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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Actinopterygii > Order: Cypriniformes > Family: Cyprinidae > Genus: Rutilus > Species: Rutilus virgo

Rutilus virgo (Heckel, 1852)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe Least Concern (IUCN)
Natura 2000 sites 50 are designated for this species
Most preferred habitats
  • rivers and lakes
Natura 2000 species code 5345

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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.

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

EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode Country Site name Action
DE7136304 Germany Donauauen zwischen Ingolstadt und Weltenburg Map
DE7142301 Germany Donauauen zwischen Straubing und Vilshofen Map
DE7232301 Germany Donau mit Jura-Hängen zwischen Leitheim und Neuburg Map
DE7243301 Germany Untere Isar zwischen Landau und Plattling Map
DE7243302 Germany Isarmündung Map
DE7344301 Germany Unteres Vilstal Map
DE7635301 Germany Ampertal Map
DE6937371 Germany Naab unterhalb Schwarzenfeld und Donau von Poikam bis Regensburg Map
DE6237371 Germany Heidenaab, Creussenaue und Weihergebiet nordwestlich Eschenbach Map
DE8140372 Germany Chiemsee Map
DE7233372 Germany Donauauen mit Gerolfinger Eichenwald Map
DE7132371 Germany Mittleres Altmühltal mit Wellheimer Trockental und Schambachtal Map
DE7040371 Germany Donau und Altwässer zwischen Regensburg und Straubing Map
DE8131371 Germany Lech zwischen Hirschau und Landsberg mit Auen und Leiten Map
DE6741371 Germany Chamb, Regentalaue und Regen zwischen Roding und Donaumündung Map
DE7233373 Germany Donaumoosbäche, Zucheringer Wörth und Brucker Forst Map
DE7447371 Germany Donau von Kachlet bis Jochenstein mit Inn- und Ilzmündung Map
AT1218000 Austria Machland Süd Map
AT2111000 Austria Völkermarkter Stausee Map
AT2213000 Austria Steirische Grenzmur mit Gamlitzbach und Gnasbach Map
AT2124000 Austria Untere Lavant Map
AT1220000 Austria Feuchte Ebene - Leithaauen Map
AT1205A00 Austria Wachau Map
AT2133000 Austria Guntschacher Au Map
AT1301000 Austria Nationalpark Donau-Auen (Wiener Teil) Map
AT3122000 Austria Oberes Donau- und Aschachtal Map
AT1219000 Austria Niederösterreichische Alpenvorlandflüsse Map
AT1217A00 Austria Strudengau - Nibelungengau Map
AT1216000 Austria Tullnerfelder Donau-Auen Map
AT1202000 Austria March-Thaya-Auen Map
AT3105000 Austria Unterer Inn Map
AT1204000 Austria Donau-Auen östlich von Wien Map
AT2225000 Austria Demmerkogel-Südhänge, Wellinggraben mit Sulm-, Saggau- und Laßnitzabschnitten und Pößnitzbach Map
HR5000014 Croatia Gornji tok Drave Map
HR2001070 Croatia Sutla Map
HR2001308 Croatia Donji tok Drave Map
HR2001311 Croatia Sava nizvodno od Hrušćice Map
HR2000642 Croatia Kupa Map
HR2000394 Croatia Kopački rit Map
HR2000372 Croatia Dunav - Vukovar Map
HR2001216 Croatia Ilova Map
HR2000593 Croatia Mrežnica - Tounjčica Map
HR5000015 Croatia Srednji tok Drave Map
HR2000463 Croatia Dolina Une Map
HR2001309 Croatia Dunav S od Kopačkog rita Map
AT3132000 Austria Machland Nord Map
AT3127000 Austria Eferdinger Becken Map
HR2001506 Croatia Sava uzvodno od Zagreba Map
HR2001505 Croatia Korana nizvodno od Slunja Map
HR2001504 Croatia Gornji tok Korane Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Not listed in legal texts

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names
No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name) Catalogue of Life
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GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted) Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure

External data

No external data sets available for this species
European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Denmark
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