#Italy wins European Championship ##欧洲杯 #
In the Euro 2020 final, which just ended today, Italy's Jedi counterattacked, defeating England at home and winning the Delaunay Cup after 53 years.
Do you want to talk to you about ball today? Hahaha, of course not. Most of what we usually know about is Italian pizza and coffee, Italian fashion and sports cars, and the beauty and beauty of Italy. Today, Baikejun took advantage of this boom to tell you about the magical nature of Italy.
You may not expect that Italy is one of the most species-rich countries in Europe, and its level of species diversity is among the best in Europe, and there are 57,000+ animals recorded, accounting for more than one-third of all species in Europe.
Although Italy's land area is not large, because of its unique geographical environment (located in southern Europe, there are many islands), as well as unique terrain and changeable climate, it has interwoven a wonderful natural music, making it a paradise for rich and diverse species.
The question is , what are the endemic species in Italy?
There are 4777 endemic species in Italy, of which these are quite representative
Sardinian long-eared bats Plecotus sardus
In 2002, scientists discovered this endemic bat in a cave in central Sardinia. Their heads and bodies are about 45 mm long, and their ears can reach 38 mm long! The dumbo-like ears seemed to instantly weaken the bat's sense of terror, adding a hint of cuteness.
Cervus elaphus corsicanus
The Sardinian red deer, also known as the Corsican red deer, is a subspecies of the European red deer, native to Sardinia in Italy and Corsica in France. Compared to other red deer, they have shorter horns, shorter legs, a smaller body and a longer tail.
In the 1970s, the species was extinct on the French island of Corsica, and sardinia had a population of less than 250 individuals. Thanks to the efforts of scientists and the protection of many parties, the Sardinian red deer was reintroduced into Corsica in 1998, and today, this cute deer only lives on these two small islands.
Canis lupus italicus
The Italian wolf, also known as the Apennine wolf, is one of the subspecies of the gray wolf, and their fur color and skull are distinctly different from those of the common gray wolf.
Second from the left in the third row is the Italian wolf
The wolf, which can be regarded as a representative animal of Italy, as early as Roman mythology, the wolf appeared in a heroic image, feeding human babies - today, the bronze she-wolf statue standing in the city of Rome is still telling the story of the wolf's achievement in the city of Rome.
Brahmaea europaea
Its English name is called : "European owl moth", and it seems that there is no relatively academic Chinese name (if you know, tell the encyclopedia Jun Oh ~), it belongs to the genus of water wax moths in the family Lepidoptera, in all of Europe, only in southern Italy.
This species of the water wax moth family is actually mostly found in East Asia, and in Europe, it is really extremely rare.
【Various kinds of salamanders】
Italy's water system is developed and the terrain is rich, and the salamander here has grown over hundreds of millions of years and differentiated into many "local specialties", including:
Italian salamander ↓Lissotriton italicus
Sardinian salamander ↓ Euproctus platycephalus
Spectacled salamander of the genus Tetraglobine salamander (Spectacled salamander)↓Spectacled salamander (Salamandrina terdigitata)
The pattern on the abdomen can scare the opponent, and the pattern on the top of the head is like wearing glasses
The Salamander of Monte Albo caves, also found in Sardinia (Sardinia is a treasure island!). ）
The Salamander of Monte Albo Cave without lung salamanders has a smooth surface and also "breathes" with skin
【Specialty Frog】
In addition to salamanders, many frogs are also endemic to Italy:
Italian frog Rana italica ↓
Living in cold streams, caves and other places in the mountains, in winter, it will hibernate under the roots of trees.
Apennine yellow-bellied toad Bobbina pachypus ↓
The bright belly color shows their toxicity, and it looks like it is a bit tidey (I don't know if the yellow of the Lamborghini is the same as the belly color of this clam~)
Sicilian green toad Bufotes siculus ↓
The Sicilian green toad is considered a subspecies of the African green toad, which was previously only found in North Africa.
Sorex samniticus
Ursus arctos arctos↓
The Apennine brown bear in the Apennine Mountains, which lives in south-central Italy, is a subspecies of brown bear, and unlike other brown bears, they do not "concentrate" during hibernation and are intermittent. This population is relatively isolated, it is not easy to reproduce, and today, it is in a critically endangered state.
In addition to these endemic species, italy's not vast land is also inhabited by antelope, alpine marmots, lynx, sheep, crested porcupines, Mediterranean monk seals...
This rich species resource is really desirable!
If you have the opportunity to go to Italy, in addition to eating pizza and seeing famous paintings, you must go to the mountains, the sea, and the islands of that!
Wen 丨 searched for encyclopedia Jun
Figure丨inaturalist, Wikipedia, etc