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Brandt's bat, Myotis brandtiLC[ 37 ] Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentoniLC[ 38 ] Greater mouse-eared bat, Myotis myotisLC globally, CR or possibly extirpated in Great Britain [ 39 ][ 6 ] Whiskered bat, Myotis mystacinusLC[ 40 ] Natterer's bat, Myotis nattereriLC[ 41 ] Lesser noctule, Nyctalus leisleriLC[ 42 ]
A long-eared owl. In general the avifauna of Britain is similar to that of Europe, consisting largely of Palaearctic species. As an island, it has fewer breeding species than continental Europe. Some species, like the crested lark, breed as close as northern France, but have not colonised Britain.
The fauna of England is similar to that of other areas British Isles [ 1 ] and lies within the Palearctic realm. England's fauna is mainly made up of small animals and is notable for having few large mammals, but in similarity with other island nations; many bird species. England for the most part has an oceanic climate, which lacks extremes of ...
Wolves in Great Britain. An Anglo-Saxon wolf hunt as depicted in Thomas Miller's 1859 novel The British Wolf-Hunters. Wolves were once present in Great Britain. Early writing from Roman and later Saxon chronicles indicate that wolves appear to have been extraordinarily numerous on the island. [1] Unlike other British animals, wolves were ...
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Primula scotica, endemic to the north of Scotland and Orkney. In 1999, 47 species of flowering plants (430 including microspecies [ 4 ]) were considered to be endemic to the British Isles, 32 of them in the "critical genera" Euphrasia, Limonium and Sorbus. [ 5 ] Further additions are made from time to time, as cited below.
The Barbary lion is an unofficial national animal of England. In the Middle Ages, the lions kept in the menagerie at the Tower of London were Barbary lions. [6] English medieval warrior rulers with a reputation for bravery attracted the nickname "the Lion": the most famous example is Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart. [7]
Introduced species. Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans[12][13] European pond terrapin, Emys orbicularis[14] Common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis[15] Italian wall lizard, Podarcis siculus[16] Western green lizard, Lacerta bilineata[17] Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus[18][19][20]