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Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Checklist of protected & rare species in IrelandKey to Tables:EU DirectivesEU HDEU BDEU Habitats Directive [Council Directive 92/43/EEC]IIAnnex II animal & plant speciesIVAnnex IV animal & plant speciesVAnnex V animal & plant speciesEU Birds Directive [Council Directive 79/409/EEC]IAnnex I bird speciesII(I)Annex II, section I bird speciesII(II)Annex II, section II bird speciesIII(I)Annex III, section I bird speciesIII(II) Annex III, section II bird speciesIII(III) Annex III, section III bird speciesNational legislationWA Wildlife Act, 1976 & Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000FPO Flora (Protection) Order, 1999 [SI 94/1999]Published National Red Lists*Plant Red Data Book (Curtis & McGough, 1988; Stewart & Church, 1992)Ex ExtinctE EndangeredV VulnerableR RareI Indeterminate (E,V or R, but not enough information available to say which)K Insufficiently knownDD Data deficientIreland Red Lists using IUCN (2001)RECRENVUNTlcddnaRegionally ExtinctCritically EndangeredEndangeredVulnerableNear threatenedleast concerndata deficientnot assessedBirds of Conservation Concern in Ireland (BoCCI; Lynas et al., 2009)Bird RedBird Amber* Many national red lists are under review, to bring them into line with the IUCN (2001) criteria & categories, and the IUCN (2003) guidance on regionalred listing. Ireland Red Lists are available for download from www.npws.ie/Publications/RedLists.International ConventionsOSPAR Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-east Atlantic [1992]AEWA Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds [1999]1

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.ReferencesByrne, A., Moorkens, E.A., Anderson, R., Killeen, I.J. & Regan, E.C. (2009) Ireland Red List No. 2 – Non-marineMolluscs. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government,Dublin, Ireland.Curtis, T.G.F. & McGough, H.N. (1988) The Irish Red Data Book 1: Vascular Plants. Stationery Office, Dublin.Fitzpatrick, Ú., Murray, T.E., Byrne, A., Paxton, R.J. & Brown, M.J.F. (2006) Regional Red List of Irish Bees. Report toNational Parks & Wildlife Service (Ireland) and Environment & Heritage Service (N. Ireland).Foster, G.N., Nelson, B.H. & O Connor, Á. (2009) Ireland Red List No. 1 – Water beetles. National Parks and WildlifeService, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Version 3.1. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.IUCN (2003) Guidelines for application of IUCN Red List criteria at regional levels. Version 3.0. Species SurvivalCommission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.Kelly‐Quinn, M. & Regan, E.C. (2012) Ireland Red List No. 7: Mayflies (Ephemeroptera). National Parks and WildlifeService, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin, IrelandKing, J., Marnell, F., Kingston, N., Rosell, R., Roche, W.K. & Cassidy, D. (2011) Ireland Red List No. 5: Fish, Amphibians& Reptiles. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and LocalGovernment, Dublin, Ireland.Lockhart, N., Hodgetts, N. & Holyoak, D. (2012) Ireland Red List No.8: Bryophytes. National Parks and Wildlife Service,Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin, Ireland.Lockhart, N.L., Hodgetts, N & Holyoak, D.H. (2012) Rare and Threatened Bryophytes of Ireland, National Museums ofNorthern Ireland.Lynas, P., Newton, S.F., & Robinson, J.A. (2009) The status of birds in Ireland: an analysis of conservation concern 2008-2013. Irish Birds 8:149-166.Nelson, B., Ronayne, C. & Thompson, R. (2011) Ireland Red List No.6: Damselflies & Dragonflies (Odonata). NationalParks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.Marnell, F., Kingston, N. & Looney, D. (2009) Ireland Red List No. 3 – Terrestrial Mammals. National Parks and WildlifeService, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.OSPAR Commission (2008) OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats (Reference Number:2008-6). OSPAR Secretariat, London.Regan, E.C., Nelson, B., Aldwell, B., Bertrand, C., Bond, K., Harding, J., Nash, D., Nixon, D., & Wilson, C.J. (2010)Ireland Red List No 4: Butterflies, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritageand Local Government, IrelandStewart, N.F. & Church, J.M. (1992) Red Data Books of Britain & Ireland: Stoneworts. JNCC, Peterborough.2

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Plants, Algae & LichensAngiosperms (Flowering plants)Species EU HD FPORed Status(Curtis & McGough, 1988)Adoxa moschatellinaVLuronium natans Floating Water-Plantain IIAllium schoenoprasum Chives X RAsparagus officinalis ssp. prostrata Wild Asparagus X RSimethis planifolia Kerry Lily X VMertensia maritima Oyster Plant X RCallitriche truncata Short-leaved Water-Starwort X RCampanula trachelium Bats-in-the-Belfry VArenaria norvegicaDDAgrostemma githagoExArenaria ciliata Fringed Sandwort X RMinuartia recurva Recurved Sandwort X RSilene acaulisRArthrocnemum perenne Perennial Glasswort X VHelianthemum canum Hoary Rock-rose RHelianthemum nummularium Common Rockrose X RTuberaria guttataRColchicum autumnale Autumn Crocus X ECarduus nutansDDHypochoeris glabraDDOtanthus maritimus Cottonweed X EAnthemis arvensisExSerratula tinctoriaExCirsium helenioidesRLogfia minima Slender Cudweed X ROmalotheca sylvatica Wood Cudweed X RSaussurea alpina Alpine Saussurea RTaraxacum gotlandicumRErigeron acerVInula salicina Irish Fleabane X VMatthiola sinuataExCardamine amaraRCardamine impatiens Narrow leaved Bitter-Cress X RCardaminopsis petraea Northern Rockcress X RDraba incanaRRorippa islandica Marsh Yellowcress RTeesdalia nudicaulisRCarex divisa Divided Sedge X ExCentaurea cyanusExCarex depauperata Starved Wood Sedge X RCarex magellanicaREriophorum gracile Slender Cotton Grass X RCarex paucifloraVCentaurium littoraleVEleocharis parvulaVScirpus triqueter Triangular Club Rush X VElatine hydropiperROrthilia secundaEErica mackaianaRMonotropa hypopitysRPyrola mediaRPyrola rotundifolia ssp. maritima Round-leaved Wintergreen X RPyrola rotundifolia ssp rotundifoliaR3

