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.

Contents 1 Animalia (Animals) 2 Amphibia (Amphibians) 2.1 Salamandridae (Salamanders and Newts) 2.2 Anura (Frogs and Toads) 3 Aves (Birds) 3.1 Gaviidae (Divers) 3.2 Podicipedidae (Grebes) 3.3 Hydrobatidae (Petrels) 3.4 Procellariidae (Shearwaters) 3.5 Sulidae (Gannets and Boobies) 3.6 Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) 3.7 Ardeidae (Egrets and Herons) 3.8 Anatidae (Swans, Geese and Ducks) 3.9 Accipitridae (Hawks, Eagles, Kites and Harriers) 3.10 Falconidae (Falcons) 3.11 Phasianidae (Partridges and Quail) 3.12 Tetraonidae (Grouse) 3.13 Phasianidae (Pheasants) 3.14 Rallidae (Rails and Crakes) 3.15 Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) 3.16 Scolopacidae (Waders) 3.17 Scolopacidae (Woodcock and Snipe) 3.18 Laridae Gulls 3.19 Alcidae (Auks) 3.20 Columbidae (Pigeons) 3.21 Tytonidae (Barn Owls) 3.22 Strigidae (Other Owls) 3.23 Hirundinidae (Swallows) 3.24 Motacillidae (Wagtails) 3.25 Troglodytidae (Wrens) 3.26 Prunellidae (Dunnock) 3.27 Turdidae (Thrushes) 3.28 Sylviidae (Warblers) 3.29 Paridae (Tits) 3.30 Sturnidae (Starlings) 3.31 Corvidae (Corvids) 3.32 Passeridae (Sparrows) 3.33 Fringillidae (Finches) 3.34 Emberizidae (Buntings) 4 Insecta (Insects) 4.1 Neuroptera (Lacewings) 4.2 Trichoptera (Caddisflies) 4.3 Odonata (Dragonflies) 4.4 Orthoptera (Grasshoppers & Crickets) 4.5 Dermaptera (Earwigs) 4.6 Dictyoptera (Cochroaches) 4.7 Phasmida (Stick-Insects) 4.8 Diptera (True Flies) 4.9 Coleoptera (Beetles) 4.10 Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants) 4.11 Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) 4.11.1 Pieridae (Whites) 4.11.2 Lycaenidae (Blues & Coppers) 4.11.3 Satyridae (Browns) 4.11.4 Nymphalidae (Fritillaries & Aristocrats) 4.11.5 Arctiidae (Wolly Worm Moths) 4.11.6 Geometridae (Geometers) 4.11.7 Sphingidae (Hawkmoths) 4.11.8 Notodontidae (Prominent moths) 4.11.9 Noctuidae (Noctuids) 4.12 Hemiptera (True Bugs) 5 Mammalia (Mammals) 5.1 Chiroptera (Bats) 5.2 Lagomorpha (Rabbits and Hares) 5.3 Insectivora (Insect-Eaters) 5.4 Rodentia (Rodents) 5.5 Carnivora (Carnivores) 5.6 Cervidae (Deer) 5.7 Pinnipedia (Seals and Walruses) 5.8 Primates (Primates) 5.9 Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates or Hoofed Mammals) 5.10 Marsupialia (Marsupials) 5.11 Cetacea (Whales and Dolphins) 5.11.1 Regularly seen species 5.11.2 Rarely seen species 5.11.3 Vagrant species 5.11.4 Extinct species 6 Mollusca (Molluscs) 7 Reptilia (Reptiles) 8 Chondrichthyes (Cartilagenous Fish) 9 Osteichthyes (Bony Fish) 10 Arthropoda (Arthropods) 10.1 Anostraca 10.1.1 Chirocephalidae 10.2 Arachnida (Spiders) 10.2.1 Pholcidae 10.2.2 Segestriidae 10.2.3 Dysderidae 10.2.4 Oonopidae 10.2.5 Mimetidae 10.2.6 Nesticidae 10.2.7 Theridiidae 10.2.8 Linyphiidae 10.2.9 Tetragnathidae 10.2.10 Araneidae 10.2.11 Lycosidae 10.2.12 Pisauridae 10.2.13 Agelenidae 10.2.14 Cybaeidae 10.2.15 Hahniidae 10.2.16 Dictynidae 10.2.17 Amaurobiidae 10.2.18 Liocranidae 10.2.19 Clubionidae 10.2.20 Gnaphosidae 10.2.21 Philodromidae 10.2.22 Thomisidae 10.2.23 Salticidae 11 Plantae (Plants) 12 Pinophyta (Conifers) 12.1 Cupressaceae (Cypresses) 13 Magnoliopsida 13.1 Brassicales 13.2 Nymphaeaceae (Waterlilies) 14 Fungi (Fungi) 15 Mycetozoa (Slime moulds) 16 Strophariaceae (Dung Fungi) 16.1 Ascomycetes 16.1.1 Pezizales 16.1.2 Thelebolales 16.1.3 Helotiales 16.1.4 Sordariales 16.1.5 Microascales 16.1.6 Pleosporales 16.2 Basidiomycetes 16.2.1 Agaricales 16.3 Zygomycetes 16.3.1 Mucorales 16.4 Myxomycetes 17 References

