Species with a conservation status similar to the Common otter Results 1 - 20
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Freshwater white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes)
The only freshwater crayfish native to the UK, this species is olive-green to brown in colour and can reach up to 12 centimetres i...  More  8 Images  1 Video
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Narrow-mouthed whorl snail (Vertigo angustior)
The shell is pale yellow-brown in colour with many thin growth ridges and 5 whorls. The mouth of the shell has 5- 6 teeth and is t...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita)
The hermit beetle has a classic beetle shape and is large with glossy, dark brown elytra. The males have a pronounced groove throu...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
Stunning, silvery-white plumage adorns this large pelican during the breeding season, contrasting with the rubbery orange-red pouc...  More  21 Images  2 Videos
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Barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus)
This rare medium-sized bat has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears with a triangular shaped tragus. It has long silky fur, dark...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas)
The long-finned pilot whale is not actually a whale, but a dolphin. Along with the related short-finned pilot whale, this species ...  More  8 Images  2 Videos
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Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
This rare tree-dwelling bat has long, broad ears with a long lancet shaped tragus (a soft cartilaginous projection in front of the...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
The bottlenose dolphin is one of the most well-known species of dolphin. There appear to be two main varieties; a smaller, inshore...  More  22 Images  2 Videos
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Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is a large, robust species, which is easily recognised by the obvious yellow patch towards the re...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus)
The northern bottlenose whale has a bulbous forehead and an obvious tube-like beak, these features are more pronounced in older ma...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Orca (Orcinus orca)
The orca, once also known as the killer whale, is in fact the largest of the dolphins. They are easily identified by the black and...  More  9 Images  1 Video
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White-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris)
Despite the common and Latin names (albirostris means 'white beak'), the short, stocky beak of the white-beaked dolphin is not alw...  More  3 Images  2 Videos
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Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus)
Risso's dolphin is a large, stocky species with a blunt head. They are easily recognised as they are heavily scared and become whi...  More  8 Images  1 Video
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Northern hemisphere minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
The smallest of the rorqual whales, the minke whale is also the most abundant. Two species are now recognised, the northern hemisp...  More  12 Images  1 Video
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Southern damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale)
Males are sky-blue and black in colour, with blue eyes and two small eyespots. They can be distinguished from the males of similar...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Geyer's whorl snail (Vertigo geyeri)
This tiny endangered snail is quite similar in appearance to Vertigo genesii but has a more conical shell. The shell is pale reddi...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis)
This greyish-white anemone has a bulbous central section with a contracting column that enables it to burrow into soft mud. At the...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Common dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
This attractive rodent can be easily distinguished from mice by its long, fluffy tail. One of the smaller members of the family of...  More  7 Images  5 Videos
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Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
The harbour porpoise is the most commonly seen porpoise, and is the most widely distributed of all cetaceans (whales and dolphins)...  More  5 Images  2 Videos
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