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Red StatusSpecies EU HD FPO(Curtis & McGough, 1988)Erica ciliaris Dorset Heath VErica vagansEuphorbia peplisCentaurium pulchellum Lesser Centaury X VGeranium purpureum Little Robin Cranesbill VGeranium rotundifoliumGeranium sylvaticumGeranium pratenseHypericum canadense Canadian St. John's Wort X RHypericum hirsutum Hairy St. John's Wort X VHydrilla verticillata Irish Hydrilla X VScleranthus annuus Annual Knawel XJuncus compressusScheuchzeria palustrisAjuga pyramidalis Pyramidal Bugle RLamiastrum galeobdolon ssp. montanumSalvia verbenaca Wild Clary RAcinos arvensis Basil Thyme X VGaleopsis angustifolia Red Hemp Nettle X VMentha pulegium Penny Royal X VStachys officinalis Betony X VLathyrus japonicus Sea pea X DDAstragalus danicus Purple Milk Vetch X RLotus subbiflorus Hairy Birdsfoot Trefoil X ROrnithopus perpusillus Birdsfoot RVicia lathyroidesTrifolium glomeratum Clustered Clover X VTrifolium subterraneum Subterranean Clover X VVicia orobus Bitter Vetch X VNajas flexilis Slender Naiad II IV X REpilobium alsinifolium Chickweed Willow Herb X RHammarbya paludosa Bog Orchid X RSpiranthes romanzoffiana Drooping Lady's Tresses X RCephalanthera longifolia Narrow-leaved Helleborine X VEpipactis phyllanthes Green-flowered Helleborine VOrchis morio Green-winged orchid VPseudorchis albida Small-white Orchid X VOrobanche rapum-genistae Greater Broomrape RPapaver hybridum Round Prickly-headed Poppy X EHordelymus europaeusLolium temulentumBromus racemosusCalamagrostis epigejos Wood small-reed X RDeschampsia setacea Bog Hair Grass X RHierochloe odorataPoa alpina Alpine Poa RPoa palustrisPuccinellia fasciculata Tufted Salt-marsh Grass X RCalamagrostis stictaHordeum secalinum Meadow Barley X VAlopecurus aequalis Orange Foxtail XPolygonum viviparum Alpine Bistort X DDPolygonum maritimum Sea Knotgrass RRumex maritimusGroenlandia densa Opposite-leaved Pondweed X VHottonia palustris Water violet RRanunculus fluitansRanunculus tripartitus Three-lobed Water Crowfoot RTrollius europaeus Globe Flower X V4VExVVyRExRRDDExRRRVRR

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species EU HD FPORed Status(Curtis & McGough, 1988)Frangula alnusRAlchemilla alpinaRFilipendula vulgarisRPotentilla fruticosaRRubus chamaemorusVSanguisorba officinalis Great Burnet X VSalix phylicifolia Tea-leaved Willow RSaxifraga granulata Meadow Saxifrage X ESaxifraga hirculus Yellow Marsh Saxifrage II IV X ESaxifraga aizoidesRSaxifraga hartii Hart's Saxifrage X RSaxifraga nivalis Alpine Saxifrage X RSaxifraga oppositifoliaRLimosella aquatica Mudwort X RSibthorpia europaeaRKickxia elatine Fluellen VMelampyrum sylvaticumVMisopates orontium Lesser Snapdragon X VScrophularia umbrosaVHyoscyamus niger Henbane RScandix pecten-venerisExLigusticum scoticumROenanthe pimpinelloides Water dropwort RViola persicifoliaRViola hirta Hairy Violet X VViola lactea Pale Heath Violet X VPteridophytes (Ferns & Fern allies)Species EU HD FPORed Status(Curtis & McGough, 1988)Cryptogramma crispa Parsley Fern X RAsplenium septentrionale ForkedSpleenwort X RAsplenium obovatum subsp. lanceolatum Lanceolate Spleenwort X VPolystichum lonchitis Holly Fern REquisetum pratenseREquisetum X moorei Moore's Horsetail XTrichomanes speciosum Killarney Fern II IV X RLycopodiella inundata Marsh Clubmoss V X RDiphasiastrum alpinumHuperzia selagoLycopodium clavatumPilularia globulifera Pillwort X RGymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern VGymnocarpium robertianum Limestone Fern X VVVV5

