Priority type of community interest
In the European Union, those animal and plant species are listed as a priority type of Community interest for which the European Union bears a special responsibility in view of their global distribution and for which protective measures must be introduced quickly in the face of a strong threat. Priority species are listed in Appendix II of the Habitats Directive and are marked there with the symbol "*". The initiation of measures to protect priority species is seen as a common task for all member states.
List of Priority Types of Community Interest
All Priority Types of Community Interest are listed below (as of January 1, 2007).
Animals
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Marmota marmota | Alpine marmot | Mammals | only subspecies M. m. latirostris |
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Pteromys volans | European flying squirrel | Mammals | |
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Spermophilus suslicus | Pearl pebbles | Mammals | |
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Microtus oeconomus | Nordic vole | Mammals | only subspecies M. o. arenicola and M. o. mehelyi |
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Alopex lagopus | polar fox | Mammals | |
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Canis lupus | wolf | Mammals | not all populations |
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Ursus arctos | brown bear | Mammals | not all populations |
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Gulo gulo | wolverine | Mammals | |
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Mustela Lutreola | European mink | Mammals | |
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Lynx pardinus | Iberian lynx | Mammals | |
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Monachus monachus | Mediterranean monk seal | Mammals | |
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Phoca hispida saimensis | Saimaa ringed seal | Mammals | |
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Cervus elaphus | Red deer | Mammals | only subspecies C. e. corsicanus |
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Bison bonasus | Bison | Mammals | |
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Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica | Pyrenean Ibex | Mammals | |
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Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata | Abruzzo chamois | Mammals | |
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Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica | Tatra chamois | Mammals | |
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Caretta caretta | Loggerhead sea turtle | Reptiles | |
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Chelonia mydas | Green turtle | Reptiles | |
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Gallotia simonyi | El Hierro giant lizard | Reptiles | |
| Coluber cypriensis | Cyprus snake | Reptiles | ||
| Natrix natrix | grass snake | Reptiles | only subspecies N. n. cypriata | |
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Macrohabena schweizeri | Cycladic viper | Reptiles | |
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Vipera ursinii macrops | Balkan meadow viper | Reptiles | |
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Vipera ursinii rakosiensis | Hungarian meadow viper | Reptiles | |
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Salamandra atra aurorae | Aurora alpine salamander | Amphibians | |
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Proteus anguinus | Grotto olm | Amphibians | |
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Alytes muletensis | Mallorca Midwifery Toad | Amphibians | |
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Pelobates fuscus | Common Garlic Toad | Amphibians | only subspecies P. f. insubricus |
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Acipenser naccarii | Adriatic sturgeon | fishes | |
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Acipenser sturio | European sturgeon | fishes | |
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Coregonus oxyrhynchus | North Sea Bill | fishes | anadromous populations in certain areas of the North Sea |
| Ladigesocypris ghigii | Ghizani | fishes | ||
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Phoxinus percnurus | Marsh minnow | fishes | |
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Valencia hispanica | Valencian Parrot | fishes | |
| Valencia letourneuxi | fishes | |||
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Romanichthys valsanicola | Bullhead | fishes | |
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Austropotamobius torrentium | Stone cancer | Crayfish | |
| Armadillidium ghardalamensis | Woodlice | |||
| Carabus menetriesi pacholei | Beetle | |||
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Carabus olympiae | Beetle | ||
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Osmoderma eremita | Russian beetles | Beetle | |
| Phryganophilus ruficollis | Beetle | |||
| Pseudogaurotina excellens | Beetle | |||
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Rosalia alpina | Alpine buck | Beetle | |
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Callimorpha quadripunctata | Spanish flag | Butterflies | |
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Aglais vaualbum | Butterflies | ||
| Xylomoia strix | Butterflies | |||
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Helicopsis striata austriaca | Austrian heather snail | Snails | |
| Lampedusa melitensis | Snails | |||
| Paladilhia hungarica | Snails |
plants
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Lower plants
| image | scientific name | German name | family | comment |
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| Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum | Pottiaceae | |||
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Marsupella profunda | Gymnomitriaceae | ||
| Echinodium spinosum | Echinodiaceae | |||
| Thamnobryum fernandesii | Neckeraceae |
literature
- Text of the current guideline, status 2007 with references to other languages and versions (as pdf (PDF) )