Biota of the Isle of Man

This is a list of the known wild biota of the Isle of Man.

Non-native species are marked *, extinct species are marked †. If this status is uncertain the species is also marked ?.

Each listing follows the following format: English name (where one exists), binomial/trinomial scientific name with authorities for uncommon species, Manx name (where one exists), status.

Amphibia (amphibians)

Salamandridae (salamanders and newts)

Great crested newt, Triturus cristatus (Jolgan-leaghyr-beg) *
Smooth newt, Triturus vulgaris (Jolgan-leaghyr-beg) *
Palmate newt, Triturus helveticus (Jolgan-leaghyr-beg) *

Anura (frogs and toads)

Common toad, Bufo bufo (Beayf) *
Common frog, Rana temporaria (Rannag)

Aves (birds)

Main article: List of birds of the Isle of Man

Gaviidae (divers)

Red-throated diver, Gavia stellata
Black-throated diver, Gavia arctica
Great northern diver, Gavia immer

Podicipedidae (grebes)

Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus (Eean kereen cleayshagh)

Hydrobatidae (petrels)

Storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus (Kitty varrey)

Procellariidae (shearwaters)

Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (Scraayl)
Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis (Eean croymmagh)

Sulidae (gannets and boobies)

Gannet, Morus bassanus (Gant)

Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)

Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (Fannag)
Shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Fannag)

Ardeidae (egrets and herons)

Bittern, Botaurus stellaris†
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea (Coayr ny Hastan)

Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks)

Mute swan, Cygnus olor *
Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrynchus
Greylag goose, Anser anser (Guiy feie)
Canada goose, Branta canadensis *
Brent goose, Branta bernicla
Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna (Thunnag y scape)
Wigeon, Anas penelope (Thunnag veg feie)
Gadwall, Anas strepera (Laagh ghlass)
Teal, Anas crecca (Laagh laaghag)
Mallard, Anus platyrhynchos (Thunnag feie)
Shoveler, Anas clypeata (Thunnag ny sleryst)
Pochard, Aythya ferina (Kione mollagh)
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula (Thunnag happagh)
Scaup, Aythya marila (Thunnag varrey)
Eider, Somateria mollissima (Laagh loughlinagh)
Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis (Laagh lheeah)
Common scoter, Melanitta nigra
Velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca
Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (Laaghag hooillagh)
Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator (Thunnag cleeau yiarg)
Goosander, Mergus merganser (Laagh eeacklagh)
Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis *

Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, kites and harriers)

Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla†

Falconidae (falcons)

Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Peregrine, Falco peregrinus

Phasianidae (partridges and quail)

Red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa *
Grey partridge, Perdix perdix (Kiark rennee) *
Quail, Coturnix coturnix (Eean feie)

Tetraonidae (grouse)

Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix†
Red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus† but reintroduced

Phasianidae (pheasants)

Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus *

Rallidae (rails and crakes)

Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
Corncrake, Crex crex (Eean raip)
Coot, Fulica atra

Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)

Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus

Scolopacidae (woodcock and snipe)

Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
Snipe, Gallinago gallinago

Laridae (gulls)

Herring gull, Larsus argentatus (Foillan)
Great black-backed gull, Larsus marinus (Juan mooar)

Alcidae (auks)

Great auk, Pinguinus impennis†
Puffin, Fratercula arctica
Razorbill, Alca torda

Columbidae (pigeons)

Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus
Collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto

Tytonidae (barn owls)

Barn owl, Tyto alba

Motacillidae (wagtails)

Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
Pied wagtail, Motacilla alba yarrellii

Turdidae (thrushes)

Robin, Erithacus rubecula
Blackbird, Turdus merula (Lhondoo)
Song thrush, Turdus philomelos

Sylviidae (warblers)

Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
Goldcrest, Regulus regulus

Paridae (tits)

Blue tit, Parus caeruleus (Drean gorrym)
Great tit, Parus major (Drean mooar)
Coal tit, Parus ater (Drean kione doo)
Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Sturnidae (starlings)

Starling, Sturnus vulgaris

Corvidae (corvids)

Magpie, Pica pica
Jackdaw, Corvus monedula
Raven, Corvus corax
Carrion crow, Corvus corax
Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
Chough, Phyrocorrax phyrocorrax (Caaig)
Rook, Corvus frugilegus

Passeridae (sparrows)

House sparrow, Passer domesticus

Fringillidae (finches)

Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
Goldfinch, Carduelis chloris
Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris

Insecta (insects)

Neuroptera (lacewings)

Chrysops vulgaris
Chrysops ventralis
Hemerobius lutescens
Micromus veriegatus

Trichoptera (caddisflies)

Limnophilus auricula
Limnophilus flavicornis
Limnophilus elegans

Odonata (dragonflies)

Common hawker, Aeshna juncea
Brown hawker, Aeshna grandis
Migrant hawker, Aeshna mixta
Common darter, Sympetrum striolatum
Black darter, Sympetrum danae
Red-veined darter, Sympetrum fonscolombi
Ruddy darter, Sympetrum sanguineum
Four-spotted chaser, Libellula quadrimaculata
Downy emerald, Cordulia aenea
Keeled skimmer, Orthetrum coerulescens
Emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator
Common blue damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed damselfly, Ischnura elegans
Golden-ringed dragonfly, Cordulegaster boltonii
Large red damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Emerald damselfly, Lestes sponsa

Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)

Dark bush-cricket, Pholidoptera griseoaptera (Found only on Laxey/Lonan coast)
Speckled bush-cricket, Leptophyes punctatissima (Found only in Glen Chass, Port St. Mary)
Lesser mottled grasshopper, Stenobothrus stigmaticus (Found only on Langness)
Common green grasshopper, Omocestus viridulus (Common)

Diptera (true flies)

Bibio marci
Bibio reticulatus
Bombylius canescens
Bombylius minor, heath bee-fly
Calliphora vomitoria
Cheilosia rosarum
Machimus cowini, Manx robber fly

Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants)

Agrothereutes abbreviata
Andrena clarkella
Andrena denticulata
Andrena labilis
Bombus agrorum
Bombus lucorum
Bombus muscorum
Crabo cribarius
Dolerus liogaster
Dolerus cothurnatus
Halictus calceatus
Lissonata bellator
Myrmica ruginodis
Parabates cristatus
Pontania viminalis
Psythyrus campestris
Spilichneumon occisorius
Trichoma enecator

Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)

Pieridae (whites)

Large white, Pieris brassicae
Small white, Pieris rapae
Green-veined white, Pieris napi
Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines

Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)

Small copper, Lycaena phlaeas
Common blue, Polyommatus icarus
Holly blue, Celastrina argiolus

Satyridae (browns)

Grayling, Hipparchia semele
Speckled wood, Pararge aegeria^[1]
Meadow brown, Maniola jurtina
Wall, Lasiommata megera
Small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus

Nymphalidae (fritillaries and aristocrats)

Dark green fritillary, Argynnis aglaja
Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
Peacock, Inachis io
Comma, Polygonia c-album^[1]
Painted lady, Cynthia cardui
Ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus†

Arctiidae (woolly worm moths)

Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae

Geometridae (geometers)

Peppered moth, Biston betularia
Garden carpet, Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Silver ground carpet, Xanthorhoe montanata montanata

Sphingidae (hawkmoths)

Elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila elpenor
Death's head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos

Notodontidae (prominent moths)

Puss moth, Cerura vinula

Noctuidae (noctuids)

Silver Y, Autographa gamma f. gammina
Ingrailed clay, Diarsia mendica mendica

Hemiptera (true bugs)

Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale (Hawthorn shield bug)
Capsus meriopterus (a broom myrid)
Corixa praeusta (a water boatman)
Herris lacustris (common pondskater)
Hydrometra stagnorum (water-measurer)
Myzus cerasi
Peizodorus lituratus
Plagiognathus arbustorum
Sybsigara fossarum
Subsigara scotti
Velua currens

Mammalia (mammals)

Chiroptera (bats)

Common pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Craitnag)
Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinus
Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereri
Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii
Leisler's bat, Nyctalus leisleri
Soprano pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus (Chleayshagh)

Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)

Mountain hare, Lepus timidus †* (extinct but reintroduced) (Mwaagh Slieu)
European hare, Lepus europaeus * (uncertain if introduced) (Mwaagh Dhone)
European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus * (Conning)

Insectivora (insect-eaters)

European hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus *(accidental introduction) * (Arkan Sonney)
Pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus (Thollag Airhey) (the common shrew is not found in the Isle of Man as commonly thought)

Rodentia (rodents)

Wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus (Lugh Faiyr)
House mouse, Mus domesticus (Lugh Thie) *
Brown rat, Rattus norvegicus * (Roddan Dhone)

