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COTICLUSION

taxonomic uniqueness ofMediterranean insular mammals as compared to
the continental European fauna, conspired to give them a high conservation
rele...,ance. Some of these are 'anthropochorous' taxa andare listed in national and
intemational conservation lists, such as the IUCN Red List, andare protected by
inteJnational treaty such as the Bern Convention (Tab. I). In Italy, for instance, fìve
ofsuch taxa are induded among the 22 most threatened mammals ofthe country
(Bulgarini et al., 1998). Being unlikely that such taxa could be defìned as ESU's
(Evolutionary Signifìcant Units) (Crandall et al., 2000; Fraser and Bernatchez,
200 1), they should be lower ranked in the conservation agenda. It has been suggested
to e::ìclude 'antropochorous' taxa in national and international red lists (Gippoliti
and Amori, 2002a), when considering the conservation staUts oftrue endemie taxa.
Eve11 at the nationallevel, strategies should aim at protecting species internationally
recognised as worthy of conservation priorities (Gippoliti and Amori, 2002b),
espedally in a biodiversity hotspot such as the Mediterranean Basin.

T ab. I 'Endemie' raxa of rbe Mediterranean islands and rbeir conservation status. Sysremaric sources: Amori et al.,

1999; Corbet, 1978, 1984; Garcia-Perea and Gisberr, 1997; Klysrufek and Vohralik, 2001; Sarà, 1998; Wilson and
Reedei, l993. Legislation starus ffom: Bulgarini et al., 1998; IUCN, 2002; Spagnesi and Zamborri, 2001.

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TAXO:N ISLAND JUCN BERN ITALIAN
(2002) CONVENTION REDBOOK

INSECTNORA Djerba II as C. russu!tt cypria vu
Atelerì:x algirus girbaensis Balearic Il vu
Ateleri:x<t/gims vagrms Malta
Ateleri:x ttlgims fo!IA:x Cyprus vu
Hemiecbinus aurims dorothen Sicily
Erùzaceus europaeus conso!ei Crete
Erinaa!ltJ conco/or nesiotes Rhodes, Lesbos, ere.
Erinace:tJ concolor rhodìus Djerba
Pamechinus aethìopicus blanm!is Sardinia
Szmcus etruscus pttcbyums Ibiza
C.'rocidura russula ibicemis Sardinia
Cmcidura russula idmusae 1 Corsica
Crocidum mal!em'em
Crocidura sicula Malta
Crocidura sual!eolens canea
Crocidtmt swweolens balearica Minorca
Crocidura suaveo!ms C)priae
Crocidura suaveo!ms ariadnc Crete
Crocidttlil zimmernunn1i
Sicily, Sardinia
LAGOMORPHA Crete
OIJ'Ctolagus cunicu!us bu:dey Sardinia
Q,ycto!agus CllllÌcu!us cuossius Stampalia
Lepus capensis mediternmeus Cyprus
Lepus europrteus gbìgii Crete
Lepus europaeus CJprìus
Lepus europilew creticus

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