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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Amphibia > Order: Urodela > Family: Proteidae > Genus: Proteus > Species: Proteus anguinus

Olm - Proteus anguinus Laurenti, 1768

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Vulnerable (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Habitats Directive and 2 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	47 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats	sparsely vegetated land wetlands
May also occur in	rivers and lakes
Natura 2000 species code	1186

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Vulnerable

Europe

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

Conservation status assesses every six years and for each biogeographical region the condition of habitats and species compared to the favourable status as described in the Habitats Directive. The map shows the 2013-2018 assessments as reported by EU Member State. Assessments are further detailed in the summary document available behind the link below.

Good: the species is viable and maintaining itself on a long-term basis, its natural range is not reduced, and it has a sufficient large habitat.
Poor: the species is not as critical as being unfavourable-bad, but still requires significant conservation and restoration measure to make it viable in the long-term, or to enlarged its current range, or to improve the quality and availability of its habitat.
Bad: the species is either not maintaining itself on a long-term basis and is not viable, or its natural range as been or is being drastically reduced, or its habitat is largely insufficient; the species requires major conservation and restoration measures.
Unknown: the information available for the species is scarce and does not allow a proper assessment of its conservation status.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
SI3000048	Slovenia	Dobličica	Map
SI3000052	Slovenia	Kotarjeva prepadna	Map
IT3341002	Italy	Aree Carsiche della Venezia Giulia	Map
SI3000170	Slovenia	Krška jama	Map
SI3000129	Slovenia	Rinža	Map
SI3000232	Slovenia	Notranjski trikotnik	Map
SI3000174	Slovenia	Mrzla jama pri Prestranku	Map
SI3000188	Slovenia	Ajdovska planota	Map
SI3000187	Slovenia	Petanjska jama	Map
SI3000203	Slovenia	Kompoljska jama - Potiskavec	Map
SI3000171	Slovenia	Radensko polje - Viršnica	Map
SI3000130	Slovenia	Kozja luknja	Map
SI3000204	Slovenia	Globočec	Map
SI3000207	Slovenia	Podpeška jama	Map
SI3000055	Slovenia	Stobe - Breg	Map
SI3000255	Slovenia	Trnovski gozd - Nanos	Map
SI3000263	Slovenia	Kočevsko	Map
SI3000231	Slovenia	Javorniki - Snežnik	Map
SI3000202	Slovenia	Vir pri Stični	Map
IT3340006	Italy	Carso Triestino e Goriziano	Map
SI3000075	Slovenia	Lahinja	Map
SI3000271	Slovenia	Ljubljansko barje	Map
SI3000157	Slovenia	Bobnova jama	Map
SI3000276	Slovenia	Kras	Map
SI3000062	Slovenia	Gradac	Map
SI3000009	Slovenia	Lučka jama	Map
HR2000633	Croatia	Crnačko polje	Map
HR2001133	Croatia	Ponor Bregi	Map
HR2000592	Croatia	Ogulinsko-plaščansko područje	Map
HR2001352	Croatia	Mosor	Map
HR2001128	Croatia	Antić špilja	Map
HR5000031	Croatia	Delta Neretve	Map
HR2001449	Croatia	Izvor Dropulića vrilo	Map
HR2001239	Croatia	Rudnik ugljena, Raša	Map
HR2001126	Croatia	Rokina bezdana	Map
HR2001321	Croatia	Jasena ponor	Map
HR2000648	Croatia	Drežničko polje	Map
HR2000634	Croatia	Stajničko polje	Map
HR2001238	Croatia	Bušotina za vodu, Rakonik	Map
HR2000918	Croatia	Šire područje NP Krka	Map
HR2001127	Croatia	Markarova špilja	Map
HR2001242	Croatia	Izvor Vir	Map
HR2001241	Croatia	Jama Golubinka	Map
HR2001046	Croatia	Matica-Vrgoračko polje	Map
HR2000100	Croatia	Pincinova jama	Map
SI3000338	Slovenia	Krka s pritoki	Map
HR2001507	Croatia	Izvor Krčevac	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 (EU Habitats Directive)	Annex II: animal and plant species of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation.	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
	Annex IV: animal and plant species of community interest in need of strict protection.
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species	http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Cloveska ribica	Slovenian	Gasc J.P. and al.
Covjecja ribica	Croatian	Gasc J.P. and al.
Grottenolm	German	Gasc J.P. and al.
Hulepadde	Danish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Olm	Dutch	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Olm	English	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Olm	German	Gasc J.P. and al.
Protée anguillard	French	Gasc J.P. and al.
Proteo	Italian	Gasc J.P. and al.
Proteo	Spanish	EC-DGXI.d2, ETC/NC
Proteus	English	Gasc J.P. and al.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Habitats Directive Art. 17-2006 summary
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
NOBANIS: Proteus anguinus	European Network on Invasive Alien Species
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

No external data sets available for this species

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