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Catagory Sub Catagory Name Latin Name Vertebrates Mammal badger Meles meles brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus common seal Phoca vitulina common shrew Sorex araneus Daubenton’s bat Myotis daubentonii fallow deer Dama dama grey seal Halichoerus grypus hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus mountain hare Lepus timidus Natterer’s bat Myotis nattereri pine marten Martes martes pygmy shrew Sorex minutus red deer Cervus elaphus roe deer Capreolus capreolus stoat Mustela erminea water shrew Neomys fodiens weasel Mustela nivalis white-beaked dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris wild cat Felis silvestris Bird Arctic skua Stercorarius mollissima Arctic tern Sterna paradisea barn owl Tyto alba bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica bearded tit Panurus biarmicus blackcap Sylvia atricapilla black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa black-throated diver Gavia arctica blue tit Parus caeruleus brambling Fringilla montifringilla buzzard Buteo buteo chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita coal tit Parus ater common crossbill Loxia curvirostra common gull Larus canus common tern Sterna hirundo cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo curlew Numenius arquata dipper Cinclus cinclus dotterel Charadrius morinellus dunlin Calidris alpina dunnock Prunella modularis eider Somateria mollissima fieldfare Turdus pilaris gadwall Anas strepera garden warbler Sylvia borin goldcrest Regulus regulus golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos golden plover Pluvialis apricaria goldeneye Bucephala clangula goldfinch Carduelis carduelis goosander Mergus merganser goshawk Accipiter gentilis grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus great skua Stercorarius skua great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopus major great tit Parus major green woodpecker Picus viridis greenfinch Carduelis chloris greenshank Tringa nebularia grey plover Pluvialis squatarola grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea greylag goose Anser anser guillemot Uria aalge hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes hen harrier Circus cyaneus herring gull Larus argentatus house martin Delichon urbica kestrel Falco tinnunculus kingfisher Alcedo atthis kittiwake Rissa tridactyla knot Calidris canutus lapwing Vanellus vanellus lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus lesser redpoll Carduelis flammea little ringed plover Charadrius dubius little tern Sterna albifrons long-eared owl Asio otus mallard Anas platyrhynchos marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus meadow pipit Anthus pratensis merlin Falco columbarius mute swan Cygnus olor osprey Pandion haliaetus oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus peregrine Falco peregrinus pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca pied wagtail Motacilla alba pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhyncus pintail Anas acuta pochard Aythya ferina ptarmigan Lagopus mutus puffin Fratercula arctica purple sandpiper Calidris maritima quail Coturnix coturnix razorbill Alca torda red grouse Lagopus lagopus red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena redshank Tringa totanus redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus red-throated diver Gavia stellata redwing Turdus iliacus ring ouzel Turdus torquatus ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula rock pipit Anthus petrosus sand martin Riparia riparia sanderling Calidris alba scaup Aythya marila sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis shelduck Tadorna tadorna short-eared owl Asio flammeus shoveler Anas clypeata siskin Carduelis spinus Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus snipe Gallinago gallinago snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus stonechat Saxicola torquata swallow Hirundo rustica tawny owl Strix aluco teal Anas crecca tree pipit Anthus trivialis treecreeper Certia familiaris tufted duck Aythya fuligula turnstone Arenaria interpres twite Carduelis flavirostris velvet scoter Melanitta fusca water rail Rallus aquaticus waxwing Bombycilla garrulus wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe whinchat Saxicola rubetra whitethroat Sylvia communis whooper swan Cygnus cygnus wigeon Anas penelope willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix woodcock Scolopax rusticola yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Reptile adder Vipera berus common lizard Lacerta vivipara slow-worm Anguis fragilis Amphibian common frog Rana temporaria common toad Bufo bufo palmate newt Triturus helveticus smooth newt Triturus vulgaris Fish Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus Atlantic salmon Salmo salar brook lamprey Lampetra planeri common goby