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Hornworts & Liverworts6Species EU HD FPORed Status(Lockhart et al., 2012)Anthoceros agrestisVUAcrobolbus wilsoniiVUAdelanthus lindenbergianusVUAnastrophyllum hellerianumREAneura mirabilisVUAnthelia juratzkanaNTBarbilophozia atlanticaENBarbilophozia barbataCRBarbilophozia kunzeanaREBazzania pearsoniiVUCalypogeia integristipulaENCalypogeia suecicaRECephalozia crassifoliaENCephalozia loitlesbergeriVUCephalozia macrostachya var. spinifloraddCephalozia plenicepsVUCephaloziella elachistaddCephaloziella integerrimaVUCephaloziella massalongiVUCephaloziella nicholsoniiVUCephaloziella rubellaVUCephaloziella spinigeraddCephaloziella stelluliferaNTCephaloziella turneriVUCladopodiella francisciVUDiplophyllum obtusifoliumNTDouinia ovataNTDumortiera hirsutaNTEremonotus myriocarpusNTFossombronia caespitiformis subsp. multispiraddFossombronia fimbriataVUFossombronia maritimaNTGeocalyx graveolensENGymnomitrion concinnatumENGymnomitrion corallioidesCRGymnomitrion obtusumNTKurzia sylvaticaNTLeiocolea bantriensisNTLeiocolea fitzgeraldiaeNTLeiocolea gillmanii X VULeiocolea heterocolposCRLeiocolea rutheana var. rutheana X ENLejeunea ecklonianaNTLejeunea flava subsp. mooreiVULejeunea hibernicaNTLejeunea mandoniiENLophozia opacifoliaVULophozia wenzeliiddMarchantia polymorpha subsp. montivagansENMarsupella adustaNTMarsupella funckiiNTMarsupella sphacelataVUMarsupella spruceiVUMastigophora woodsiiNTMetzgeria leptoneuraNTMetzgeria pubescensVUMoerckia hibernicaddNardia geoscyphusNTOdontoschisma elongatumNTPallavicinia lyelliiENPetalophyllum ralfsiiII

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species EU HD FPORed Status(Lockhart et al., 2012)Plagiochila carringtoniiENPlagiochila heterophylla X ENPorella cordaeanaNTPtilidium pulcherrimumRERadula carringtoniiNTRadula holtiiNTRiccia crozalsiiENRiccia huebenerianaddRicciocarpos natansNTScapania curtaVUScapania cuspiduligeraVUScapania gymnostomophilaVUScapania lingulataddScapania nimbosaENScapania ornithopodioidesVUScapania subalpinaddSolenostoma paroicumNTSolenostoma sphaerocarpumNTSolenostoma subellipticumNTSouthbya tophaceaCRSphenolobopsis pearsoniiNTTargionia hypophyllaRETelaranea europaeaNTTritomaria exsectaVUMossesSpecies EU HD FPORed Status(Lockhart et al., 2012)Abietinella abietina var. abietinaENAbietinella abietina var. hystricosaNTAcaulon muticumREAloina ambiguaENAloina rigidaREAmblystegium confervoidesNTAmphidium lapponicumVUAndreaea megistosporaVUAntitrichia curtipendulaNTAongstroemia longipesCRArctoa fulvellaVUAtrichum angustatumREAtrichum tenellumNTAulacomnium androgynumVUBartramia hallerianaREBartramia ithyphyllaVUBrachydontium trichodesENBrachytheciastrum velutinumENBryum bornholmenseNTBryum caespiticiumVUBryum calophyllum X ENBryum creberrimumddBryum dyffrynenseNTBryum elegansVUBryum gemmiparumVUBryum intermediumENBryum knowltoniiENBryum moravicumCRBryum ripariumENBryum salinumCRBryum tenuisetumddBryum torquescensVUBryum turbinatumREBryum uliginosumEN7

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.8Species EU HD FPORed Status(Lockhart et al., 2012)Bryum warneumENBuxbaumia aphyllaRECampyliadelphus elodesNTCampylopus atrovirens var. falcatusNTCampylopus schimperiRECampylopus shawiiNTCampylopus subulatusVUCampylostelium saxicolaENCatoscopium nigritum X NTCinclidium stygiumVUCinclidotus ripariusddConardia compactaRECtenidium molluscum var. robustumRECyclodictyon laetevirensNTCynodontium jenneriVUDicranella cerviculataNTDicranella crispaENDicranella grevilleanaNTDicranodontium asperulumVUDicranodontium uncinatumVUDicranum undulatumREDidymodon acutusENDidymodon icmadophilusREDidymodon maximusNTDidymodon tomaculosusVUDidymodon umbrosusVUDiscelium nudumNTDitrichum cornubicumCRDitrichum flexicauleddDitrichum lineareCRDitrichum plumbicolaENDitrichum pusillumddDitrichum zonatumENDrepanocladus sendtneriNTEncalypta alpinaVUEncalypta ciliataCREncalypta rhaptocarpaCREncalypta vulgarisNTEntosthodon fascicularisNTEntosthodon muhlenbergiiREEphemerum cohaerensVUEphemerum crassinervium subsp. rutheanumNTEphemerum crassinervium subsp. sessileNTEphemerum recurvifoliumddEphemerum spinulosumENEurhynchiastrum pulchellum var. diversifoliumREFissidens crispusddFissidens curvatusREFissidens exilisVUFissidens fontanusVUFissidens monguilloniiNTFissidens polyphyllusVUFissidens rivularisVUFissidens rufulusENFissidens serrulatusVUFontinalis antipyretica var. cymbifoliaddFontinalis antipyretica var. gracilisNTGrimmia anomalaENGrimmia atrataENGrimmia crinitaREGrimmia decipiensNTGrimmia dissimulataVUGrimmia donnianaNTGrimmia funalisNTGrimmia laevigataRE

