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Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora

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[F1(a) ANIMALS U.K.

VERTEBRATES U.K.

MAMMALS U.K.
INSECTIVORA U.K.

Talpidae

  • Galemys pyrenaicus

CHIROPTERA U.K.

Rhinolophidae

  • Rhinolophus blasii

  • Rhinolophus euryale

  • Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

  • Rhinolophus hipposideros

  • Rhinolophus mehelyi

Vespertilionidae

  • Barbastella barbastellus

  • Miniopterus schreibersii

  • Myotis bechsteinii

  • Myotis blythii

  • Myotis capaccinii

  • Myotis dasycneme

  • Myotis emarginatus

  • Myotis myotis

Pteropodidae

  • Rousettus aegyptiacus

RODENTIA U.K.

Gliridae

  • Myomimus roachi

Sciuridae

  • * Marmota marmota latirostris

  • * Pteromys volans (Sciuropterus russicus)

  • Spermophilus citellus (Citellus citellus)

  • * Spermophilus suslicus (Citellus suslicus)

Castoridae

  • Castor fiber (except the Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Finnish and Swedish populations)

Cricetidae

  • Mesocricetus newtoni

Microtidae

  • Microtus cabrerae

  • * Microtus oeconomus arenicola

  • * Microtus oeconomus mehelyi

  • Microtus tatricus

Zapodidae

  • Sicista subtilis

CARNIVORA U.K.

Canidae

  • * Alopex lagopus

  • * Canis lupus (except the Estonian population; Greek populations: only south of the 39th parallel; Spanish populations: only those south of the Duero; Latvian, Lithuanian and Finnish populations).

Ursidae

  • * Ursus arctos (except the Estonian, Finnish, and Swedish populations)

Mustelidae

  • * Gulo gulo

  • Lutra lutra

  • Mustela eversmanii

  • * Mustela lutreola

  • Vormela peregusna

Felidae

  • Lynx lynx (except the Estonian, Latvian and Finnish populations)

  • * Lynx pardinus

Phocidae

  • Halichoerus grypus (V)

  • * Monachus monachus

  • Phoca hispida bottnica (V)

  • * Phoca hispida saimensis

  • Phoca vitulina (V)

ARTIODACTYLA U.K.

Cervidae

  • * Cervus elaphus corsicanus

  • Rangifer tarandus fennicus (o)

Bovidae

  • * Bison bonasus

  • Capra aegagrus (natural populations)

  • * Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica

  • Ovis gmelini musimon (Ovis ammon musimon) (natural populations — Corsica and Sardinia)

  • Ovis orientalis ophion (Ovis gmelini ophion)

  • * Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata (Rupicapra rupicapra ornata)

  • Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica

  • * Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica

CETACEA U.K.
  • Phocoena phocoena

  • Tursiops truncatus

REPTILES U.K.
CHELONIA (TESTUDINES) U.K.

Testudinidae

  • Testudo graeca

  • Testudo hermanni

  • Testudo marginata

Cheloniidae

  • * Caretta caretta

  • * Chelonia mydas

Emydidae

  • Emys orbicularis

  • Mauremys caspica

  • Mauremys leprosa

SAURIA U.K.

Lacertidae

  • Lacerta bonnali (Lacerta monticola)

  • Lacerta monticola

  • Lacerta schreiberi

  • Gallotia galloti insulanagae

  • * Gallotia simonyi

  • Podarcis lilfordi

  • Podarcis pityusensis

Scincidae

  • Chalcides simonyi (Chalcides occidentalis)

Gekkonidae

  • Phyllodactylus europaeus

OPHIDIA (SERPENTES) U.K.

Colubridae

  • * Coluber cypriensis

  • Elaphe quatuorlineata

  • Elaphe situla

  • * Natrix natrix cypriaca

Viperidae

  • * Macrovipera schweizeri (Vipera lebetina schweizeri)

  • Vipera ursinii ( except Vipera ursinii rakosiensis)

  • * Vipera ursinii rakosiensis

AMPHIBIANS U.K.
CAUDATA U.K.

Salamandridae

  • Chioglossa lusitanica

  • Mertensiella luschani (Salamandra luschani)

  • * Salamandra aurorae (Salamandra atra aurorae)

  • Salamandrina terdigitata

  • Triturus carnifex (Triturus cristatus carnifex)

  • Triturus cristatus (Triturus cristatus cristatus)

  • Triturus dobrogicus (Triturus cristatus dobrogicus)

  • Triturus karelinii (Triturus cristatus karelinii)

  • Triturus montandoni

  • Triturus vulgaris ampelensis

Proteidae

  • * Proteus anguinus

Plethodontidae

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) ambrosii

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) flavus

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) genei

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) imperialis

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) strinatii

  • Hydromantes (Speleomantes) supramontis

ANURA U.K.

