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)

Anura (frogs and toads)

Aves (birds)

Gaviidae (divers)

Podicipedidae (grebes)

Hydrobatidae (petrels)

Procellariidae (shearwaters)

Sulidae (gannets and boobies)

Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)

Ardeidae (egrets and herons)

Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks)

Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, kites and harriers)

Falconidae (falcons)

Phasianidae (partridges and quail)

Tetraonidae (grouse)

Phasianidae (pheasants)

Rallidae (rails and crakes)

Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)

Scolopacidae (waders)

Scolopacidae (woodcock and snipe)

Laridae (gulls)

Alcidae (auks)

Columbidae (pigeons)

Tytonidae (barn owls)

Hirundinidae (swallows)

Motacillidae (wagtails)

Troglodytidae (wrens)

Prunellidae (dunnock)

Turdidae (thrushes)

Sylviidae (warblers)

Paridae (tits)

Sturnidae (starlings)

Corvidae (corvids)

Passeridae (sparrows)

Fringillidae (finches)

Emberizidae (buntings)

Insecta (insects)

Neuroptera (lacewings)

Trichoptera (caddisflies)

Odonata (dragonflies)

Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets)

Dermaptera (earwigs)

Diptera (true flies)

Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants)

Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)

Pieridae (whites)

Lycaenidae (blues and coppers)

Satyridae (browns)

Nymphalidae (fritillaries and aristocrats)

Arctiidae (woolly worm moths)

Geometridae (geometers)

Sphingidae (hawkmoths)

Notodontidae (prominent moths)

Noctuidae (noctuids)

Hemiptera (true bugs)

Mammalia (mammals)

Chiroptera (bats)

Lagomorpha (rabbits and hares)

Insectivora (insect-eaters)

Rodentia (rodents)

Carnivora (carnivores)

Cervidae (deer)

Pinnipedia (seals and walruses)

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates or hoofed mammals)

Marsupialia (marsupials)

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

Rarely seen species

Vagrant species

Extinct species

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:

Mollusca (molluscs)

Reptilia (reptiles)

Chondrichthyes (cartilagenous fish)

Osteichthyes (bony fish)


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

Arachnida (spiders)

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

Pholcidae

Segestriidae

Dysderidae

Oonopidae

Mimetidae

Nesticidae

Theridiidae

Linyphiidae

Tetragnathidae

Araneidae

Lycosidae

Pisauridae

Agelenidae

Cybaeidae

Hahniidae

Dictynidae

Amaurobiidae

Liocranidae

Clubionidae

Gnaphosidae

Philodromidae

Thomisidae

Salticidae


Plants

Pinophyta (conifers)

Cupressaceae (cypresses)

Magnoliopsida

Brassicales

Nymphaeaceae (waterlilies)


Fungi

Mycetozoa (slime moulds)

Strophariaceae (dung fungi)

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

Thelebolales

Helotiales

Sordariales

Microascales

Pleosporales

Basidiomycetes

Agaricales

Zygomycetes

Mucorales

Myxomycetes


References

  1. 1 2 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Isle of Man | Climate conference spots insects
  2. Welcome to Isleofman.com - The online Manx Portal Archived May 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
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