You will find listed here, in alphabetical order by common name, all the endangered species and animals and plants at risk in the British Isles from our Flora and Fauna database. This is part of what is commonly called the "Red List"
As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for.
This list of endangered British species may be incomplete as the data is a constantly changing furthermore obtaining reliable information is very difficult and open to wide interpretation. One thing is for sure, the list is growing and will continue to grow unless we do something about it!
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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| Common Name | Species | Family | Sub Order | Order |
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Adder |
Vipera berus
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Serpentes |
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Admiral, White |
Glossata |
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Anenome. Ivell's Sea, |
Nyantheae |
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Anenome. Starlet Sea, |
Nyantheae |
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Ant. Black Bog, |
Apocrita |
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Ant. Black-backed Meadow |
Apocrita |
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Ant. Narrow-headed, |
Apocrita |
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Argus, Northern Brown |
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Bat. Greater Horseshoe, |
Microchiroptera |
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Bat. Greater Mouse-eared, |
Microchiroptera |
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Beard-moss, Glaucous |
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Bee. Shrill Carder, |
Apocrita |
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Beetle, Stag |
Lucanus cervus
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Polyphaga |
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Beetle. Blue Ground, |
Adephaga |
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Beetle. Crucifix Ground, |
Adephaga |
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Beetle. Ground (type) |
Adephaga |
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Beetle. Ground, |
Adephaga |
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Beetle. Hazel Pot, |
Polyphaga |
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Beetle. Longhorn (type) |
Polyphaga |
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Beetle. Pashford Pot, |
Polyphaga |
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Beetle. Rove (type) |
Polyphaga |
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Beetle. Violet Click, |
Polyphaga |
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Bittern, Eurasian Bittern, Great Bittern |
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Blue, Large |
Glossata |
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Blue, Silver-studded |
Glossata |
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Blue, Small |
Glossata |
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Brown Hare, European Hare |
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Buff. Reddish, |
Glossata |
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Cabbage. Isle of Man, star-mustard, Wallflower cabbage |
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Cabbage. Isle-of-Man, |
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Cabbage. Lundy, |
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Capercaillie |
Tetrao urogallus
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Cisco, Arctic (Pollan) |
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Cisco, European (Vendace) |
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Copper, Large |
Glossata |
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Corncrake, Corn crake, Landrail, |
Crex crex
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Ralli |
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Cotoneaster. Wild, |
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Crayfish. White Clawed, |
Pleocyemata |
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Cricket. European Mole, |
Ensifera |
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Crossbill, Scottish Crossbill |
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Crowfoot. Three-lobed, |
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Curlew, Eurasian Stone-curlew, Stone Culew |
Burhinus oedicnemus
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Chionidi |
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Dagger, Grey, |
Glossata |
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Damselfly, Southern |
Zygoptera |
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Devil's Bolete |
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Dock. Shore, |
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Dolphin. Bottlenose, |
Odontoceti |
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Dormouse. Hazel, |
Myomorpha |
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Duke of Burgundy |
Glossata |
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Dung Beetle. Beauleu, |
Polyphaga |
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Earwort. Marsh, |
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Eyebright |
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Feather-moss. Derbyshire, |
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Fern. Killarney, |
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Flapwort. Norfolk, |
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Footman, Speckled |
Glossata |
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Fritillary, Glanville |
Glossata |
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Fritillary, Heath |
Glossata |
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Fritillary, High Brown, |
Glossata |
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Fritillary, Marsh |
Glossata |
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Fritillary, Pearl-bordered |
Glossata |
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Fritillary, Small Pearl-bordered |
Glossata |
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Fumitory. Western Ramping or Western, |
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Gentian. Early, |
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Grass Moth. Knot, |
Glossata |
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Grasshopper. Large Marsh, |
Caelifera |
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Grayling |
Glossata |
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Gyalecta. Elm's, |
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Hairstreak, Brown |
Glossata |
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Hairstreak, White-letter |
Glossata |
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Heath, Large |
Glossata |
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Heath, Small |
Glossata |
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Helleborine. Young's, |
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Hook-moss, Varnished - hamatocaulis moss |
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Hoverfly (Type) |
Brachycera |
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Hoverfly. Golden, |
Brachycera |
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Kite, Red Kite |
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Ladyfern. Newman's |
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Leech. Medicinal or European Medical, |
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Lejeunea. Atlantic, |
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Lichen. (Brown Foliose Type), |
Peltigerineae |
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Lichen. Green Specklebelly, |
Peltigerineae |
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Lichen. Orange-fruited Elm, |
Teloschistineae |
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Lichen. River jelly, |
Lecanorineae |
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Lichen. Speckled Script, |
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Lichen. Starry Breck, |
Lecanorineae |
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Lizard. Common, |
Zootoca vivipara
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Autarchoglossa |
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Lizard. Sand, |
Lacerta agilis
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Autarchoglossa |
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Marshwort. Creeping |
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Moss. Cornish Path, |
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Moss. Green Shield, |
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Moss. Many-fruited Beardless, |
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Mossy Stonewort |
Glossata |
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Moth. Greenweed Flat-body, |
Glossata |
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Moth. Netted Carpet, |
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Mugwort. Norwegian, Norway Sagewort |
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Mussel. Depressed River, |
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Mussel. Fine-lined Pea, |
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Mussel. Pearl, Eastern Pearlshell |
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Naiad. Holly-leaved, Spiny naiad |