Discoglossidae

  • * Alytes muletensis

  • Bombina bombina

  • Bombina variegata

  • Discoglossus galganoi (including Discoglossus jeanneae )

  • Discoglossus montalentii

  • Discoglossus sardus

Ranidae

  • Rana latastei

Pelobatidae

  • * Pelobates fuscus insubricus

FISH U.K.
PETROMYZONIFORMES U.K.

Petromyzonidae

  • Eudontomyzon spp. (o)

  • Lampetra fluviatilis (V) (except the Finnish and Swedish populations)

  • Lampetra planeri (o) (except the Estonian, Finnish, and Swedish populations)

  • Lethenteron zanandreai (V)

  • Petromyzon marinus (o) (except the Swedish populations)

ACIPENSERIFORMES U.K.

Acipenseridae

  • * Acipenser naccarii

  • * Acipenser sturio

CLUPEIFORMES U.K.

Clupeidae

  • Alosa spp. (V)

SALMONIFORMES U.K.

Salmonidae

  • Hucho hucho (natural populations) (V)

  • Salmo macrostigma (o)

  • Salmo marmoratus (o)

  • Salmo salar (only in fresh water) (V) (except the Finnish populations)

Coregonidae

  • * Coregonus oxyrhynchus (anadromous populations in certain sectors of the North Sea)

Umbridae

  • Umbra krameri (o)

CYPRINIFORMES U.K.

Cyprinidae

  • Alburnus albidus (o) (Alburnus vulturius)

  • Anaecypris hispanica

  • Aspius aspius (V) (except the Finnish populations)

  • Barbus comiza (V)

  • Barbus meridionalis (V)

  • Barbus plebejus (V)

  • Chalcalburnus chalcoides (o)

  • Chondrostoma genei (o)

  • Chondrostoma lusitanicum (o)

  • Chondrostoma polylepis (o) (including C. willkommi)

  • Chondrostoma soetta (o)

  • Chondrostoma toxostoma (o)

  • Gobio albipinnatus (o)

  • Gobio kessleri (o)

  • Gobio uranoscopus (o)

  • Iberocypris palaciosi (o)

  • * Ladigesocypris ghigii (o)

  • Leuciscus lucumonis (o)

  • Leuciscus souffia (o)

  • Pelecus cultratus (V)

  • Phoxinellus spp. (o)

  • * Phoxinus percnurus

  • Rhodeus sericeus amarus (o)

  • Rutilus pigus (V)

  • Rutilus rubilio (o)

  • Rutilus arcasii (o)

  • Rutilus macrolepidotus (o)

  • Rutilus lemmingii (o)

  • Rutilus frisii meidingeri (V)

  • Rutilus alburnoides (o)

  • Scardinius graecus (o)

Cobitidae

  • Cobitis elongata (o)

  • Cobitis taenia (o) (except the Finnish populations)

  • Cobitis trichonica (o)

  • Misgurnus fossilis (o)

  • Sabanejewia aurata (o)

  • Sabanejewia larvata (o) (Cobitis larvata and Cobitis conspersa)

SILURIFORMES U.K.

Siluridae

  • Silurus aristotelis (V)

ATHERINIFORMES U.K.

Cyprinodontidae

  • Aphanius iberus (o)

  • Aphanius fasciatus (o)

  • * Valencia hispanica

  • * Valencia letourneuxi (Valencia hispanica)

PERCIFORMES U.K.

Percidae

  • Gymnocephalus baloni

  • Gymnocephalus schraetzer (V)

  • * Romanichthys valsanicola

  • Zingel spp. ( (o) except Zingel asper and Zingel zingel (V) )

Gobiidae

  • Knipowitschia (Padogobius) panizzae (o)

  • Padogobius nigricans (o)

  • Pomatoschistus canestrini (o)

SCORPAENIFORMES U.K.

Cottidae

  • Cottus gobio (o) (except the Finnish populations)

  • Cottus petiti (o)

INVERTEBRATES U.K.

ARTHROPODS U.K.
CRUSTACEA U.K.

Decapoda

  • Austropotamobius pallipes (V)

  • * Austropotamobius torrentium (V)

Isopoda

  • * Armadillidium ghardalamensis

INSECTA U.K.

