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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
177477
Taxon name
Muscardinus avellanarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Muscardinus avellanarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
gliridae
Genus
Muscardinus
Species
avellanarius
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
177476
Taxon name
Glis glis
Linnaeus, 1766
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Glis glis
Linnaeus, 1766
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
gliridae
Genus
Glis
Species
glis
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1766
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
177475
Taxon name
Eliomys quercinus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Eliomys quercinus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
gliridae
Genus
Eliomys
Species
quercinus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1766)
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
177474
Taxon name
Dryomys nitedula
(Pallas, 1778)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dryomys nitedula
(Pallas, 1778)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
gliridae
Genus
Dryomys
Species
nitedula
Species authority
(Pallas, 1778)
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
177473
Taxon name
Ondatra zibethicus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ondatra zibethicus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Ondatra
Species
zibethicus
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1766)
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
177472
Taxon name
Myodes glareolus
(Schreber, 1780)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myodes glareolus
(Schreber, 1780)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Myodes
Species
glareolus
Species authority
(Schreber, 1780)
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
177471
Taxon name
Microtus subterraneus
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1836)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microtus subterraneus
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1836)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Microtus
Species
subterraneus
Species authority
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1836)
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
177470
Taxon name
Microtus savii
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1838)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microtus savii
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1838)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Microtus
Species
savii
Species authority
(de Selys-Longchamps, 1838)
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
177469
Taxon name
Microtus multiplex
(Fatio, 1905)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microtus multiplex
(Fatio, 1905)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Microtus
Species
multiplex
Species authority
(Fatio, 1905)
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
177468
Taxon name
Microtus brachycercus
Kuzjakin, 1965
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microtus brachycercus
Kuzjakin, 1965
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Microtus
Species
brachycercus
Species authority
Kuzjakin, 1965
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
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