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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

Granary book louse

Trogium pulsatorium

Not Evaluated

Book lice

Lepinotus reticulatus

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Lepinotus patruelis

Not Evaluated

Granary book louse

Lepinotus inquilinus

Not Evaluated

southern whorl snail

Truncatellina callicratis

Endangered

Spruce Groundling

Coleotechnites piceaella

Not Evaluated

burrowing nematode

Radopholus similis

Not Evaluated

Longheaded flour beetle

Latheticus oryzae

Not Evaluated

American Buffalo Treehopper

Stictocephala bisonia

Not Evaluated

Mite

Polyphagotarsonemus latus

Not Evaluated

green garden snail

Cantareus apertus

Least Concern

Rhododendron whitefly

Massilieurodes chittendeni

Not Evaluated

Bryozoan

Watersipora subtorquata

Not Evaluated

Elm Zigzag Sawfly

Aproceros leucopoda

Not Evaluated

Cave barklouse

Dorypteryx domestica

Not Evaluated

Bark lice

Liposcelis bostrychophila

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis pearmani

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis corrodens

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis decolor

Not Evaluated

Book louse

Liposcelis entomophila

Not Evaluated

Pomace fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Not Evaluated

Bont leg tick

Hyalomma aegyptium

Not Evaluated

Cactus mealybug

Spilococcus mamillariae

Not Evaluated

Two Spotted Carrion Beetle

Nitidula bipunctata

Least Concern

Dried Fruit Beetle

Carpophilus hemipterus

Least Concern

Louse

Gyropus ovalis

Not Evaluated

Copepod

Pseudodiaptomus marinus

Not Evaluated

Tube-building worm

Hydroides elegans

Not Evaluated

Cobweb weaver

Steatoda nobilis

Not Evaluated

Ectopsocid

Ectopsocus briggsi

Not Evaluated

Large-winged psocid

Ectopsocopsis cryptomeriae

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Aphelinus mali

Not Evaluated

Parasitoid wasp

Encarsia formosa

Not Evaluated

Elongated minute scavenger beetle

Corticaria elongata

Least Concern

Louse

Chelopistes meleagridis

Not Evaluated

Thrip

Hercinothrips bicinctus

Not Evaluated

Anthurium thrips

Chaetanaphothrips orchidii

Not Evaluated

Frisch's carpet beetle

Dermestes frischi

Least Concern

clublike door snail

Clausilia pumila

Least Concern

Common Glider

Neptis sappho

Least Concern

Beaked Clothes

Tinea translucens

Not Evaluated

Flea

Leptopsylla segnis

Not Evaluated

Black soldier fly

Hermetia illucens

Not Evaluated

Minute pirate bug

Lyctocoris campestris

Least Concern

olm

Proteus anguinus

Vulnerable

Swiss Brassy Ringlet

Erebia tyndarus

Least Concern

Lesser Mountain Ringlet

Erebia melampus

Least Concern

Marbled Ringlet

Erebia montanus

Least Concern

Round-mouthed Whorl Snail

Vertigo genesii

Near Threatened

Mnestra’s Ringlet

Erebia mnestra

Least Concern

Eriphyle Ringlet

Erebia eriphyle

Least Concern

Wedge-shaped beetle

Ripidius pectinicornis

Not Evaluated

mining scale

Howardia biclavis

Not Evaluated

false parlatoria scale

Pseudoparlatoria parlatorioides

Not Evaluated

cycad scale

Furchadaspis zamiae

Not Evaluated

Ross scale

Lindingaspis rossi

Not Evaluated

Cyanophyllum scale

Abgrallaspis cyanophylli

Not Evaluated

fly speck scale

Gymnaspis aechmeae

Not Evaluated

pineapple scale

Diaspis bromeliae

Not Evaluated

Rose Flea Beetle

Luperomorpha xanthodera

Not Evaluated

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