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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

De Lesse’s Brassy Ringlet

Erebia nivalis

Least Concern

Palm weevil

Sitophilus zeamais

Not Evaluated

Monochrome spider beetle

Epauloecus unicolor

Least Concern

Alpine Zephyr Blue

Kretania trappi

Near Threatened

globular spider beetle

Trigonogenius globulus

Not Evaluated

killer shrimp

Dikerogammarus villosus

Not Evaluated

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Not Evaluated

Raetzer's Ringlet

Erebia christi

Vulnerable

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

Sea-wormwood Leafhopper

Chlorita viridula

Least Concern

Azalea lace bug

Stephanitis pyrioides

Not Evaluated

mask snail

Isognomostoma isognomostomos

Least Concern

Andromeda Lacebug

Stephanitis takeyai

Not Evaluated

Cornish Midget

Phyllonorycter staintoniella

Critically Endangered

Eastern Orange Tip

Anthocharis damone

Least Concern

Palmate Octopus

Tremoctopus gracilis

Least Concern

Rose Flea Beetle

Luperomorpha xanthodera

Not Evaluated

Beetle

Silvanus recticollis

Not Evaluated

Indian Gray Mongoose

Herpestes edwardsi

Least Concern

clear glass snail

Oxychilus clarus

Near Threatened

pineapple scale

Diaspis bromeliae

Not Evaluated

Dark Grass Blue

Zizeeria karsandra

Not Evaluated

keeled disc snail

Discus perspectivus

Least Concern

wide-mouth glass snail

Semilimax semilimax

Least Concern

fly speck scale

Gymnaspis aechmeae

Not Evaluated

Alpine slug

Lehmannia janetscheki

Data Deficient

umbilical mask snail

Causa holosericea

Least Concern

Corsican Dappled White

Euchloe insularis

Least Concern

Iberian slug

Arion vulgaris

Least Concern

giant glass snail

Aegopis verticillus

Least Concern

Common Brassy Ringlet

Erebia cassioides

Least Concern

Grisons Fritillary

Melitaea varia

Least Concern

American Hard-Shelled Clam

Mercenaria mercenaria

Not Evaluated

ligate snail

Helix ligata

Data Deficient

Swabian grass snail

Vallonia suevica

Endangered

Hélice Sylvatique

Macularia sylvatica

Least Concern

Snail

Cochlodina bidens

Least Concern

Corsican Heath

Coenonympha corinna

Least Concern

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

Larche Ringlet

Erebia scipio

Least Concern

Ross scale

Lindingaspis rossi

Not Evaluated

North African White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura pachyura

Least Concern

cycad scale

Furchadaspis zamiae

Not Evaluated

Maltese Door-snail

Lampedusa melitensis

Critically Endangered

false parlatoria scale

Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides

Not Evaluated

Italian Marbled White

Melanargia arge

Least Concern

Sardinian Meadow Brown

Maniola nurag

Least Concern

Italian Festoon

Zerynthia cassandra

Least Concern

mining scale

Howardia biclavis

Not Evaluated

Wedge-shaped beetle

Ripidius pectinicornis

Not Evaluated

Eriphyle Ringlet

Erebia eriphyle

Least Concern

eel parasite

Anguillicola crassus

Not Evaluated

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Erebia mnestra

Least Concern

Southern Festoon

Zerynthia polyxena

Least Concern

pharaoh ant

Monomorium pharaonis

Not Evaluated

Round-mouthed Whorl Snail

Vertigo genesii

Near Threatened

Banana bud moth

Opogona sacchari

Not Evaluated

pyriform scale

Protopulvinaria pyriformis

Not Evaluated

field slug

Deroceras agreste

Least Concern

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