HC Deb 19 July 1995 vol 263 cc1517-20W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the globally endangered and endemic species of wildlife found in Scotland and their current conservation status; and what sum is currently being spent by Scottish Natural Heritage on safeguarding these species. [34924]

Mr. Kynoch

The information requested is given below:

List of globally threatened and threatened endemic species occurring in Scotland
Globally threatened species Common name Red data book status
Fungi
Tulostoma niveum Vulnerable
Lichens
Collema dichotomurn River jelly lichen Vulnerable
Schistmatoma Vulnerable
graphidioides
Bryophytes
Lejeuna mandonii Endangered
Gymnostonum insigne (Localised)
Vascular plants
Artemisia norvegica Norwegian mugwort Rare
Euphrasia spp (x5) Eyebrights Rare
Trichomanes Killarney fern Endangered
speciosum
Invertebrates
Hirudo medicinalis Medicinal leech Rare
Margaritifera Freshwater pearl Scarce
margaritifera mussel
Formica aquilonia Scarce
Formica lugubris Scarce
Vertigo angustior Endangered
Vertigo genesii Endangered
Vertigo geyeri Endangered
Herpetofauna
Dermochelyidae/ Marine turtles Endangered
Cheloniidae (x4)
Birds
Crex Crex Corncrake Red data book listed
Mammals
Delphinapterus leucas white whale, beluga Insufficiently known
Monodon monoceros narwhal Insufficiently known
Phocoena phocoena harbour porpoise Insufficiently known

List of globally threatened and threatened endemic species occurring in Scotland
Globally threatened species Common name Red data book status
Lagenorhynchus albirostris white-beaked dolphin Insufficiently known
Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic white-sided dolphin Insufficiently known
Grampus griseus Risso's dolphin Insufficiently known
Tursiops truncatus bottlenose dolphin Insufficiently known
Stenella coeruleoalba striped dolphin Insufficiently known
Delphinus delphis common dolphin Insufficiently known
Pseudorca crassidens false killer whale Insufficiently known
Orcinus orca killer whale Insufficiently known
Globicephala melas long-finned pilot whale Insufficiently known
Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby's beaked whale Insufficiently known
Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville's beaked whale Insufficiently known
Mesoplodon nurus True's beaked whale Insufficiently known
Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's beaked whale Insufficiently known
Hyperoodon northern bottlenose Insufficiently
ampullatus whale known
Physeter sperm whale Insufficiently
macrocephalus known
Kogia breviceps pygmy sperm whale Insufficiently known
Eubalaena glacialis northern right whale Endangered
Balaenoptera minke whale Insufficiently
acutorostrata known
Balaenoptera borealis sei whale Vulnerable
Balaenoptera musculus blue whale Endangered
Balaenoptera physalus fin whale Vulnerable
Megaptera humpback whale Vulnerable
novaeangliae
Threatened endemics
Bryophytes
Bryoerythrophyllum (Localised)
caledonicum2
Pictus scoticus2 Data deficient
Pohlia scotica2 (Localised)
Spagnum Skyense2 Data deficient
Bryum dixonii2 Scarce
Fossombronia Scarce
fimbriata1
Algae
Chara muscosa Mossy Stonewort Indeterminate
(possibly extinct)
Vascular plants
Athyrium flexile2 Newman's lady fern Scarce
Calamagrostis scotica 22 Scottish small-reed Vulnerable
Cerastium nigrescens2 Shetland mouse-ear Rare
Cochlearia micacea2 Mountain scurvy-grass Rare
Epipactis youngiana2 Young's helleborine Vulnerable
Senecio cambrensis2 Welsh groundsel Rare
Primula scotica2 Scots primrose Scarce
Invertebrates
Procas granulicollis Indeterminate
Thinobius newberyi a rove beetle Vulnerable
Aricia artaxerxes northern brown argus Scarce
List of globally threatened and threatened endemic species occurring in Scotland
Globally threatened species Common name Red data book status
Birds
Loxia scotica Scottish crossbill Red data book listed
1 Endemic to Britain and Ireland rather than Britain alone.2.Species that occur in Scotland only

NB. The sea mammals listed are those which have been recorded in the UK.Few acutlly breed ing UK waters.

During the financial year 1994–95 the amount spent by Scottish Natural Heritage—SNH—on safeguarding these species was £66,000. For the year 1995–96, the amount allocated is £120,000. The 1995–96 figures include expenditure under SNH's species action programme.

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