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species EU HD FPORed Status(Lockhart et al., 2012)Grimmia longirostrisREGrimmia muehlenbeckiiddGrimmia orbicularisVUGrimmia ramondiiNTGrimmia torquataNTHageniella micansNTHamatocaulis vernicosus II X NTHedwigia ciliata var. ciliataVUHedwigia integrifoliaVUHeterocladium wulfsbergiiNTHygroamblystegium fluviatileNTHygroamblystegium humileENHygroamblystegium variumNTHygrohypnum duriusculumCRHylocomiastrum umbratumNTHymenostylium recurvirostrum var. insigneNTHypnum callichroumNTHypnum uncinulatumNTIsopterygiopsis muellerianaVUKiaeria falcataCRLeptobarbula berica X VULeptodon smithiiENLeptodontium flexifoliumNTLeucobryum glaucumVMeesia triquetraREMeesia uliginosaENMicrobryum curvicollumREMicrobryum starckeanumREMnium thomsoniiNTMolendoa warburgiiVUMyurella julaceaENMyurium hochstetteriREOedipodium griffithianumCROrthodontium gracileCROrthothecium rufescensNTOrthotrichum pallens X ENOrthotrichum rivulareNTOrthotrichum sprucei X VUOrthotrichum stramineum X VUOxyrrhynchium schleicheriCROxyrrhynchium speciosumNTPaludella squarrosa X CRParaleptodontium recurvifoliumNTPhascum cuspidatum var. papillosumddPhascum cuspidatum var. piliferumddPhilonotis arnelliiENPhilonotis caespitosaNTPhilonotis cernuaCRPhilonotis rigidaVUPhilonotis tomentellaVUPhyscomitrium sphaericumVUPlagiobryum zieriNTPlagiomnium cuspidatumNTPlagiopus oederianusCRPlagiothecium cavifoliumVUPlagiothecium curvifoliumVUPlagiothecium denticulatum var. obtusifoliumNTPlagiothecium laetumVUPlagiothecium latebricolaVUPlagiothecium platyphyllumVUPlasteurhynchium striatulumNTPlatydictya jungermannioidesNTPlatyhypnidium lusitanicumNTPleurochaete squarrosaNTPogonatum nanumEN9

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species EU HD FPO10Red Status(Lockhart et al., 2012)Pohlia andalusicaENPohlia elongata var. elongataNTPohlia elongata var. greeniiENPohlia filumVUPohlia lescurianaddPohlia proligeraREPohlia wahlenbergii var. calcareaddPohlia wahlenbergii var. glacialisREPolytrichum commune var. perigonialeddPseudocalliergon lycopodioidesVUPseudocalliergon trifariumVUPterigynandrum filiformeREPterygoneurum lamellatumREPterygoneurum ovatumREPtilium crista-castrensisCRRacomitrium canescensVURacomitrium elongatumVURacomitrium macounii subsp. alpinumVURhabdoweisia crispataNTRhabdoweisia fugaxVURhizomnium pseudopunctatumNTRhodobryum roseumNTRhynchostegiella curvisetaRERhynchostegium megapolitanumNTRhytidiadelphus subpinnatusRERhytidium rugosumVUSchistidium agassiziiVUSchistidium confertumddSchistidium elegantulum subsp. elegantulumddSchistidium elegantulum subsp. wilsoniiddSchistidium platyphyllumVUSchistidium pruinosumddSchistidium robustumddSchistidium strictumNTSchistidium trichodonVUScleropodium cespitansNTScleropodium touretiiENScopelophila cataractaeVUSeligeria calcareaVUSeligeria calycinaRESeligeria oelandicaVUSeligeria patulaNTSematophyllum demissumNTSematophyllum substrumulosumVUSphagnum affine V VUSphagnum capillifolium subsp. capillifolium V ddSphagnum flexuosum V VUSphagnum girgensohnii V NTSphagnum platyphyllum V NTSphagnum russowii V NTSphagnum skyense V ddSphagnum strictum V ddSphagnum subsecundum V NTSphagnum teres V NTSphagnum warnstorfii V VUSyntrichia princepsRESyntrichia virescensddTayloria tenuisRETetraplodon angustatus X ddTetrodontium brownianumNTThuidium recognitumVUTimmia norvegicaVUTomentypnum nitensVUTortella densaNTTortella inclinata X EN

