Species list
This table provides a list of Annex II species types which occur in the UK
and for which one or more SAC is designated.
A list of habitats and species
which have priority status (a priority habitat or species is one in danger of
disappearance and for which there is a particular responsibility to conserve)
is available via
The National Archives.
| Invertebrate species: molluscs | No. of SACs |
|---|
| 1013 Geyer's whorl snail [Vertigo geyeri] | 7 |
| 1014 Narrow-mouthed whorl snail [Vertigo angustior] | 5 |
| 1015 Round-mouthed whorl snail [Vertigo genesii] | 3 |
| 1016 Desmoulin's whorl snail [Vertigo moulinsiana] | 9 |
| 1029 Freshwater pearl mussel [Margaritifera margaritifera] | 26 |
| 4056 Ramshorn snail [Anisus vorticulus] | 3 |
| Invertebrate species: arthropods | No. of SACs |
|---|
| 1044 Southern damselfly [Coenagrion mercuriale] | 10 |
| 1065 Marsh fritillary butterfly [Euphydryas (Eurodryas, Hypodryas) aurinia] | 33 |
| 1079 Violet click beetle [Limoniscus violaceus] | 3 |
| 1083 Stag beetle [Lucanus cervus] | 5 |
| 1092 White-clawed (or Atlantic stream) crayfish [Austropotamobius pallipes] | 10 |
| 4035 Fisher's estuarine moth [Gortyna borelii lunata] | 2 |
| Vertebrate species: fish | No. of SACs |
|---|
| 1095 Sea lamprey [Petromyzon marinus] | 23 |
| 1096 Brook lamprey [Lampetra planeri] | 18 |
| 1099 River lamprey [Lampetra fluviatilis] | 21 |
| 1102 Allis shad [Alosa alosa] | 6 |
| 1103 Twaite shad [Alosa fallax] | 6 |
| 1106 Atlantic salmon [Salmo salar] | 35 |
| 1149 Spined loach [Cobitis taenia] | 5 |
| 1163 Bullhead [Cottus gobio] | 18 |
| Vertebrate species: amphibians | No. of SACs |
|---|
| 1166 Great crested newt [Triturus cristatus] | 32 |
| Vertebrate species: mammals | No. of SACs |
|---|
| 1303 Lesser horseshoe bat [Rhinolophus hipposideros] | 13 |
| 1304 Greater horseshoe bat [Rhinolophus ferrumequinum] | 11 |
| 1308 Barbastelle [Barbastella barbastellus] | 9 |
| 1323 Bechstein's bat [Myotis bechsteinii] | 9 |
| 1349 Bottlenose dolphin [Tursiops truncatus] | 3 |
| 1351 Harbour porpoise [Phocoena phocoena] | 7 |
| 1355 Otter [Lutra lutra] | 74 |
| 1364 Grey seal [Halichoerus grypus] | 13 |
| 1365 Harbour seal [Phoca vitulina] | 12 |
| Lower plant species | No. of SACs |
|---|
| 1386 Green shield-moss [Buxbaumia viridis] | 2 |
| 1390 Western rustwort [Marsupella profunda] | 3 |
| 1393 Slender green feather-moss [Drepanocladus (Hamatocaulis) vernicosus] | 10 |
| 1395 Petalwort [Petalophyllum ralfsii] | 14 |
| Higher plant species | No. of SACs |
|---|
| 1421 Killarney fern [Trichomanes speciosum] | 1 |
| 1441 Shore dock [Rumex rupestris] | 10 |
| 1528 Marsh saxifrage [Saxifraga hirculus] | 6 |
| 1614 Creeping marshwort [Apium repens] | 1 |
| 1654 Early gentian [Gentianella anglica] | 13 |
| 1831 Floating water-plantain [Luronium natans] | 14 |
| 1833 Slender naiad [Najas flexilis] | 5 |
| 1902 Lady's-slipper orchid [Cypripedium calceolus] | 1 |
| 1903 Fen orchid [Liparis loeselii] | 3 |