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Rare and scarce (non-IUCN status)

414 species

Peacock’s tail

Group: Seaweeds and algae
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 145

A water beetle

Group: Beetles
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 144

Magdalis cerasi

Group: Beetles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 144

Yellow skirt slug

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 143

Mantis shrimp

Group: Crustaceans
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 142

Norfolk Bladder-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 142

Red seaweed

Group: Seaweeds and algae
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 142

Spiny cockle

Group: Molluscs
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 142

Cercyon littoralis

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 139

Hypera meles

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 139

Dendroxena quadrimaculata

Group: Beetles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 137

Tetanocera punctifrons

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 137

Enicmus rugosus

Group: Beetles
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 136

Opomyza punctata

Group: True flies
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 136

Stenus palustris

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 136

Cheilotrichia imbuta

Group: True flies
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 135

Knothole moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 134

Acanthiophilus helianthi

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 132

Lasioglossum puncticolle

Group: Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 131

Sponge

Group: Sponges
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 130

Catapion pubescens

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 129

Sponge

Group: Sponges
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 129

Cathormiocerus spinosus

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 128

Poecilium alni

Group: Beetles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 128

Mogulones geographicus

Group: Beetles
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 127

Paralimnus phragmitis

Group: True bugs
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 127

Zipperback

Group: True flies
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 127

Gymnetron villosulum

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 125

Northern Prongwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 125

Platyedra subcinerea

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 125

Pretty Cord-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 125

Rhyparochromus pini

Group: True bugs
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 125

Lobed Threadwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 124

A cranefly

Group: True flies
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 121

Andrena bimaculata

Group: Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 121

Stenus pusillus

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 121

Worm

Group: Worms (annelids)
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 121

A water beetle

Group: Beetles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 120

Microplontus campestris

Group: Beetles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 120

Molophilus corniger

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 120

Sapromyza quadricincta

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 120

Sitona waterhousei

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 120

Dioxyna bidentis

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 117

Cordate beard moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 114

Melasis buprestoides

Group: Beetles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 114

Thaumastoptera calceata

Group: True flies
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 114

Andrena similis

Group: Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 113

Lophosia fasciata

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 113