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species EU HD FPORed Status(Lockhart et al., 2012)Tortula atrovirensNTTortula canescensddTortula cuneifoliaCRTortula lanceolaCRTortula marginataNTTortula modicaVUTortula protobryoidesRETortula vahlianaRETortula wilsonii X REUlota coarctataCRUlota drummondiiREWeissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpaddWeissia condensaddWeissia controversa var. crispataddWeissia longifolia var. angustifolia X VUWeissia rostellata X NTWeissia rutilansVUALL members of the bryophyte family Sphagnaceae are protected under Annex V of the EU Habitats Directive[92/43/EEC].AlgaeSpeciesEU HD FPORed Status(Stewart & Church, 1992)Chara muscosaExTolypella proliferaExChara connivensINitella spanioclemaIChara balticaKNitellopsis obtusaKChara denudataRChara tomentosaRNitella mucronataRChara canescensVLamprothamnium papulosum Foxtail Stonewort X VNitella gracilis Slender Stonewort X VNitella tenuissimaVTolypella intricataVLithothamnion corralloides Maerl VPhymatolithon calcareum Maerl VLichensSpeciesEU HD FPOFulgensia fulgensXCladonia arbuscula VCladonia azorica VCladonia ciliate VCladonia portentosa VCladonia rangiferina V11

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.VertebratesMammalsSpecies EU HD OSPAR WARed Status(Marnell et al., 2010)Erinaceus europaeus Hedgehog X lcSorex minutus Pygmy shrew X lcRhinolophus hipposideros Lesser Horseshoe II IV X lcMyotis mystacinus Whiskered bat IV X lcMyotis nattereri Natterer's bat IV X lcMyotis daubentoni Daubenton's bat IV X lcMyotus brandtii Brandt's bat IV X ddNyctalus leisleri Leisler's bat IV X NTPipistrellus pipistrellus Common pipistrelle IV X lcPipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano pipistrelle IV X lcPipistrellus nathusii Nathusius' pipistrelle IV X lcPlecotus auritus Brown long-eared bat IV X lcLepus timidus Irish hare V X lcLepus europaeus Brown hare X naRattus rattus Ship rat VUSciurus vulgaris Red squirrel X NTLutra lutra Otter II IV X NTMartes martes Pine marten V X lcMeles meles Badger X lcMustela erminea Stoat X lcCanis lupus Grey wolf RECervus elaphus Red deer X lcCervus nippon Sika deer X naDama dama Fallow deer X lcHalichoerus grypus Grey seal II V XPhoca vitulina Harbour seal II V XTursiops truncatus (tursio) Bottlenose dolphin II IV XPhocoena phocoena Harbour porpoise II IV X XBalaenoptera musculus Blue whale IV X XEubalaena glacialis Northern right whale IV X XALL cetaceans are protected under the EC Habitats Directive (Annex IV), the Whale Fisheries Act, 1937 (including anorder made in SI 240/1982) and the Wildlife Act, 1976.ReptilesSpecies EU HD WARed StatusOSPAR(King et al., 2011)Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback turtle IV X X lcLepidochelys kempii Kemp's Ridley turtle IV X naCaretta caretta Loggerhead turtle II IV X X naEretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill turtle IV X naLacerta vivipara Common lizard X lcThe common lizard was added to the Wildlife Act, 1976 by regulations made in SI 282/1980, and Marine turtles wereadded by regulations made in SI 112/1990.AmphibiansSpecies EU HD WARed Status(King et al., 2011)Bufo calamita Natterjack toad IV X ENRana temporaria Common frog V X lc12

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Triturus vulgaris Common newt X lcThe common frog and common newt were added to the Wildlife Act, 1976 by regulations made in SI 282/1980.13

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.FishSpeciesRed StatusEU HDOSPAR(King et al., 2011)Acipenser sturio Sturgeon IV na XAlosa alosa Allis Shad II V dd XAlosa fallax Twaite Shad II V VUAlosa fallax killarnensis Killarney Shad II V VUOsmerus eperlanus Smelt lcLampetra fluviatilis River Lamprey II V lcLampetra planeri Brook Lamprey II lcPetromyzon marinus Sea Lamprey II NT XCoregonus autumnalis Pollan V VUSalvelinus alpinus Arctic Charr VUSalmo salar Salmon II* V* VU XAnguilla anguilla European eel CR XCentroscymnus coelolepis Portuguese dogfish XCentrophorus granulosus Gulper shark XCentrophorus squamosus Leafscale gulper shark XCetorhinus maximus Basking shark XDipturus batis (Raja batis) Common Skate XRaja montagui (Dipturus montagui) Spotted RayGadus morhua Cod XHoplostethus atlanticus Orange roughy XLamna nasus Porbeagle XRostroraja alba White skate XSqualus acanthias [Northeast Atlantic] spurdog XSquatina squatina Angel shark XThunnus thynnus Bluefin tuna XX*This only refers to Salmon in freshwater.Numerous fish and invertebrates are listed on the Wildlife (Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate Animals) (Exclusion)Regulations, 2001 [SI 372/2001], which excludes them from the provisions of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000.BirdsSpecies EU BD Bird Red Bird Amb. OSPAR AEWAAccipiter gentilis Goshawk XAquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle I XFalco tinnunculus Kestrel XCircus cyaneus Hen Harrier I XMilvus milvus Red Kite XAlauda arvensis Skylark II(II) XAlcedo atthis Kingfisher I XAlca torda Razorbill X XCepphus grylle Black Guillemot X XFratercula arctica Puffin X XUria aalge Guillemot X XAnas acuta Pintail II(I) III(II) X XAnas clypeata Shoveler II(I) III(III) X XAnas crecca Teal II(I) III(II) X XAnas penelope Wigeon II(I) III(II) X XAnas platyrhynchos Mallard II(I) III(I) XAnas querquedula Garganey II(I) X XAnas strepera Gadwall II(I) X XAnser albifrons flavirostris White-fronted Goose I II(II) III(III) X XAnser anser Greylag Goose II(I) III(II) X XAnser brachrhynchus Pink-footed Goose II(II) X14

