Distribution; world
Europe and north Africa, eastwards to the Caucasus, central and eastern Asia. Introduced to North and South America and New Zealand. The Danish records refer to the island of Bornholm:
AD, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, FI, FR, GR, GR-AN, HR, HU, IT, IT-SA, IT-SI, MD, PL, PT, RU, RO, RS, RU, RU-EU, SK, SL, UA, AZ, CN, GE, IN, IR, JP, KZ, MN, PK, TM, TR, US, AU, NZ
Conservation status; world
Conservation status: CH - RDB3 (VU), MD - RDB3 (VU)