Pomatoschistus microps river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus sparling Osmerus eperlanus Invertebrates Beetle a carrion beetle Thanatophilus dispar a click beetle Ampedius tristis a click beetle Negastrius pulchellus a riffle beetle Stenelmis canaliculata Bug a cixiid bug Cixius caledonicus Butterfly large heath Coenonympha tullia mountain ringlet Erebia epiphron small blue Cupido minimus small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene Damsel/Dragonfly northern damselfly Coenagrion hastulatum Fly a cranefly Arctoconopa melampodia a cranefly Molophilus pusillus a cranefly Tipula laetabilis a dance fly Hilaria medeteriformis a dance fly Hilaria submaura a dung fly Eroneura argus a fungus gnat Boletina silvatica a hoverfly Cheilosia sahlbergi a hoverfly Parasyrphus nigritarsis a hoverfly Sphaerophoria loewi a muscid fly Spilogona alpica a muscid fly Thricops separ Millipede a millipede Nanogona polydesmoides Mollusc dog whelk Nucella lapillus horse mussel Modiolus modiolus silky snail Ashfordia granulata slender slug Malacolimax tenellus small amber snail Succinea oblonga Moth a micro-moth Ancylis tineana a micro-moth Aphelia unitana a micro-moth Apotomis infida a micro-moth Callisto coffeella a micro-moth Depressaria silesiaca a micro-moth Dichomeris juniperella a micro-moth Eana argentana a micro-moth Elachista orstadii a micro-moth Exaeretia ciniflonella a micro-moth Pancalia schwarzella a micro-moth Rhigognostis incarnatella a micro-moth Stigmella dryadella a micro-moth Xystophora pulveratella a plume-moth Pselnophorus heterodactyla broad-bordered white underwing Anarta melanopa broom-tip Chesias rufata grey scalloped bar Dyscia fagaria northern arches Apamea zeta Kentish glory Endromis versicolora Rannoch brindled beauty Lycia lapponaria Rannoch sprawler Brachionycha nubeculosa slender striped rufous Coenocalpe lapidata small dark yellow underwing Anarta cordigera Welsh clearwing Synanthedon scoliaeformis Spider a money spider Rhaebothorax paetulus a spider Dictyna major a spider Dipoena torva a spider Haplodrassus soerenseni a spider Robertus scoticus Vascular Plants Vascular Plants alpine catchfly Lychnis alpina alpine fleabane Erigeron borealis alpine forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris alpine gentian Gentiana nivalis alpine milk-vetch Astragalus alpinus alpine pearlwort Sagina saginoides alpine sow-thistle Cicerbita alpina alpine woodsia Woodsia alpina blue heath Phyllodoce caerulea bog hair grass Deschampsia setacea bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa bristle sedge Carex microglochin brown bog-rush Schoenus ferrugineus close-headed alpine sedge Carex norvegica Dickie’s bladder fern Cystopteris dickieana drooping saxifrage Saxifraga cernua eelgrass Zostera marina greater yellow-rattle Rhinanthus angustifolius heath cudweed Gnaphalium sylvaticum Issleri’s clubmoss Diphasiastrum issleri ivy-leaved crowfoot Ranunculus hederaceus purple colt’s-foot Homogyne alpina purple oxytropis Oxytropis halleri Rannoch rush Scheuchzeria palustris river water-crowfoot Ranunculus fluitans rock speedwell Veronica fruticans slender creeping spearwort Ranunculus reptans snow pearlwort Sagina nivalis sticky catchfly Lychnis viscaria whorled Solomon’s seal Polygonatum verticillatum wild hyacinth Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wilson’s filmy-fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii yellow oxytropis Oxytropis campestris Lower Plants Liverwort British featherwort Plagiochila britannica channelled crystalwort Riccia canaliculata ciliate earwort Scapania praetervisa fragile frillwort Fossombronia fimbriata Hooker’s flapwort Haplomitrium hookeri Pearson’s fingerwort Lepidozia pearsonii straw prongwort Herbertus stramineus Western frostwort Gymnomitrion crenulatum Moss alpine comb-moss Ctenidium procerrimum alpine pottia Tortula leucostoma archangelic thread-moss Bryum archangelicum Baltic bryum Bryum marrattii bent-stem hook-moss Callialaria curvicaulis black mountain grimmia Schistidium atrofuscum blue dew-moss Saelania glaucescens bog moss Sphagnum spp bristle-leaf Brachydontium trichodes dimorphous tamarisk-moss Heterocladium dimorphum dingy grimmia Grimmia unicolor Dixon’s thread-moss Bryum dixonii dwarf blindia Blindia caespiticia dwarf bristle-moss Orthotrichum pumilum dwarf mouse-tail moss Myurella tenerrima flat-rock grimmia Grimmia ovalis Haller’s feather-moss Campylophyllum halleri Himalayan fringe-moss Racomitrium himalayanum Knowlton’s thread-moss Bryum knowltonii large white-moss Leucobryum glaucum Lawers feather-moss Brachythecium trachypodium Lawers thread-moss Bryum lawersianum lesser squirrel-tail moss Habrodon perpusillus long-leaved tail-moss Anomodon longifolius many-fruited dog-tooth Cynodontium polycarpon Norway screw-moss Syntrichia norvegica revolute plait-moss Hypnum revoltum river