans mealybug

Rhizoecus cacticans

Not Evaluated

Andromeda Lacebug

Stephanitis takeyai

Not Evaluated

Four-Spotted Sap Beetle

Glischrochilus quadrisignatus

Least Concern

Rose Flea Beetle

Luperomorpha xanthodera

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Carpophilus marginellus

Least Concern

Beetle

Carpophilus nepos

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Carpophilus mutilatus

Not Evaluated

pineapple scale

Diaspis bromeliae

Not Evaluated

Sap beetle

Urophorus humeralis

Not Evaluated

Rove beetle

Oligota parva

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Philonthus rectangulus

Least Concern

fly speck scale

Gymnaspis aechmeae

Not Evaluated

minute tree-fungus beetle

Xylographus bostrychoides

Not Evaluated

limy tubeworm

Hydroides dianthus

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphytis mytilaspidis

Not Evaluated

Iberian slug

Arion vulgaris

Least Concern

plaster beetle

Cartodere bifasciata

Least Concern

American Hard-Shelled Clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Not Evaluated

Louse

Cuclotogaster heterographus

Not Evaluated

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

Ross scale

Lindingaspis rossi

Not Evaluated

cycad scale

Furchadaspis zamiae

Not Evaluated

Black larder beetle

Dermestes ater

Not Evaluated

false parlatoria scale

Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides

Not Evaluated

mining scale

Howardia biclavis

Not Evaluated

Wedge-shaped beetle

Ripidius pectinicornis

Not Evaluated

Odd beetle

Thylodrias contractus

Not Evaluated

Eriphyle Ringlet

Erebia eriphyle

Least Concern

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