Carnivora (carnivores)

Stoat, Mustela erminea hibernica (Assag)
Ferret, Mustela furo (Kayt ny Giark) (known as polecats but really just feral ferrets)

Cervidae (deer)

Irish elk, Megaloceros giganteus (Feeaih Mooar) †

Pinnipedia (seals and walruses)

Grey seal, Halichoerus grypus (Raun Glass)
Common seal, Phoca vitulina (Raun) (occasional, not known to breed)

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates or hoofed mammals)

Domestic goat, Capra hircus (Goayr) *

Marsupialia (marsupials)

Red-necked wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus (Myn-changaroo) *

Cetacea (whales and dolphins)

Note that Manx nomenclature does not differentiate between species. Most cetaceans are known as 'Muc Varrey' or 'Perkin Mooar', small dolphins as 'Doraid'.

Regularly seen species

Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena (Perkin)
Bottle-nosed dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis (Doraid)
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus
Killer whale, Orcinus orca
Fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus
Minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Long-finned pilot whale, Globicephala melas (absent for several years)

Rarely seen species

Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Cuvier's beaked whale, Ziphius cavirostris
White-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus
Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus

Vagrant species

Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis
North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis
Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris
Striped dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba
False killer whale, Pseudorca crassidens
Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps

Extinct species

Grey whale, Eschrichtius robustus† († in Irish Sea c. 1700)

Domestic animals

All sorts of domesticated species have been brought to the Isle of Man by humans over the millennia. Two notable landrace breeds have evolved distinctively on the island:

Manx cat, a domestic cat (Felis catus) with genetic abbreviation of the tail, which may range from no tail at all to essentially full-size. Developed as a standardised breed in the late 19th century, the Manx cat has become a popular breed world-wide, but is in danger of diseappearing on the island itself, as it is being out-bred by other cats imported over the last century by primarily English immigrants. The long-haired variety is called the Cymric cat in some breed registries, and was primarily developed in Canada, not the Isle of Man.
Manx Loaghtan, a variety of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) with brown wool and four horns, rare outside the island and considered "at risk" by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust. The dwindling numbers of the sheep have also caused a local decline in the population of wild corvid birds called choughs – the sheep keep grasses short, making the insect prey of the birds easier to find, and the sheep dung attracts beetles preferred by the birds.

Mollusca (molluscs)

Reptilia (reptiles)

Common lizard, Zootoca vivipara (Jolgan-leaghyr)

Chondrichthyes (cartilagenous fish)

Basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus (Sharkagh Souree)

Osteichthyes (bony fish)

Brown trout, Salmo trutta
Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss *
Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
Ocean sunfish, Mola mola (recent vagrant)

Arthropoda (arthropods)

The format here is common English name (if one exists), followed by scientific name, followed by authority in brackets. There are no Manx names.

Arachnida (spiders)

218 species of Arachnids have been identified in the Isle of Man as of 1 January 2002.^[2]

Dysderidae

Dysdera erythrina (Walckenaer)
Dysdera crocata (C.L. Koch)
Harpactea hombergi (Scopoli)

Mimetidae

Ero cambridgei (Kulczynski)
Ero furcata (Villers)

Theridiidae

Episinus angulatus (Blackwall)
Dipoena inornata (O.P.-Cambridge)
Steatoda phalerata (Panzer)
Steatoda bipunctata (Linnaeus)
Theridion sisyphium (Clerck)
Theridion melanurum (Hahn)
Theridion mystaceum (L. Koch)
Paidiscura pallens (Blackwall)
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck)
Enoplognatha thoracica (Hahn)
Robertus lividus (Blackwall)
Robertus arundineti (O.P.-Cambridge)
Pholcomma gibbum (Westring)