thread-moss Bryum riparium robust tufa-moss Hymenostylium insigne rugged collar-moss Splachnum vasculosum slender tail-moss Anomodon attenuatus Starke’s feather-moss Brachythecium starkei Stirton’s thread-moss Bryum stirtonii tongue-leaved gland-moss Tayloria lingulata turgid scorpion-moss Scorpidium turgescens Vaucher’s plait-moss Hypnum vaucheri Warburg’s moss Molendoa warburgii waved fork-moss Dicranum bergeri Stonewort rugged stonewort Chara rudis Fungi & Lichens Fungus a bolete fungus Boletus citrinovirens a bolete fungus Boletus junquilleus a bolete fungus Leccinum vulpinum a bracket fungus Hapalopilus salmonicolor a fairy club Clavaria zollingeri a false morel Gyromitra infula a milk cap Lactarius musteus a milk cap Lactarius terenopus a russula fungus Russula amethystina a russula fungus Russula aurantiaca a russula fungus Russula badia a russula fungus Russula cessans a russula fungus Russula decolorans a russula fungus Russula lundellii a russula fungus Russula nana a russula fungus Russula polychroma a russula fungus Russula scotica a russula fungus Russula vinosa a russula fungus Russula violaceoides a rust Nyssopsora echinata a rust Puccinia oxyriae a slime mould Dianema nivale a slime mould Diderma lyalli a slime mould Diderma trevelyanii a slime mould Lamproderma carestiae a slime mould Lamproderma sauteri a slime mould Lepidoderma carestianum a slime mould Physarum mucosum a smut Urocystis trientalis an agaric fungus Amanita nivalis an agaric fungus Calocybe onychina an agaric fungus Collybia acervata an agaric fungus Cortinarius allutus an agaric fungus Cortinarius caledoniensis an agaric fungus Cortinarius claricolor an agaric fungus Cortinarius crassus an agaric fungus Cortinarius cyanites an agaric fungus Cortinarius decolorans an agaric fungus Cortinarius fervidus an agaric fungus Cortinarius laniger an agaric fungus Cortinarius limonius an agaric fungus Cortinarius saginus an agaric fungus Cortinarius scaurus an agaric fungus Cortinarius violaceus an agaric fungus Entoloma bloxamii an agaric fungus Fayodia bisphaerigera an agaric fungus Galerina antheliae an agaric fungus Galerina myriadophylla an agaric fungus Inocybe jacobi an agaric fungus Mycena purpureofusca an agaric fungus Mycena rosella an agaric fungus Pholiota astragalina an agaric fungus Porpoloma metapodium an agaric fungus Psathyrella caput-medusae an agaric fungus Psathyrella rannochii an agaric fungus Stagnicola perplexa an agaric fungus Tephrocybe fuscipes an agaric fungus Tricholoma focale an agaric fungus Tricholoma robustum an agaric fungus Tricholoma stans an agaric fungus Xeromphalia campanella an agaric fungus Xeromphalia caulicinalis an ascomycete fungus Cudonia circinans an ascomycete fungus Flavoscypha cantharella an ascomycete fungus Flavoscypha phlebophora an ascomycete fungus Microglossum atropurpureum an ascomycete fungus Sarcoleotia turficola golden russula Russula aurea pale chanterelle Cantharellus pallens pedicelled puffball Lycoperdon caudatum a lichen Acrocordia cavata a lichen Amelia andreaeicola a lichen Amelia grisea a lichen Anaptychia ciliaris subsp. Ciliaris a lichen Bacidia subincompta a lichen Biatorella hemisphaerica a lichen Biatoridium monasteriense a lichen Bryonora curvescens a lichen Buellia insignis a lichen Caloplaca cinnamomea a lichen Catapyrenium daedaleum a lichen Catillaria gilbertii a lichen Chaenotheca gracilenta a lichen Chaenotheca xyloxena a lichen Cladonia mitis a lichen Cladonia uncialis ssp uncialis a lichen Collema ceraniscum a lichen Collema parvum a lichen Halecania alpivaga a lichen Halecania bryophila a lichen Halecania micacea a lichen Japewia tornoensis a lichen Lecanora atromarginata a lichen Lecanora epibryon a lichen Lecanora frustulosa a lichen Lecidella wulfenii a lichen Leptogium saturninum a lichen Micarea crassipes a lichen Pachyphiale fagicola a lichen Parmelia acetabulum a lichen Peltigera venosa a lichen Pertusaria glomerata a lichen Phaeophyscia endococcinea a lichen Polyblastia sendtneri a lichen Protoparmelia atriseda a lichen Psora globifera a lichen Schadonia fecunda a lichen Sclerophora nivea a lichen Strangospora deplanata a lichen Toninia coelestina a lichen Toninia rosulata Caledonian pannaria Pannaria ignobilis reindeer lichen Cladonia sub-genus Cladina rusty alpine psora Psora rubiformis Species that have not been recorded in Tayside for at least thirty years have in most cases been omitted from this list. For the majority of these it is unclear whether they still persist and little is known about them. Vagrant species and rare passage migrants have also been excluded. List prepared by Perth Museum Biological Records Centre. Based on Leaper, G. (1999) “Biodiversity of Tayside - A Preliminary Assessment of Priority Habitats“ and species and data supplied by SNH Natural Heritage Data Unit.

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