List of endangered species in the British Isles

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This is a list of endangered and threatened animal and plant species in the British Isles. They are endangered or have reducing populations within the British Isles and may become extinct in the future. Some suffer because of loss of habitat, but many are in decline following the introduction of foreign species, which out-compete the native species or carry disease. For example the native Red Squirrel population suffered dramatically with the introduction of the American Grey Squirrel, which carries the squirrel pox virus, while Brown Trout cannot compete with the larger and more aggressive Rainbow Trout.

See also the list of extinct animals of Britain.

This list includes the 116 species identified as requiring action plans in the Biodiversity Steering Group's report of December 1995.

Contents

[edit] Mammals

  • Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus, warm and temperate seas worldwide
  • European Hare Lepus europaeus, northern, central, and western Europe and western Asia
  • Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, northern Europe and Asia Minor
  • European Otter Lutra lutra, Asia, Africa and Europe
  • Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinium, Europe, Africa, South Asia and Australia
  • Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena, coastal waters in the Northern Hemisphere
  • Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris, Eurasia
  • Water Vole Arvicola terrestris, Great Britain, northern and central Europe and in parts of Russia

[edit] Birds

Birds currently on the Red List include the following:

[edit] Reptiles

[edit] Amphibians

[edit] Fish

[edit] Insects

[edit] Ants

[edit] Bees

[edit] Beetles

[edit] Butterflies and moths

[edit] Crickets

[edit] Damselflies

[edit] Flies

[edit] Grasshoppers

[edit] Crustaceans

[edit] Molluscs

Gastropods

Freshwater snails:

Land snails:

Bivalves

[edit] Other invertebrates

Freshwater:

Marine:

[edit] Plants

[edit] Flowering plants

[edit] Ferns

[edit] Fungi

[edit] Lichens

[edit] Mosses

[edit] Liverworts

[edit] Stoneworts

[edit] References

[edit] External links
Invertebrates
Molluscs
Crustaceans
Vertebrates
See also
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