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species EU BD Bird Red Bird Amb. OSPAR AEWAAythya ferina Pochard II(I) III(II) X XAythya fuligula Tufted Duck II(I) III(II) X XAythya marila Scaup II(II) III(III) X XBranta bernicla Brent Goose X XBranta canadensis Canada Goose II(I)Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose X XBucephala clangula Goldeneye II(II) X XClangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck II(II) XCygnus columbianus bewickii Bewick's Swan I X XCygnus cygnus Whooper Swan I X XCygnus olor Mute Swan X XMelanitta nigra Common Scoter II(II) III(III) X XMelanitta fusca Velvet Scoter II(II) XMergellus albelltus Smew XMergus merganser Goosander II(II) X XMergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser II(II) XSomateria mollissima Eider II(II) III(II) X XTadorna tadorna Shelduck X XEgretta garzetta Little Egret I XArdea cinerea Grey Heron XCaprimulgus europaeus Nightjar I XCharadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover I XCharadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover X XCharadrius dubius Littled Ringed Plover XPluvialis apricaria Golden Plover I II(II) III(III) X XPluvialis squatarola Grey Plover X XHaematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher X XVanellus vanellus Lapwing II(II) X XStreptopelia turtur Turtle Dove XColumba livia Rock Dove II(I)Columba oenas Stock Dove XColumba palumbus Woodpigeon II(I) III(I)Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Chough I XSturnus vulgaris Starling XEmberiza citrinella Yellowhammer XFalco columbarius Merlin I XFalco peregrinus Peregrine IFalco vespertinus Red-footed Falcon ICarduelis flavirostris Twite XCarduelis cannabina Linnet XGavia arctica Black-throated Diver I XGavia immer Great Northern Diver I XGavia stellata Red-throated Diver I X XApus apus Swift XHirundo rustica Swallow XRiparia riparia Sand Martin XDelichon urbica House Martin XHydrobates pelagicus Storm Petrel I XOceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Petrel I XCatharacta skua Great Skua X XLarus canus Common Gull X XLarus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull I X XLarus minutus Little Gull I XLarus ridibundus Black-headed Gull X XLarus argentatus Herring Gull X XLarus marinus Great black-backed Gull X XLarus fuscus Lesser black-backed Gull X XRissa tridactyla Kittiwake X III,V XMotacilla flava Yellow Wagtail XFicedula hypoleuca Pied Flycatcher X15

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species EU BD Bird Red Bird Amb. OSPAR AEWAMuscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher XPasser montanus Tree Sparrow XPasser domesticus House Sparrow XPhalacrocorax carbo Cormorant X XPhalocrocorax aristotelis Shag XPhalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope I X XCoturnix coturnix Quail XPerdix perdix Grey Partridge II(I) III(I) XPhasianus colchicus Pheasant II(I) III(I)Podiceps auritus Slavonian Grebe XPodiceps cristatus Great-crested Grebe X XPodiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe X XTachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe X XProcellaria diomedea Cory's Shearwater I XPuffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater XPuffinus puffinus Manx Shearwater XPuffinus mauretanicus Balearic Shearwater X III,VPuffinus assimilis baroli Little Shearwater VCrex crex Corncrake I X XFulica atra Coot II(I) III(II) X XPorzana porzana Spotted Crake X XRallus aquaticus Water Rail X XGallinula chloropus Moorhen XCalidris alpina schinzii Dunlin I XCalidris canutus Knot X XCalidris alba Sanderling XGallinago gallinago Snipe II(I) III(III) X XLimosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit I X XLimosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit X XLymnocryptes minimus Jack-Snipe II(I) III(III)Numenius arquata Curlew II(II) X XPhilomachus pugnax Ruff I XScolopax rusticola Woodcock II(I) III(III) X XTringa glareola Wood Sandpiper I XTringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper X XTringa nebularia Greenshank X XTringa totanus Redshank X XTringa erythropus Spotted Redshank XArenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone XChlidonias niger Black Tern I XSterna albifrons Little Tern I X XSterna dougallii Roseate Tern I X III,V XSterna hirundo Common Tern I X XSterna paradisaea Arctic Tern I X XSterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern I X XAsio flammeus Short-eared Owl I XNyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl I XMorus bassanus Gannet X XAcrocephalus scirpaceus Reed Warbler XLocustella naevia Grasshopper Warbler XPhylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler XSylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat XLagopus lagopus Red Grouse II(I) III(I) XTetrao urogallus cantabricus CapercaillieIII(II)Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear IOenanthe oenanthe Wheatear XPhoenicurus phoenicurus Redstart XSaxicola rubetra Whinchat XTurdus torquatus Ring Ouzel XTyto alba Barn Owl X16

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.ALL of the birds listed on the Official Irish List (see http://www.irbc.ie/topbar/IrishList/IRBC_IrishList(31122010).pdf)are are protected under both the EU Birds Directive [2009/147/EC] and the Wildlife Act, 1976 (including amendmentsmade in SI 283/1980 and SI 397/1985). If a bird that is not on the list turns up in the wild in Ireland then it is also affordedprotection under the same national and european legislation.17

