Distribution; world
A subponto-mediterranean species, whose range extends across southern Europe and north Africa, eastwards to Asia Minor and central Asia:
AL, AT, BE, BG, BY, CH, CY, CZ, DE, ES, FR, FR-CO, GR, GR-AN, GR-DD, GR-KR, HR, HU, IT, IT-SI, LT, LU, LV, MD, MK, PL, PT, RO, RS, RU-EU, SK, SL, TR, UA, IL, IR, KZ
Abundance; world
In the light of its controversial taxonomic status [see SYSTEMATICS], and the fact that the data for this species date back from before 1950, information on its population size and trend are unknown.
Conservation status; world
Conservation status: CH - RDB0 (RE), CZ - RDB1 (CR), DE1 - RDB5 (DD), DE2 - RDB2 (EN), SL - RDB1-2 (EN), EU - RDB-DD (Nieto et al, 2014)