Linyphiidae

Ceratinella brevipes (Westring)
Ceratinella brevis (Wider)
Ceratinella scabrosa (O.P.-Cambridge)
Walckenaeria acuminata (Blackwall)
Walckenaeria antica (Wider)
Walckenaeria nodosa (O.P.-Cambridge)
Walckenaeria nudipalpis (Westring)
Walckenaeria monoceros (Wider)
Walckenaeria unicornis (O.P.-Cambridge)
Walckenaeria kochi (O.P.-Cambridge)
Walckenaeria cuspidata (Blackwall)
Walckenaeria vigilax (Blackwall)
Dicymbium nigrum (Blackwall)
Dicymbium brevisetosum Locket
Dicymbium tibiale (Blackwall)
Entelecara erythropus (Westring)
Gnathonarium dentatum (Wider)
Gongylidium rufipes (Sundevall)
Dismodicus bifrons (Blackwall)
Hypomma bituberculatum (Wider)
Hypomma cornutum (Blackwall)
Metopobactrus prominulus (O.P.-Cambridge)
Baryphyma trifrons (O.P.-Cambridge)
Gonatium rubens (Blackwall)
Gonatium rubellum (Blackwall)
Maso sundevalli (Westring)
Peponocranium ludicrum (O.P.-Cambridge)
Pocadicnemis pumila (Blackwall)
Pocadicnemis juncea Locket & Millidge
Oedothorax gibbosus (Blackwall)
Oedothorax fuscus (Blackwall)
Oedothorax agrestis (Blackwall)
Oedothorax retusus (Westring)
Oedothorax apicatus (Blackwall)
Trichopterna thorelli (Westring)
Pelecopsis mengei (Simon)
Pelecopsis parallela (Wider)
Silometopus ambiguus (O.P.-Cambridge)
Silometopus elegans (O.P.-Cambridge)
Cnephalocotes obscurus (Blackwall)
Tiso vagans (Blackwall)
Tapinocyba praecox (O.P.-Cambridge)
Tapinocyba pallens (O.P.-Cambridge)
Monocephalus fuscipes (Blackwall)
Monocephalus castenipes (Simon)
Lophomma punctatum (Blackwall)
Gongylidiellum vivum (O.P.-Cambridge)
Micrargus subaequalis (Westring)
Micrargus herbigradus (Blackwall)
Erigonella hiemalis (Blackwall)
Savignia frontata (Blackwall)
Diplocephalus cristatus (Blackwall)
Diplocephalus permixtus (O.P.-Cambridge)
Diplocephalus latifrons (Blackwall)
Diplocephalus picinus (Blackwall)
Araeoncus humilis (Blackwall)
Araeoncus crassiceps (Westring)
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider)
Erigone atra (Blackwall)
Erigone promiscua (O.P.-Cambridge)
Erigone arctica (White)
Erigone longipalpis (Sundevall)
Drepanotylus uncatus (O.P.-Cambridge
Leptothrix hardyi (Blackwall)
Hilaira excisa (O.P.-Cambridge)
Halorates reprobus (O.P.-Cambridge)
Ostearius melanopygius (O.P.-Cambridge)
Porrhomma pygmaeum (Blackwall)
Porrhomma convexum (Westring)
Agyneta subtilis (O.P.-Cambridge)
Agyneta conigera (O.P.-Cambridge)
Agyneta decora (O.P.-Cambridge)
Agyneta cauta (O.P.-Cambridge)
Agyneta olivacea (Emerton)
Agyneta ramosa Jackson
Meioneta rurestris (C.L. Koch)
Meioneta saxatilis (Blackwall)
Microneta viaria (Blackwall)
Centromerus sylvaticus (Blackwall)
Centromerus prudens (O.P.-Cambridge)
Tallusia experta (O.P.-Cambridge)
Centromerita bicolor (Blackwall)
Centromerita concinna (Thorell)
Saaristoa abnormis (Blackwall)
Bathyphantes approximatus (O.P.-Cambridge)
Bathyphantes gracilis (Blackwall)
Bathyphantes parvulus (Westring)
Bathyphantes nigrinus (Westring)
Kaestneria pullata (O.P.-Cambridge)
Diplostyla concolor (Wider)
Poeciloneta variegata (Blackwall)
Drapetisca socialis (Sundevall)
Tapinopa longidens (Wider)
Floronia bucculenta (Clerck)
Taranucnus setosus (O.P.-Cambridge)
Labulla thoracica (Wider)
Stemonyphantes lineatus (Linnaeus)
Bolyphantes luteolus (Blackwall)
Lepthyphantes leprosus (Ohlert)
Lepthyphantes minutus (Blackwall)
Lepthyphantes alacris (Blackwall)
Lepthyphantes obscurus (Blackwall)
Lepthyphantes tenuis (Blackwall)
Lepthyphantes zimmermanni Bertkau
Lepthyphantes mengei (Kulczynski)
Lepthyphantes flavipes (Blackwall)
Lepthyphantes tenebricola (Wider)
Lepthyphantes ericaeus (Blackwall)
Linyphia triangularis (Clerck)
Neriene montana (Clerck)
Neriene clathrata (Sundevall)
Neriene peltata (Wider)
Microlinyphia pusilla (Sundevall)
Allomengea scopigera (Grube)