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.InvertebratesBeesSpecies nameCommon nameRed status(Fitzpatrick et al., 2006)Andrena angustiorVUAndrena apicataddAndrena barbilabrisNTAndrena coitanaVUAndrena denticulataVUAndrena fucataNTAndrena fulva Tawny mining bee REAndrena fuscipesVUAndrena helvoladdAndrena humilisCRAndrena marginataCRAndrena nigroaeneaVUAndrena ovatuladdAndrena pilipesddAndrena praecoxVUAndrena rosaeREAndrena semilaevisVUAndrena stragulataddAndrena trimmeranaCRAndrena wilkelladdBombus (P.) barbutellusENBombus (P.) bohemicusNTBombus (P.) campestrisVUBombus (P.) rupestrisENBombus cryptarumddBombus distinguendus Great yellow bumblebee ENBombus lapidarius Red-tailed bumblebee NTBombus magnusddBombus muscorumNTBombus ruderarius Red-shanked carder bumblebee VUBombus sylvarum Shrill carder bumblebee ENCoelioxys elongataENCoelioxys inermisddColletes daviesanusddColletes floralisVUColletes fodiensddColletes similisNTHalictus tumulorumNTHylaeus brevicornisENHylaeus hyalinatusVULasioglossum lativentreCRLasioglossum nitidiusculumVULasioglossum rufitarseVULasioglossum smeathmanellumddMegachile centuncularisNTMegachile circumcinctaddMegachile lignisecaddMegachile maritimaNTMegachile willughbiellaNTNomada argentataCRNomada goodenianaENNomada obtusifronsENNomada panzeriNT18

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species nameNomada sheppardanaNomada striataOsmia aurulentaSphecodes crassusSphecodes ferruginatusSphecodes gibbusSphecodes hyalinatusSphecodes pellucidusCommon nameRed status(Fitzpatrick et al., 2006)REENNTddENCRVUddButterfliesSpecies nameCommon nameRed Status(Regan et al., 2010)Erebia epiphron Mountain Ringlet REBoloria euphrosyne Pearl-bordered Fritillary ENCupido minimus Small Blue ENLasiommata megera Wall ENArgynnis aglaja Dark Green Fritillary VUCoenonympha tullia Large Heath VUEuphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary VUErynnis tages Dingy Skipper NTPyronia tithonus Gatekeeper NTHipparchia semele Grayling NTCoenonympha pamphilus Small Heath NTLeptidea sinapis Wood White NTDamselflies & Dragonflies (Odonates)Species name Common nameRed Status(Nelson et al., 2011)Somatochlora arctica Northern Emerald ENCordulia aenea Downy Emerald ENCoenagrion lunulatum Crescent Bluet VUIschnura pumilio Small Bluetail VULestes dryas Robust Spreadwing NTMayflies (Ephemeroptera)SpeciesCommon nameRed Status(Kelly-Quinn & Regan, 2012)Siphlonurus armatus Scarce Summer CRBaetis atrebatinus Dark Olive ENEphemerella notata Yellow Hawk ENRhithrogena germanica March Brown VUProcloeon bifidum Pale Evening Dun VULeptophlebia marginata Sepia Dun VUKageronia fuscogrisea Brown May Dun NTAmeletus inopinatus Upland Summer Mayfly NTNon-Marine MolluscaSpecies EU HD WAAcanthinula aculeata (Müller)Acicula fusca (Montagu)Anisus spirorbis (Linnaeus)Anisus vortex (Linnaeus)Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus)Anodonta cygnea (Linnaeus)Red Status(Byrne et al., 2009)NTVUddVUVUVU19

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.20Species EU HD WAAplexa hypnorum (Linnaeus)Arianta arbustorum (Linnaeus)Arion fuscus (Müller)Arion occultus AndersonRed Status(Byrne et al., 2009)Geomalacus maculosus II IV X lcAshfordia granulata (Alder)Balea perversa (Linnaeus)Candidula gigaxii (L. Pfeiffer)Cecilioides acicula (Müller)Cochlodina laminata (Montagu)Deroceras agreste (Linnaeus)Gyraulus laevis (Alder)Helicella itala (Linnaeus)Helicigona lapicida (Linnaeus)Hydrobia acuta (Draparnaud)Leiostyla anglica (Férussac)Limax cinereoniger WolfMargaritifera margaritifera margaritifera (Linnaeus) II V X CRMargaritifera margaritifera durrovensis Phillips II V X CRMercuria cf. similis (Draparnaud)Merdigera obscura (Müller)Musculium lacustre (Müller)Myosotella denticulata (Montagu)Myxas glutinosa (Müller)Omphiscola glabra (Müller)Oxyloma sarsi (Esmark)Pisidium conventus ClessinPisidium hibernicum WesterlundPisidium lilljeborgii ClessinPisidium moitessierianum PaladilhePisidium pseudosphaerium SchleschPisidium pulchellum JenynsPomatias elegans (Müller)Pupilla muscorum (Linnaeus)Quickella arenaria (Potiez & Michaud)Radix auricularia (Linnaeus)Spermodea lamellata (Jeffreys)Sphaerium nucleus (Studer)Succinella oblonga DraparnaudTandonia rustica (Millet)Testacella haliotidea DraparnaudTestacella maugei FérussacTruncatella subcylindrica (Linnaeus)Vallonia pulchella (Müller)Ventrosia ventrosa (Montagu)Vertigo angustior Jeffreys II V X VUVertigo antivertigo (Draparnaud)Vertigo geyeri Lindholm II V X VUVertigo lilljeborgi (Westerlund)Vertigo moulinsiana (Dupuy) II V X ENVertigo pusilla Müller, 1774Vertigo pygmaea (Draparnaud)Vertigo substriata (Jeffreys)Zenobiella subrufescens (Miller)VUVUddddNTVUddVUVUddENVUREENVUVUENENVUddENREddCRNTVUENENENCRENENVUENVUENVUVUNTCRVUVUVUVUENNTNTVU

