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WildBristol.uk - Discovering Wildlife in Bristol

Species Groups

Group Description

In the UK there are over 70,000 species of organism. I estimate that somewhere between 1/3 and 1/2 exist in the Bristol Region. Here are the ones I have so far discovered.

According to NBN (National Biodiversity Network) there are:

  • 42,929 species of Animal (Animalia)
  • 405 species of Bacteria
  • 3,727 species of Chromista
  • 18,587 species of Mushroom (Fungi)
  • 9,676 species of Plant (Plantae)
  • 676 species of Protozoa

All together that adds up to 76,000. This number is however incorrect because NBN store information of wildlife from around the world along with Britain's.

SubGroups

name latinname species sightings media image
Algae Alga 9 11 64 image for Algae
Amphibians Amphibia 5 84 387 image for Amphibians
Amphipods Amphipoda 3 5 19 image for Amphipods
Arachnids Arachnida 102 337 1416 image for Arachnids
Bees, Wasps and Ants Hymenoptera 185 621 3489 image for Bees, Wasps and Ants
Beetles Coleoptera 156 330 1346 image for Beetles
Birds Aves 70 410 1316 image for Birds
Booklice Psocoptera 2 5 33 image for Booklice
Bugs Hemiptera 131 316 1226 image for Bugs
Butterflies 28 215 784 image for Butterflies
Caddisflies Trichoptera 2 2 9 image for Caddisflies
Caterpillars 8 26 112 image for Caterpillars
Craneflies Tipulidae 15 26 100 image for Craneflies
Crickets / Grasshoppers Orthoptera 11 71 231 image for Crickets / Grasshoppers
Dragonflies and Damselflies Odonata 16 69 226 image for Dragonflies and Damselflies
Ferns and Fern-allies Pteridophyta 30 169 444 image for Ferns and Fern-allies
Fish Pisces 4 5 14 image for Fish
Flies Diptera 159 362 1342 image for Flies
Grasses, Rushes, Sedges etc. Poales 139 480 1322 image for Grasses, Rushes, Sedges etc.
Hoverflies Syrphidae 54 274 1028 image for Hoverflies
Lacewings Neuroptera 2 2 18 image for Lacewings
Lichen 48 85 235 image for Lichen
Liverwort Marchantiophyta 17 38 142 image for Liverwort
Mammals Mammalia 12 40 155 image for Mammals
Mayflies Ephemeroptera 4 6 16 image for Mayflies
Molluscs Mollusca 35 112 304 image for Molluscs
Moss Bryophyta 70 134 524 image for Moss
Moths 107 233 827 image for Moths
Mushrooms Fungi 50 82 321 image for Mushrooms
Myriapoda 15 47 184 image for Myriapoda
Non-biting Midges Chironomidae 1 1 6 image for Non-biting Midges
Other creepy crawlies 2 7 35 image for Other creepy crawlies
Reptiles Reptilia 1 2 6 image for Reptiles
Sawflies Symphyta 29 63 364 image for Sawflies
Scorpionflies Mecoptera 2 4 12 image for Scorpionflies
Slime Moulds Myxogastrea 2 2 18 image for Slime Moulds
Springtails Collembola 18 32 270 image for Springtails
Thrips Thysanoptera 2 3 14 image for Thrips
Trees, shrubs 358 1007 5587 image for Trees, shrubs
Wild Flowers 1033 5090 17849 image for Wild Flowers
Worms Annelida 5 7 18 image for Worms