Animalia (Animals)

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)

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 (Waders)

• Curlew Numenius arguata

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

Strigidae (Other Owls)

Hirundinidae (Swallows)

• Swallow Hirundo rustica

Motacillidae (Wagtails)

• Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii

Troglodytidae (Wrens)

• Wren Troglodytes troglodytes (Drean)

Prunellidae (Dunnock)

• Dunnock Prunella modularis

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)

• Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• Goldfinch Carduelis chloris
• Greenfinch Carduelis chloris

Emberizidae (Buntings)

• Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra†

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 & 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)

Dermaptera (Earwigs)

• Common Earwig Forficula auricularia

Dictyoptera (Cochroaches)

Phasmida (Stick-Insects)

Diptera (True Flies)

• Bibio marci
• Bibio reticulatus
• Bombylius canescens
• Bombylius minor Heath Bee-fly
• Calliphora vomitoria
• Cheilosia rosarum
• Machimus cowini Manx Robber Fly

Coleoptera (Beetles)

Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, 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 & 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 & 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 (Wolly 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)

Primates (Primates)

• Human Homo sapiens (Deiney)

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)

Mollusca (Molluscs)

• Aplexa hypnorum
• Carychium minimum
• Columella edentula
• Lymnaea palustris
• Lymnaea perega
• Lymnaea truncatula
• Physa fontinalis
• Pisidium hibernicum
• Pisidium milium
• Pisidium nitidum
• Pisidium obtusale
• Pisidium pusillum
• Pisidium subtruncatulum
• Planorbis albus
• Planorbis contortus
• Planorbis spirorbis
• Punctum pygaeum
• Sphaereum corneum
• Valvata piscinalis
• Vertigo antivertigo
• Anodonta anatina (Duck Mussel)

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)

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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.

Anostraca

Chirocephalidae

• Fairy Shrimp Chirocephalus diaphanus

Arachnida (Spiders)

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

Pholcidae

• Pholcus phalangioides (Fuesslin)

Segestriidae

• Segestria senoculata (Linnaeus)

Dysderidae

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

Oonopidae

• Oonops pulcher Templeton

Mimetidae

• Ero cambridgei Kulczynski
• Ero furcata (Villers)

Nesticidae

• Nesticus cellulanus (Clerck)

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)

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Plantae (Plants)

Pinophyta (Conifers)

Cupressaceae (Cypresses)

• Common Juniper Juniperus communis

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

Brassicales

• Isle of Man Cabbage Coincya Monensis

Nymphaeaceae (Waterlilies)

• Yellow Water Lily Nuphar lutea

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Fungi (Fungi)

Mycetozoa (Slime moulds)

• Anopodium ampullaceum
• Sporormia fimetaria

Strophariaceae (Dung Fungi)

62 species of dung fungi have been recorded in the Isle of Man as of 13/04/09 my 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

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Isle of Man | Climate conference spots insects
2. ^ Welcome to Isleofman.com - The online Manx Portal