Tetragnathidae

Tetragnatha extensa (Linnaeus)
Tetragnatha montana (Simon)
Pachygnatha clercki (Sundevall)
Pachygnatha degeeri (Sundevall)
Metellina segmentata (Clerck)
Metellina mengei (Blackwall)
Metellina merianae (Scopoli)
European cave spider Meta menardi (Latreille)

Araneidae

European garden spider Araneus diadematus (Clerck)
Araneus quadratus (Clerck)
Larinioides cornutus (Clerck)
Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck)
Araniella cucurbitina (Clerck)
Araniella opisthographa (Kulczynski)
Zygiella x-notata (Clerck)
Zygiella atrica (C.L. Koch)

Lycosidae

Pardosa monticola (Clerck)
Pardosa palustris (Linnaeus)
Pardosa pullata (Clerck)
Pardosa prativaga (L. Koch)
Pardosa amentata (Clerck)
Pardosa nigriceps (Thorell)
Alopecosa pulverulenta (Clerck)
Trochosa ruricola (Degeer)
Trochosa terricola Thorell
Arctosa perita (Latreille)
Arctosa leopardus (Sundevall)
Pirata piraticus (Clerck)
Pirata latitans (Blackwall)
Pirata piscatorius (Clerck)

Pisauridae

Nursery web spider Pisaura mirabilis (Clerck)

Agelenidae

Agelena labyrinthica (Clerck)
Textrix denticulata (Olivier)
Giant house spider Tegenaria gigantea (Chamberlin & Ivie)
Tegenaria saeva (Blackwall)
Domestic house spider Tegenaria domestica (Clerck) (Mx. Doo-oallee)

Cybaeidae

Water spider Argyroneta aquatica (Clerck)

Hahniidae

Antistea elegans (Blackwall)
Hahnia montana (Blackwall)
Hahnia nava (Blackwall)

Dictynidae

Dictyna arundinacea (Linnaeus)
Dictyna latens (Fabricius)

Amaurobiidae

Amaurobius fenestralis (Stroem)
Amaurobius similis (Blackwall)
Amaurobius ferox (Blackwall)
Coelotes atropos (Walckenaer)

Liocranidae

Agroeca proxima (O.P.-Cambridge)
Scotina gracilipes (Blackwall)
Phrurolithus festivus (C.L. Koch)

Clubionidae

Clubiona reclusa (O.P.-Cambridge)
Clubiona stagnatilis (Kulczynski)
Clubiona pallidula (Clerck)
Clubiona phragmitis (C.L. Koch)
Clubiona terrestris (Westring)
Clubiona neglecta (O.P.-Cambridge)
Clubiona lutescens (Westring)
Clubiona comta (C.L. Koch)
Clubiona trivialis (C.L. Koch)
Clubiona diversa (O.P.-Cambridge)

Gnaphosidae

Drassodes lapidosus (Walckenaer)
Drassodes cupreus (Blackwall)
Haplodrassus signifer (C.L. Koch)
Scotophaeus blackwalli (Thorell)
Zelotes latreillei (Simon)
Zelotes apricorum (L. Koch)
Drassyllus lutetianus (L. Koch)
Drassyllus pusillus (C.L. Koch)
Micaria pulicaria (Sundevall)

Philodromidae

Philodromus aureolus (Clerck)
Philodromus cespitum (Walckenaer)
Tibellus maritimus (Menge)

Thomisidae

Xysticus cristatus (Clerck)
Xysticus kochi (Thorell)
Xysticus erraticus (Blackwall)
Ozyptila sanctuaria (O.P.-Cambridge)
Ozyptila trux (Blackwall)
Ozyptila atomaria (Panzer)

Salticidae

Zebra spider Salticus scenicus (Clerck)
Heliophanus cupreus (Walckenaer)
Pseudoeuophrys frontalis (Walckenaer)
Euophrys lanigera (Simon)
Sitticus saltator (Simon)

Plants

Pinophyta (conifers)

