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Animals in Italy

28 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Italy, 7 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 28
Threatened: 7
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 174,513

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Italy?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Italy?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, eurasian beaver …
6 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
7 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
great white shark, ocean sunfish
2 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Italy?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Italy.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	3
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	32
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1,113
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	9
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	17
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	9

All animals recorded in Italy

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	63,854
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	69,898
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	1,561
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1,292
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	10,173
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	18,631
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	1,676
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1,109
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	3
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	5
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	32
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1,113
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	9
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	2
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	764
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	1,105
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	574
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	17
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	9
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	626
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	449
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	1,570
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	2
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	34
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	2
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	1
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	1

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Italy. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.