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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
177487
Taxon name
Rattus rattus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rattus rattus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Rattus
Species
rattus
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
177486
Taxon name
Rattus norvegicus
(Berkenhout, 1769)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rattus norvegicus
(Berkenhout, 1769)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Rattus
Species
norvegicus
Species authority
(Berkenhout, 1769)
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
177485
Taxon name
Mus musculus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mus musculus
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Mus
Species
musculus
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
177484
Taxon name
Apodemus sylvaticus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Apodemus sylvaticus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Apodemus
Species
sylvaticus
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
177483
Taxon name
Apodemus flavicollis
(Melchior, 1834)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Apodemus flavicollis
(Melchior, 1834)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Apodemus
Species
flavicollis
Species authority
(Melchior, 1834)
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
177482
Taxon name
Apodemus alpicola
Heinrich, 1952
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Apodemus alpicola
Heinrich, 1952
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Apodemus
Species
alpicola
Species authority
Heinrich, 1952
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 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
177481
Taxon name
Apodemus agrarius
(Pallas, 1771)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Apodemus agrarius
(Pallas, 1771)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Apodemus
Species
agrarius
Species authority
(Pallas, 1771)
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
177480
Taxon name
Microtus liechtensteini
Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidinchedda & Veith, 2002
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microtus liechtensteini
Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidinchedda & Veith, 2002
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
microtidae
Genus
Microtus
Species
liechtensteini
Species authority
Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidinchedda & Veith, 2002
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
177479
Taxon name
Chionomys nivalis
(Martins, 1842)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chionomys nivalis
(Martins, 1842)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
microtidae
Genus
Chionomys
Species
nivalis
Species authority
(Martins, 1842)
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
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
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
177478
Taxon name
Hystrix cristata
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Hystrix cristata
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
hystricidae
Genus
Hystrix
Species
cristata
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