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Minelli A., Ruffo S., La Posta S. (Eds), 1993-1995Checklist delle specie della Fauna d'Italia [Checklist of the species of the Italian Fauna] Calderini Ed., Bologna. The first complete inventory of the animal species of a whole country in Europe.Records 57,422 species (56,168 invertebrates and 1,254 vertebrates).
The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern
The fauna−animals of Italy ... Italian bee; Italian sparrow; Italian wolf; M. List of mammals of Italy; Marginated tortoise; Marine life of the Strait of Messina;
Display of Italian reptiles at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria The Italian reptile fauna totals 58 species (including introduced and naturalised species). They are listed here in three systematic groups ( Sauria , Serpentes , and Testudines ) in alphabetical order by scientific name .
The Italian sparrow is the national bird of Italy.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Italy.This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English, scientific, and Italian names) follow those of the Handbook of the Birds of the World & BirdLife International Checklist.
There are 39 species of amphibians of Italy (including introduced and naturalised species) in two orders; ... Italian cave salamander, Speleomantes italicus (endemic)
The Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus [3] [4] or Canis lupus lupus [5]), also known as the Apennine wolf, [6] [7] is a subspecies of the grey wolf native to the Italian Peninsula. It inhabits the Apennine Mountains and the Western Alps , though it is undergoing expansion towards the north and east.
Ganges river dolphin (national aquatic animal) Platanista gangetica [33] Indian elephant (national heritage animal) Elephas maximus indicus [34] Indonesia: Komodo dragon (national animal) Varanus komodoensis [35] Javan hawk-eagle (national bird) Nisaetus bartelsi [35] Asian arowana (national fish) Scleropages formosus [35] Italy: Italian wolf ...