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Italy

Official name
Italian Republic
ISO alpha-2 code
IT
ISO alpha-3 code
ITA
ISO numeric-3 code
380
Continent
Europe
Subscribe to Italy
Assessment ID
177397
Taxon name
Capra ibex
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Capra ibex
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetartiodactyla
Family
bovidae
Genus
Capra
Species
ibex
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma
Assessment ID
177396
Taxon name
Capra hircus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Capra hircus
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetartiodactyla
Family
bovidae
Genus
Capra
Species
hircus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma
Assessment ID
177395
Taxon name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetartiodactyla
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Megaptera
Species
novaeangliae
Species authority
(Borowski, 1781)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma
Assessment ID
177394
Taxon name
Balaenoptera physalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Balaenoptera physalus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Balenottera comune
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetartiodactyla
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Species
physalus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
C2a(ii)
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma
Assessment ID
177393
Taxon name
Herpestes edwardsii
(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Herpestes edwardsii
(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
viverridae
Genus
Herpestes
Species
edwardsii
Species authority
(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1818)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma
Assessment ID
177392
Taxon name
Genetta genetta
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Genetta genetta
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
viverridae
Genus
Genetta
Species
genetta
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma
Assessment ID
177391
Taxon name
Ursus arctos ssp. marsicanus
Unknown
Infrarank
Ursus arctos marsicanus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos ssp. marsicanus
Unknown
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Ursus arctos marsicanus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Species
arctos ssp. marsicanus
Species authority
Unknown
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
C2a(i,ii);D
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Yes
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma
Assessment ID
177390
Taxon name
Ursus arctos ssp. arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Infrarank
Ursus arctos arctos
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos ssp. arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Ursus arctos arctos
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Species
arctos ssp. arctos
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
D
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma
Assessment ID
177389
Taxon name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ursus arctos
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Orso bruno
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Species
arctos
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
D
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma
Assessment ID
177388
Taxon name
Monachus monachus
(Hermann, 1779)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Monachus monachus
(Hermann, 1779)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
phocidae
Genus
Monachus
Species
monachus
Species authority
(Hermann, 1779)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Italy
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Italy
Country ISO code(s)
ITA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
CR
Assessment details
Year assessed
2013
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori).
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.nationalredlist.org/lista-rossa-dei-vertebrati-italiani-the-red-list-of-italian-vertebrates/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Lista Rossa Dei Vertebrati Italiani
Rondinini, C., Battistoni, A., Peronace, V., Teofili, C. (compilatori). 2013. per il volume: Lista Rossa IUCN dei Vertebrati Italiani. Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare, Roma