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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

Tree Snail

Balea perversa

Critically Endangered

Mountain Ringlet

Erebia epiphron

Least Concern

Rock Grayling

Hipparchia hermione

Not Evaluated

Dusky Meadow Brown

Hyponephele lycaon

Not Evaluated

Titania'S Fritillary

Boloria titania

Not Evaluated

spotted fritillary

Melitaea didyma

Least Concern

Tapestry moth

Trichophaga tapetzella

Extinct

cadelle beetle

Tenebroides mauritanicus

Not Evaluated

Finlayson's squirrel

Callosciurus finlaysonii

Least Concern

Cigarette beetle

Lasioderma serricorne

Not Evaluated

California red scale

Aonidiella aurantii

Not Evaluated

Broadbean weevil

Bruchus rufimanus

Not Evaluated

Pea weevil

Bruchus pisorum

Not Evaluated

Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Least Concern

Rhododendron leafhopper

Graphocephala fennahi

Not Evaluated

European elm leafhopper

Ribautiana ulmi

Least Concern

cape hare

Lepus capensis

Least Concern

Clouded Yellow

Colias croceus

Least Concern

brush snail

Fruticicola fruticum

Extinct

chrysalis snail

Lauria cylindracea

Near Threatened

brown-banded cockroach

Supella longipalpa

Not Evaluated

Spider beetle

Gibbium psylloides

Not Evaluated

Australian spider beetle

Ptinus tectus

Least Concern

Brown powderpost beetle

Lyctus brunneus

Not Evaluated

Balkan Water Frog

Pelophylax kurtmuelleri

Not Evaluated

wall whorl snail

Vertigo pusilla

Data Deficient

common whorl snail

Vertigo pygmaea

Near Threatened

Desmoulin's Whorl Snail

Vertigo moulinsiana

Near Threatened

striated whorl snail

Vertigo substriata

Data Deficient

marsh whorl snail

Vertigo antivertigo

Critically Endangered

California Quail

Callipepla californica

Not Evaluated

girdled snail

Hygromia cinctella

Not Evaluated

Golden Freshwater Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Not Evaluated

Columbia River Signal Crayfish

Pacifastacus leniusculus

Not Evaluated

Silverfish

Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Not Evaluated

Weevil

Brachyderes incanus

Least Concern

Clay-Coloured Weevil

Otiorhynchus singularis

Least Concern

Strawberry root weevil

Otiorhynchus ovatus

Least Concern

Weevil

Otiorhynchus ligustici

Least Concern

Brown Leaf Weevil

Phyllobius oblongus

Least Concern

Brown Plume

Stenoptilia pterodactyla

Least Concern

Crescent Plume

Marasmarcha lunaedactyla

Near Threatened

lesser bulin

Merdigera obscura

Near Threatened

Compound Sea Squirt

Didemnum vexillum

Not Evaluated

common cockroach, oriental cockroach

Blatta orientalis

Not Evaluated

red underwing skipper

Spialia sertorius

Extinct

rosy grizzled skipper

Pyrgus onopordi

Least Concern

Mediterranean fruit fly

Ceratitis capitata

Not Evaluated

green peach aphid

Myzus persicae

Not Evaluated

strawberry aphid

Chaetosiphon fragaefolii

Not Evaluated

brandling

Eisenia fetida

Not Evaluated

moss chrysalis snail

Pupilla muscorum

Near Threatened

Asian Longhorned Beetle

Anoplophora glabripennis

Not Evaluated

tawny glass snail

Euconulus fulvus

Vulnerable

Shelled Slug

Testacella haliotidea

Data Deficient

rough whorl snail

Columella aspera

Data Deficient

toothless chrysalis snail

Columella edentula

Near Threatened

cylindrical whorl snail

Truncatellina cylindrica

Vulnerable

Siberian chipmunk

Tamias sibiricus

Not Evaluated

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Least Concern

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