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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
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.
List of mammals of Italy. Marginated tortoise. Marine life of the Strait of Messina. Marsican brown bear. Microcotyle lichiae.
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.
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.
Country Name of animal Scientific name (Latin name) Picture Ref. Albania Golden eagle (national bird) Aquila chrysaetos Algeria Fennec fox (national animal) Vulpes zerda Argentina Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus Antigua and Barbuda European fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) Eretmochelys ...
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.
Agonopterix iliensis. Alucita acutata. Amata ragazzii. Ambrosi's cave salamander. Ameles fasciipennis. Amphimallon gianfranceschii. Anerastia incarnata. Apennine shrew. Apennine yellow-bellied toad.