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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

African boxthorn

Lycium ferocissimum

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Poison Oak

Toxicodendron pubescens

Not Evaluated

Great Plains Flatsedge

Cyperus lupulinus

Not Evaluated

Bamboo

Phyllostachys reticulata

Not Evaluated

Townsend's cordgrass

Sporobolus townsendii

Not Evaluated

Asian Jumpseed

Persicaria filiformis

Not Evaluated

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

American Gooseberry Mildew

Podosphaera mors-uvae

Not Evaluated

Brown Fruit Rot

Monilinia fructicola

Not Evaluated

Alder rust

Melampsoridium hiratsukanum

Not Evaluated

Sphaeropsis blight

Sphaeropsis sapinea

Not Evaluated

Daisy Rust

Puccinia distincta

Not Evaluated

Entoleuca mammata

Vulnerable

Rhabdocline pseudotsugae

Not Evaluated

Erysiphe flexuosa

Not Evaluated

Kabatiella caulivora

Not Evaluated

Puccinia lagenophorae

Not Evaluated

Macrophomina phaseolina

Not Evaluated

Ramularia collo-cygni

Not Evaluated

Egg Wrack

Ascophyllum nodosum

Least Concern

japweed

Sargassum muticum

Not Evaluated

Asian kelp

Undaria pinnatifida

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora quercina

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Leafy Rolled-blade Algae

Padina boergesenii

Not Evaluated

Leathesia marina

Least Concern

Aphanomyces astaci

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora cactorum

Not Evaluated

Halothrix lumbricalis

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora syringae

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora nicotianae

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora megasperma

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora citricola

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora gonapodyides

Not Evaluated

Ardilla Gris Oriental

Sciurus carolinensis

Not Evaluated

Brenneria nigrifluens

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Least Concern

Pool Frog

Pelophylax lessonae

Critically Endangered

Marsh frog

Pelophylax ridibundus

Least Concern

western roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

Least Concern

fallow deer

Dama dama

Not Evaluated

elk

Cervus elaphus

Vulnerable

Essex Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

Vulnerable

small skipper

Thymelicus sylvestris

Vulnerable

dingy skipper

Erynnis tages

Vulnerable

Arctic Skipper

Carterocephalus palaemon

Near Threatened

duke of burgundy fritillary

Hamearis lucina

Vulnerable

hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Least Concern

European pine marten

Martes martes

Critically Endangered

European polecat

Mustela putorius

Vulnerable

least weasel

Mustela nivalis

Near Threatened

Large-Neck Clam

Mya arenaria

Vulnerable

European hare

Lepus europaeus

Near Threatened

Green-veined White

Pieris napi

Least Concern

Large Cabbage White

Pieris brassicae

Least Concern

Arctic Sulfur

Colias palaeno

Least Concern

Clouded Yellow

Colias croceus

Least Concern

Pale Clouded Yellow

Colias hyale

Least Concern

Wood White

Leptidea sinapis

Near Threatened

Black-Veined White

Aporia crataegi

Endangered

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