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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Threatened species of Hirudinidae

Threatened species of Hirudinidae

Incidence

The Medicinal Leech Hirudo medicinalis is near-threatened in most European and Eurasian countries where it once was abundant.

Broader

Threatened species of Arhynchobdellae
Unpresentable

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
(G) Subfamily
Subject
  • Societal problems » Endangered species » Endangered species
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    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J0315
    DOCID
    12003150
    D7NID
    140015
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024