Abstract
Author(s): Amori, Giovanni; Castiglia, Riccardo | Abstract: Although there are various checklists of Italian mammals, there is not yet a synthesis of those mammals that are endemic to Italy. Therefore, we provide for the first time a detailed review on Italian mammal endemic species including endemic taxa deserving additional studies. This review is based on the most recent taxonomic revisions obtained using Scopus and Google Scholar databases. We also considered the age of endemic species. Some aspects of mammalian conservation are also provided and discussed.
Highlights
The terrestrial world was sub-divided into 14 biomes, and one of these corresponds to the “Mediterranean Forest, Woodlands and Shrub” (Olson et al 2011) to which Italy belongs
The aim of this work is to provide for the first time a detailed review on Italian mammal endemic species including endemic taxa deserving additional studies
Since almost all the recent taxonomic decision taken for European species of mammals arose from genetic information, the search criteria to query the database include different combinations of four keywords: “mtDNA”, “mammal”, “Italy”, “phylogeography”
Summary
The terrestrial world was sub-divided into 14 biomes, and one of these corresponds to the “Mediterranean Forest, Woodlands and Shrub” (Olson et al 2011) to which Italy belongs. A high proportion of Mediterranean animals are unique in this biome, with a quarter of mammal species being endemic (Cuttelod et al 2008, Maiorano et al 2013). According to Bilton et al (1998) Mediterranean peninsulas can be considered areas of endemism, in particular for small mammal populations, because they may represent long-term isolates undergoing allopatric speciation. Is one of the European countries with the highest species richness and endemism (Minelli et al 2006). Different checklists of species of Italian mammals have been published, which included the endemic species An exclusive work on endemic species has never been produced. The aim of this work is to provide for the first time a detailed review on Italian mammal endemic species including endemic taxa deserving additional studies
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