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Species Groups in Ashton court

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 2 2 4 image for Algae
Arachnids Arachnida 4 4 15 image for Arachnids
Bees, Wasps and Ants Hymenoptera 8 8 35 image for Bees, Wasps and Ants
Beetles Coleoptera 6 6 10 image for Beetles
Birds Aves 3 3 12 image for Birds
Bugs Hemiptera 4 5 15 image for Bugs
Butterflies 6 6 27 image for Butterflies
Crickets / Grasshoppers Orthoptera 3 3 17 image for Crickets / Grasshoppers
Dragonflies and Damselflies Odonata 1 1 1 image for Dragonflies and Damselflies
Ferns and Fern-allies Pteridophyta 1 1 2 image for Ferns and Fern-allies
Flies Diptera 5 8 27 image for Flies
Grasses, Rushes, Sedges etc. Poales 21 26 60 image for Grasses, Rushes, Sedges etc.
Hoverflies Syrphidae 1 1 4 image for Hoverflies
Mammals Mammalia 1 1 4 image for Mammals
Mayflies Ephemeroptera 1 1 3 image for Mayflies
Molluscs Mollusca 5 7 15 image for Molluscs
Moths 1 1 2 image for Moths
Mushrooms Fungi 4 5 11 image for Mushrooms
Trees, shrubs 14 17 163 image for Trees, shrubs
Wild Flowers 46 98 214 image for Wild Flowers
Worms Annelida 1 2 3 image for Worms