Coleoptera

  • Agathidium pulchellum (o)

  • Bolbelasmus unicornis

  • Boros schneideri (o)

  • Buprestis splendens

  • Carabus hampei

  • Carabus hungaricus

  • * Carabus menetriesi pacholei

  • * Carabus olympiae

  • Carabus variolosus

  • Carabus zawadszkii

  • Cerambyx cerdo

  • Corticaria planula (o)

  • Cucujus cinnaberinus

  • Dorcadion fulvum cervae

  • Duvalius gebhardti

  • Duvalius hungaricus

  • Dytiscus latissimus

  • Graphoderus bilineatus

  • Leptodirus hochenwarti

  • Limoniscus violaceus (o)

  • Lucanus cervus (o)

  • Macroplea pubipennis (o)

  • Mesosa myops (o)

  • Morimus funereus (o)

  • * Osmoderma eremita

  • Oxyporus mannerheimii (o)

  • Pilemia tigrina

  • * Phryganophilus ruficollis

  • Probaticus subrugosus

  • Propomacrus cypriacus

  • * Pseudogaurotina excellens

  • Pseudoseriscius cameroni

  • Pytho kolwensis

  • Rhysodes sulcatus (o)

  • * Rosalia alpina

  • Stephanopachys linearis (o)

  • Stephanopachys substriatus (o)

  • Xyletinus tremulicola (o)

Hemiptera

  • Aradus angularis (o)

Lepidoptera

  • Agriades glandon aquilo (o)

  • Arytrura musculus

  • * Callimorpha (Euplagia, Panaxia) quadripunctaria (o)

  • Catopta thrips

  • Chondrosoma fiduciarium

  • Clossiana improba (o)

  • Coenonympha oedippus

  • Colias myrmidone

  • Cucullia mixta

  • Dioszeghyana schmidtii

  • Erannis ankeraria

  • Erebia calcaria

  • Erebia christi

  • Erebia medusa polaris (o)

  • Eriogaster catax

  • Euphydryas (Eurodryas, Hypodryas) aurinia (o)

  • Glyphipterix loricatella

  • Gortyna borelii lunata

  • Graellsia isabellae (V)

  • Hesperia comma catena (o)

  • Hypodryas maturna

  • Leptidea morsei

  • Lignyoptera fumidaria

  • Lycaena dispar

  • Lycaena helle

  • Maculinea nausithous

  • Maculinea teleius

  • Melanargia arge

  • * Nymphalis vaualbum

  • Papilio hospiton

  • Phyllometra culminaria

  • Plebicula golgus

  • Polymixis rufocincta isolata

  • Polyommatus eroides

  • Pseudophilotes bavius

  • Xestia borealis (o)

  • Xestia brunneopicta (o)

  • * Xylomoia strix

Mantodea

  • Apteromantis aptera

Odonata

  • Coenagrion hylas (o)

  • Coenagrion mercuriale (o)

  • Coenagrion ornatum (o)

  • Cordulegaster heros

  • Cordulegaster trinacriae

  • Gomphus graslinii

  • Leucorrhinia pectoralis

  • Lindenia tetraphylla

  • Macromia splendens

  • Ophiogomphus cecilia

  • Oxygastra curtisii

Orthoptera

  • Baetica ustulata

  • Brachytrupes megacephalus

  • Isophya costata

  • Isophya harzi

  • Isophya stysi

  • Myrmecophilus baronii

  • Odontopodisma rubripes

  • Paracaloptenus caloptenoides

  • Pholidoptera transsylvanica

  • Stenobothrus (Stenobothrodes) eurasius

ARACHNIDA U.K.

Pseudoscorpiones

  • Anthrenochernes stellae (o)

MOLLUSCS U.K.
GASTROPODA U.K.
  • Anisus vorticulus

  • Caseolus calculus

  • Caseolus commixta

  • Caseolus sphaerula

  • Chilostoma banaticum

  • Discula leacockiana

  • Discula tabellata

  • Discus guerinianus

  • Elona quimperiana

  • Geomalacus maculosus

  • Geomitra moniziana

  • Gibbula nivosa

  • * Helicopsis striata austriaca (o)

  • Hygromia kovacsi

  • Idiomela (Helix) subplicata

  • Lampedusa imitatrix

  • * Lampedusa melitensis

  • Leiostyla abbreviata

  • Leiostyla cassida

  • Leiostyla corneocostata

  • Leiostyla gibba

  • Leiostyla lamellosa

  • * Paladilhia hungarica

  • Sadleriana pannonica

  • Theodoxus transversalis

  • Vertigo angustior (o)

  • Vertigo genesii (o)

  • Vertigo geyeri (o)

  • Vertigo moulinsiana (o)

BIVALVIA U.K.

Unionoida

  • Margaritifera durrovensis (Margaritifera margaritifera) (V)

  • Margaritifera margaritifera (V)

  • Unio crassus

Dreissenidae

  • Congeria kusceri]

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