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Hirudo medicinalis

Hirudo medicinalis

European Medicinal Leech(+2)·Linnaeus, 1758

GBIF:176727238

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near threatened

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions. Available in 2 languages. 1 preferred.

engEuropean Medicinal Leecheng★fraSangsue MédicinalefrafraSangsue Officinalefra

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide. This taxon has names in 2 languages. 1 name preferred.

engEuropean Medicinal Leech
eng★ preferred
fraSangsue Médicinale
fra
fraSangsue Officinale
fra

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AnimaliaAnnelidaClitellataArhynchobdellidaHirudinidaeHirudoHirudo medicinalis

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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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Established in 1964, the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species.

The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity. Far more than a list of species and their status, it is a powerful tool to inform and catalyse action for biodiversity conservation and policy change, critical to protecting the natural resources we need to survive. It provides information about range, population size, habitat and ecology, use and/or trade, threats, and conservation actions that will help inform necessary conservation decisions.

The IUCN Red List is used by government agencies, wildlife departments, conservation-related non-governmental organisations (NGOs), natural resource planners, educational organisations, students, and the business community. The Red List process has become a massive enterprise involving the IUCN Global Species Program staff, partner organisations and experts in the IUCN Species Survival Commission and partner networks who compile the species information to make The IUCN Red List the indispensable product it is today.

IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 2025-11-12. https://doi.org/10.15468/0qnb58 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-17.

CC BYPublished 11/12/2025View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
176727238
Dataset Key
19491596-35ae-4a91-9a98-85cf505f1bd3
Origin
source
Backbone Key
2308887
Taxon ID
10190
Last Crawled
6/9/2026
Last Interpreted
6/9/2026
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