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. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
2. |
Angular Rough Shark
|
Oxynotus centrina |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
3. |
Atlantic Cod
|
Gadus morhua |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
4. |
Atlantic Halibut
|
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
Fishes |
Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska) |
5. |
Audouin's Gull
|
Larus audouinii |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
6. |
Balearic Shearwater
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States) |
7. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
8. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
9. |
Beluga
|
Delphinapterus leucas |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
10. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
11. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
12. |
Blue Skate
|
Dipturus batis |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
13. |
Bottlenose Skate
|
Rostroraja alba |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
14. |
Broad Sea Fan
|
Eunicella verrucosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Algeria, France, Ireland, Italy, Mauritania, Morocco, Spain, United Kingdom, Western Sahara |
15. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
16. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
17. |
Cerambyx Longicorn
|
Cerambyx cerdo |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
18. |
Chinese Water Deer
|
Hydropotes inermis |
Mammals |
China, France, Korea, United Kingdom |
19. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
20. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
21. |
Cornish Path Moss
|
Ditrichum cornubicum |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
22. |
Dark Guest Ant
|
Anergates atratulus |
Insects |
Europe |
|
23. |
Dartford Warbler
|
Sylvia undata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
24. |
Deepwater Spiny Dogfish
|
Centrophorus squamosus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe |
25. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
26. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
27. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
28. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
29. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
30. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
31. |
European Eel
|
Anguilla anguilla |
Fishes |
European coasts from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Russia), Rivers of the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas |
32. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
33. |
Fea's Petrel
|
Pterodroma feae |
Birds |
Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Ireland, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Western Sahara |
34. |
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
|
Margaritifera margaritifera |
Clams |
Europe |
35. |
Frilled Shark
|
Chlamydoselachus anguineus |
Fishes |
Angola, Australia, Chile, France, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States (California) |
36. |
Gillaroo
|
Salmo stomachicus |
Fishes |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
37. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
38. |
Gwyniad
|
Coregonus pennantii |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
39. |
Haddock
|
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
40. |
Hooded Seal
|
Cystophora cristata |
Mammals |
Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
41. |
Ivory Gull
|
Pagophila eburnea |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
42. |
Large-eyed Rabbitfish
|
Hydrolagus mirabilis |
Fishes |
France, Iceland, Ireland, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Western Sahara |
43. |
Little Bustard
|
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
44. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
|
45. |
Long-nosed Skate
|
Dipturus oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
46. |
Many-fruited Beardless Moss
|
Weissia multicapsularis |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
47. |
Marsh Earwort
|
Jamesoniella undulifolia |
Plants |
Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
48. |
Metatrichoniscoides celticus
|
Metatrichoniscoides celticus |
Crustaceans |
United Kingdom |
49. |
Myrmica hirsuta
|
Myrmica hirsuta |
Insects |
United Kingdom |
50. |
Narwhal
|
Monodon monoceros |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United Kingdom |
51. |
Pollan
|
Coregonus pollan |
Fishes |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
52. |
Porbeagle
|
Lamna nasus |
Fishes |
Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
53. |
Portuguese Dogfish
|
Centroscymnus coelolepis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) |
54. |
Powan
|
Coregonus clupeoides |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
55. |
Rabbitfish
|
Chimaera monstrosa |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
56. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
57. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
58. |
Salvelinus mallochi
|
Salvelinus mallochi |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
59. |
Salvelinus lonsdalii
|
Salvelinus lonsdalii |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
60. |
Salvelinus killinensis
|
Salvelinus killinensis |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
61. |
Salvelinus grayi
|
Salvelinus grayi |
Fishes |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
62. |
Salvelinus youngeri
|
Salvelinus youngeri |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
63. |
Salvelinus gracillimus
|
Salvelinus gracillimus |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
64. |
Salvelinus willoughbii
|
Salvelinus willoughbii |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
65. |
Salvelinus struanensis
|
Salvelinus struanensis |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
66. |
Salvelinus perisii
|
Salvelinus perisii |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
|
67. |
Salvelinus maxillaris
|
Salvelinus maxillaris |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
68. |
Schelly
|
Coregonus stigmaticus |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
69. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
70. |
Sonaghen
|
Salmo nigripinnis |
Fishes |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
71. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
72. |
Sorbus pseudofennica
|
Sorbus pseudofennica |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
73. |
Sorbus leyana
|
Sorbus leyana |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
74. |
Sorbus leptophylla
|
Sorbus leptophylla |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
75. |
Sorbus eminens
|
Sorbus eminens |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
76. |
Sorbus bristoliensis
|
Sorbus bristoliensis |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
77. |
Sorbus arranensis
|
Sorbus arranensis |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
78. |
Sorbus wilmottiana
|
Sorbus wilmottiana |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
79. |
Sorbus anglica
|
Sorbus anglica |
Plants |
Ireland, United Kingdom |
80. |
Sorbus vexans
|
Sorbus vexans |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
81. |
Sorbus subcuneata
|
Sorbus subcuneata |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
82. |
Southern Damselfly
|
Coenagrion mercuriale |
Insects |
Africa, Europe |
83. |
Starlet Sea Anemone
|
Nematostella vectensis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
84. |
Steller's Eider
|
Polysticta stelleri |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
85. |
Thamnobryum angustifolium
|
Thamnobryum angustifolium |
Plants |
United Kingdom |
86. |
Vendace
|
Coregonus vandesius |
Fishes |
United Kingdom |
87. |
Western Barbastelle
|
Barbastella barbastellus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
88. |
White-clawed Crayfish
|
Austropotamobius pallipes |
Crustaceans |
Europe |
|