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It is the national animal of Italy. [2] [3] The fauna of Italy comprises all the animal species inhabiting the territory of the Italian Republic and its surrounding waters. Italy has the highest level of faunal biodiversity in Europe, with over 57,000 species recorded, representing more than a third of all European fauna. [4] This is due to ...
Alpine marmot Common vole Yellow-necked mouse Eurasian harvest mouse. Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing.
The fauna−animals of Italy; Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. Fauna of Sardinia (1 C, 31 P) Fauna ...
English: Map of national and regional parks in Italy. Italiano: Mappa dei parchi nazionali e regionali in Italia. Date: ... Fauna of Italy; Flora of Italy; Italy;
There are 39 species of amphibians of Italy (including introduced and naturalised species) in two orders; no Caecilian is known to live in the country.
The Italian reptile fauna totals 58 species (including introduced and naturalised species). ... Zamenis lineatus – Italian Aesculapian snake DD (endemic to Italy)
National and regional parks in Italy. The national parks of Italy are protected natural areas terrestrial, marine, fluvial or lacustrine, which contain one or more intact ecosystems (or only partially altered by anthropic interventions) and/or one or more physical, geological, geomorphological, biological formations of national and international interest, for naturalistic, scientific, cultural ...
Click on the map for a fullscreen view Bioparco di Roma is a 17-hectare (42-acre) zoological garden located on part of the original Villa Borghese estate in Rome , Italy . There are 1,114 animals of 222 species maintained.