Magnoliopsida

Agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria
Alpine clubmoss, Diphasiastrum alpinum
Beech fern, Phegopteris connectilis
Blunt-leaved pondweed, Potamogeton obtusifolius
Brackish water crowfoot, Ranunculus baudotii
Burnet saxifrage, Pimpinella saxifraga
Carline thistle, Carlina vulgaris
Celery-leaved buttercup, Ranunculus sceleratus
Common bladderwort, Utricularia vulgaris
Common cow-wheat, Melampyrum pratense
Common sea lavender, Limonium vulgare
Common wintergreen, Pyrola minor
Cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccus
Dioecious sedge, Carex dioica
Dodder, Cuscuta epithymum
Dune fescue, Vulpia fasciculata
Eelgrass, Zostera marina
Fennel pondweed, Potamogeton pectinatus
Few-flowered spike rush, Eleocharis quinqueflora
Field gentian, Gentianella campestris
Floating burr-reed, Sparganium natans
Floating club-rush, Eleogiton fluitans
Grass-leaved orache, Atriplex littoralis
Greater broomrape, Orobanche rapum-genistae
Greater spearwort, Ranunculus lingua
Hare's-foot clover, Trifolium arvense
Hay-scented buckler-fern, Dryopteris aemula
Horned pondweed, Zannichellia palustris
Iceland cress, Rorippa islandica
Ivy-leaved bellflower, Wahlenbergia hederacea
Killarney filmy fern, Trichomanes speciosum
Least willow, Salix herbacea
Lesser clubmoss, Selaginella selaginoides
Lesser tussock-sedge, Carex diandra
Lesser twayblade, Neottia cordata
Lesser water-plantain, Baldellia ranunculoides
Maidenhair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris
Marsh hawk's-beard, Crepis paludosa
Marsh stitchwort, Stellaria palustris
Mountain pansy, Viola lutea
Narrow buckler-fern, Dryopteris carthusiana
Narrow-leaved water-plantain, Alisma lanceolatum
Nodding bur-marigold, Bidens cernua
Oyster plant, Mertensia maritima
Pale butterwort, Pinguicula lusitanica
Pale sedge, Carex pallescens
Parsley fern, Cryptogramma crispa
Parsley water-dropwort, Oenanthe lachenalii
Pennyroyal, Mentha pulegium
Pillwort, Pilularia globulifera
Pink water speedwell, Veronica catenata
Portland spurge, Euphorbia portlandica
Rock sea lavender, Limonium binervosum agg.
Saltmarsh flat-sedge, Blysmus rufus
Sea-purslane, Atriplex portulacoides
Sea wormwood, Seriphidium maritimum
Shepherd's cress, Teesdalia nudicaulis
Slender spike-rush, Eleocharis uniglumis
Smooth cat's-ear, Hypochaeris glabra
Spring sandwort, Minuartia verna
Stagshorn club moss, Lycopodium clavatum
Strawberry clover, Trifolium fragiferum
Tubular water-dropwort, Oenanthe fistulosa
Viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare
Western clover, Trifolium occidentale
White sedge, Carex curta
Wilson's filmy fern, Hymenophyllum wilsonii
Wood fescue, Festuca altissima
Wood melick, Melica uniflora
Wood small-reed, Calamagrostis epigejos
Wood speedwell, Veronica montana
Wood vetch, Vicia sylvatica

Nymphaeaceae (waterlilies)

Yellow water lily, Nuphar lutea

Fungi

Mycetozoa (slime moulds)

Anopodium ampullaceum
Sporormia fimetaria

62 species of dung fungi have been recorded in the Isle of Man as of 13 April 2009 by Michael J. Richardson, a British mycologist. The following are from a sample of rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) pellets collected at The Ayres on 6 January 2008.

Ascomycetes

Pezizales

Coprotus sexdecimsporus
Iodophanus carneus

Thelebolales

Thelebolus polysporus

Helotiales

Unguiculella tityrii

Sordariales

Arnium mendax
Bombardioidea stercoris
Coniochaeta hansenii
Podospora pleiospora
Schizothecium tetrasporum
Schizothecium vesticola

Microascales

Viennotidia fimicola

Pleosporales

Delitschia winteri
Sporormiella australis
Sporormiella grandispora
Sporormiella intermedia
Trichodelitschia minuta

Basidiomycetes

Agaricales

Coprinus miser
Coprinus stercoreus

Zygomycetes

Mucorales

Pilaira moreaui

Myxomycetes

Didymium difforme

References

1 2 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Isle of Man | Climate conference spots insects
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