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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
32
CR + EN + VU
Population
60 461 828
Area
301 336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 12
Vulnerable 15
Near Threatened 27
Least Concern 242
Data Deficient 16
Not Evaluated 522
Extinct 6

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

loir, loir gris

Glis glis

Not Evaluated

lotus indien

Nelumbo nucifera

Not Evaluated

Louvet

Hyponephele lupinus

Least Concern

lucine

Hamearis lucina

Vulnerable

Lupin vivace

Lupinus polyphyllus

Not Evaluated

lyciet

Solanum lycopersicum

Not Evaluated

Lyciet commun

Lycium barbarum

Not Evaluated

Lyciet d'Afrique

Lycium afrum

Not Evaluated

Lyciet de Chine

Lycium chinense

Not Evaluated

Mahonia faux-houx

Mahonia aquifolium

Not Evaluated

Maïs

Zea mays

Not Evaluated

Marbré de Cramer

Euchloe crameri

Least Concern

Marbré de Fabricius

Pontia edusa

Endangered

Marbré de Lusitanie

Euchloe tagis

Least Concern

marguerite d'été

Leucanthemum superbum

Not Evaluated

Marjolaine

Origanum majorana

Not Evaluated

Marmotte des Alpes

Marmota marmota

Least Concern

Marronnier à fleurs roses

Aesculus carnea

Not Evaluated

marronnier dinde

Aesculus hippocastanum

Not Evaluated

martin triste

Acridotheres tristis

Not Evaluated

martre, martre des pins

Martes martes

Critically Endangered

matricaire discoïde

Matricaria discoidea

Not Evaluated

Mauve crépue

Malva verticillata

Not Evaluated

Mauve de Caroline

Modiola caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Mélèze du Japon

Larix kaempferi

Not Evaluated

mélique élevée

Melica altissima

Not Evaluated

Mélitée andalouse

Melitaea aetherie

Least Concern

Mélitée des centaurées

Melitaea phoebe

Least Concern

Mélitée des linaires

Melitaea deione

Least Concern

Mélitée du bouillon blanc

Melitaea trivia

Least Concern

mélitée du mélampyre

Melitaea athalia

Extinct

mélitée du plantain

Melitaea cinxia

Critically Endangered

mélitée orangée

Melitaea didyma

Least Concern

Melon

Cucumis melo

Not Evaluated

Melon d'eau

Citrullus lanatus

Not Evaluated

mercierelle

Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Not Evaluated

mercure

Arethusana arethusa

Least Concern

Micocoulier

Celtis occidentalis

Least Concern

Mignonnette

Dianthus plumarius

Not Evaluated

Mil d'Inde

Panicum miliaceum

Not Evaluated

Millepertuis

Hypericum mutilum

Not Evaluated

Millepertuis à calice persistant

Hypericum calycinum

Not Evaluated

millepertuis majeur

Hypericum majus

Least Concern

Millet

Panicum dichotomiflorum

Not Evaluated

Millet à balai

Sorghum bicolor

Not Evaluated

Millet capillaire

Panicum capillare

Not Evaluated

Millet d'Italie

Setaria italica

Not Evaluated

Mimosa

Acacia dealbata

Least Concern

Mimosa à bois noir

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Mimosa à longues feuilles

Acacia longifolia

Not Evaluated

Mimosa bleuâtre

Acacia saligna

Not Evaluated

Mimosa d'été

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

Mimosa vert

Acacia mearnsii

Not Evaluated

mimule musqué

Erythranthe moschata

Not Evaluated

mimule tachetée

Erythranthe guttata

Not Evaluated

Mineuse du marronnier

Cameraria ohridella

Not Evaluated

Mirabelle

Prunus domestica

Least Concern

miroir

Heteropterus morpheus

Extinct

miscanthus de Chine

Miscanthus sinensis

Not Evaluated

Misis

Hyponephele lycaon

Not Evaluated

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