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Italy

Europe · Southern Europe

Total Species
1910
Threatened
73
CR + EN + VU
Population
60 461 828
Area
301 336 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 16
Endangered 25
Vulnerable 32
Near Threatened 61
Least Concern 471
Data Deficient 22
Not Evaluated 1156
Extinct 20

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 955
Plantae 918
Chromista 20
Fungi 15
Bacteria 2

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Italy

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

Round-mouthed Whorl Snail

Vertigo genesii

Near Threatened

black-tailed jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

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

Andromeda Lacebug

Stephanitis takeyai

Not Evaluated

Azalea lace bug

Stephanitis pyrioides

Not Evaluated

Sea-wormwood Leafhopper

Chlorita viridula

Least Concern

Japanese jumper worm

Amynthas corticis

Not Evaluated

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

Not Evaluated

globular spider beetle

Trigonogenius globulus

Not Evaluated

Monochrome spider beetle

Epauloecus unicolor

Least Concern

Belted spider beetle

Ptinus bicinctus

Not Evaluated

Warehouse spider beetle

Ptinus latro

Not Evaluated

Bamboo pit scale

Bambusaspis bambusae

Not Evaluated

Springtail

Proisotoma minuta

Not Evaluated

Ground beetle

Plochionus pallens

Not Evaluated

Powderpost beetle

Minthea rugicollis

Not Evaluated

Levant Green Frog

Pelophylax bedriagae

Least Concern

Water scavenger beetle

Cercyon laminatus

Least Concern

Persian walnut leaf blister mite

Aceria tristriata

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Pentarthrum huttoni

Not Evaluated

Bark beetle

Coccotrypes dactyliperda

Not Evaluated

Bark Beetle

Xylosandrus germanus

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Otiorhynchus cribricollis

Not Evaluated

Small Green Nettle Weevil

Phyllobius roboretanus

Not Evaluated

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