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National Geographic - Wildlife of Italy - New Documentary HD 2021 Italy has the highest level of faunal biodiversity in Europe, with more than 57,000 species recorded, accounting for more than a third of all European fauna. This is due to various factors. The Italian peninsula is located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, forming a corridor between Central Europe and North Africa, and has 8000 km of coastline. Italy also receives views from the Balkans, Eurasia, and the Middle East. The diverse geological structure of Italy, including the Alps and Apennines, central Italian forests and southern Italian Gariga and Poppies thickets, also contributes to a high diversity of climate and habitat. There are 102 species of mammals in Italy. Some of the species are Alpine marmot, forest dormouse, Etruscan shrew (the smallest mammal in the world), European snow vole and Schreiber's long-toed bat. Well-known large mammals are the Eurasian lynx, Italian wolf, Martian brown bear, Pyrenean chamois, Alpin
