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The Italian wolf, which inhabits the Apennine Mountains and the Western Alps, features prominently in Latin and Italian cultures, such as in the legend of the founding of Rome. [1] 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 ...
The flora of Italy was traditionally estimated to comprise about 5,500 vascular plant species. [3] However, as of 2019, 7,672 species are recorded in the second edition of the flora of Italy and in its digital archives Digital flora of Italy. [4] In particular, 7,031 are autochthonous and 641 are non native species widely naturalized since more ...
Order: Rodentia (rodents) 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. Suborder: Hystricognathi.
M. List of mammals of Italy. Marginated tortoise. Marine life of the Strait of Messina. Marsican brown bear. Microcotyle lichiae.
The flora of the Alps are diverse. In the mountains, the vegetation gradually changes with altitude, sun exposure, and location on the mountain. There are five successive life zones, each with distinct landscapes and vegetation characteristics: premontane, montane, subalpine, alpine, and alvar. [citation needed]
The Italian sparrow is the national bird of Italy. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Italy. The avifauna of Italy included a total of 577 species recorded in the wild by March 2024, according to Avibase. Of these species, 13 have been introduced by humans, one has been extirpated, and four others have not been recorded since before ...
Salamandridae. Sardinian brook salamander, Euproctus platycephalus (endemic) Alpine salamander, Salamandra atra. Lanza's alpine salamander, Salamandra lanzai. Fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra. Spectacled salamander, Salamandrina terdigitata (endemic) Italian crested newt, Triturus carnifex. Smooth newt, Lissotriton vulgaris.
Vipera (Rhinaspis) ammodytes – horned viper LC. Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis – asp viper LC. Vipera (Pelias) berus – European adder LC. Vipera (Acridophaga) ursinii – Orsini's viper VU. Vipera walser - Walser's viper. Zamenis lineatus – Italian Aesculapian snake DD (endemic to Italy) Zamenis longissimus – Aesculapian snake LC.