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Assessment ID
177384
Taxon name
Mustela erminea
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mustela erminea
Linnaeus, 1758
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Mustela
Species
erminea
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
177383
Taxon name
Meles meles
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Meles meles
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Meles
Species
meles
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
177382
Taxon name
Martes martes
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Martes martes
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Martes
Species
martes
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
177381
Taxon name
Martes foina
(Erxleben, 1777)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Martes foina
(Erxleben, 1777)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Martes
Species
foina
Species authority
(Erxleben, 1777)
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
177380
Taxon name
Lutra lutra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lutra lutra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Lontra
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Lutra
Species
lutra
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
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
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
177379
Taxon name
Lynx lynx
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lynx lynx
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Lynx
Species
lynx
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
177378
Taxon name
Felis silvestris ssp. lybica
Forster, 1780
Infrarank
Felis silvestris lybica
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Felis silvestris ssp. lybica
Forster, 1780
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Felis silvestris lybica
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Felis
Species
silvestris ssp. lybica
Species authority
Forster, 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
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
177377
Taxon name
Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1777
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Felis silvestris
Schreber, 1777
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Felis
Species
silvestris
Species authority
Schreber, 1777
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
177376
Taxon name
Vulpes vulpes
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Vulpes vulpes
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Vulpes
Species
vulpes
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
177375
Taxon name
Canis lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Canis lupus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Lupo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Canis
Species
lupus
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
D1
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