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species EU HD WAZonitoides excavatus (Alder)Red Status(Byrne et al., 2009)VUWater beetlesSpecies nameAgabus arcticus (Paykull)Agabus congener (Thunberg)Agabus conspersus (Marsham)Agabus labiatus (Brahm)Agabus melanarius AubéAugyles maritimus (Guérin-Méneville)Bagous alismatis (Marsham)Bagous brevis GyllenhalBagous collignensis (Herbst)Bagous frit (Herbst)Bagous glabrirostris (Herbst)Bagous limosus (Gyllenhal)Bagous lutosus (Gyllenhal)Bagous lutulentus (Gyllenhal)Berosus luridus (L.)Berosus signaticollis (Charpentier)Bidessus minutissimus (Germar)Chaetarthria seminulum (Herbst)Cyphon kongsbergensis MunsterCyphon palustris ThomsonCyphon punctipennis SharpDonacia aquatica (L.)Donacia cinerea HerbstDonacia dentata HoppeDonacia marginata HoppeDonacia semicuprea PanzerDonacia sparganii AhrensDryops similaris BollowDytiscus circumcinctus AhrensDytiscus lapponicus GyllenhalElodes elongata TournierElodes minuta (L.)Elodes pseudominuta KlausnitzerEnicocerus exsculptus (Germar)Enochrus halophilus (Bedel)Enochrus melanocephalus (Olivier)Georissus crenulatus (Rossi)Graptodytes bilineatus (Sturm)Gyrinus distinctus AubéGyrinus natator (L.)Gyrinus urinator IlligerHaliplus apicalis ThomsonHaliplus lineolatus MannerheimHaliplus variegatus SturmHelophorus alternans GenéHelophorus arvernicus MulsantHelophorus fulgidicollis MotschulskyHelophorus granularis (L.)Helophorus nanus SturmHelophorus strigifrons ThomsonHeterocerus fenestratus (Thunberg)Heterocerus flexuosus StephensHeterocerus fossor KiesenwetterRed Status(Foster et al., 2009)NTVUENNTddddCRCRddVURECRddCRCRENREddVUddVUVUVUddNTREddNTNTNTddddddENVUNTddNTNTNTNTENNTVUREENVUENVUVUdddddd21

Citation: Kingston, N. (2012) Checklist of protected & rare species in Ireland. Unpublished National Parks & Wildlife Service Report.Species nameRed Status(Foster et al., 2009)Heterocerus marginatus (Fab.)ddHydraena minutissima StephensCRHydraena nigrita GermarVUHydraena pulchella GermarREHydraena pygmaea WaterhouseREHydraena rufipes CurtisENHydraena testacea CurtisVUHydrochus angustatus GermarREHydrochus brevis (Herbst)VUHydrochus ignicollis MotschulskyNTHydrocyphon deflexicollis (Müller)ENHydroporus glabriusculus AubéENHydroporus longicornis SharpENHydroporus morio AubéVUHydroporus neglectus SchaumddHydroporus obsoletus AubéNTHydroporus scalesianus StephensNTHydrovatus clypealis SharpddHygrotus decoratus (Gyllenhal)CRHygrotus novemlineatus (Stephens)VUHygrotus parallellogrammus (Ahrens)ddHygrotus versicolor (Schaller)VUIlybius chalconatus (Panzer)VUIlybius subaeneus ErichsonVULaccobius atratus (Rottenberg)NTLaccophilus hyalinus (De Geer)VULaccornis oblongus (Stephens)NTLimnebius nitidus (Marsham)ENMacroplea appendiculata (Panzer)NTNebrioporus depressus elegans (Panzer)ddOchthebius auriculatus ReyNTOchthebius bicolon GermarVUOchthebius marinus (Paykull)NTOchthebius nilssoni HebauerVUOchthebius poweri RyeddOchthebius viridis fallaciosus GanglbauerNTOreodytes davisii (Curtis)NTParacymus scutellaris (Rosenhauer)NTPlatambus maculatus (L.)ddPlateumaris bracata (Scopoli)CRPlateumaris rustica (Kunze)REPrionocyphon serricornis (Müller)ddStictotarsus multilineatus (Falkenström)NTOther InvertebratesSpecies EU HD WA OSPAREuphydryas aurinia Marsh fritillary IIAustropotamobius pallipes White-clawed crayfish II V XNucella lapillus Dog whelk XThe White-clawed crayfish, Kerry slug and Freshwater pearl mussel were added to the Wildlife Act, 1976 by regulationsmade in SI 112/1990.22