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Wildlife recorded at Eskrigg Reserve and Woodland Walks

All wildlife can be classified into groups that have features in common (see example of classification of British Insects). A group of living things that have so many common features that they can reproduce and have fertile young is called a species.

Most species at the Reserve can be put into the two major groups: PLANTS and ANIMALS. All the other organisms can be grouped under a third heading: the PROTISTS. Each of these groups can be sub-divided as follows:

Other Protists

Fungi
(including Yeasts, Moulds & Mushrooms)

on spore producing plants

on seed producing plants

Invertebrates
(without backbones)

Arthropods
(Hard outer skeleton
& jointed legs)

Other Invertebrates

- Coelenterates
-
Platyhelminths
-
Annelids
- Molluscs (Many with shell, no segments)

Vertebrates
(with backbones)

Cold Blooded

- Fish (Aquatic - fins, gills & scaly skin)
- Amphibians
(Breed in water, smooth, moist skin)
- Reptiles
(Dry, scaly skin, lay eggs with soft shells)

Warm Blooded

- Birds (Feathers & wings, eggs with hard shells)
- Mammals (Hair or fur, live young fed on milk)
Other Protists

Bacteria
(including Cyanobacteria
or blue-green algae)

Protozoa
(including Amoebae,
Ciliates & Flagellates)

Slime Moulds
(including Cellular &
Plasmodial forms)

Algae
(including unicellular,
filamentous & colonial)

Lichens
(including rusty, leafy &
shrubby forms)

Fungi
(including Yeasts,
Moulds & Mushrooms)

On spore producing plants
On seed producing plants

Invertebrates
(without backbones)

Vertebrates
(with backbones)

Arthropods
(Hard outer
skeleton &
jointed legs)

Other Invertebrates

Molluscs
(Many with
shell, no
segments)

Cold Blooded
Warm Blooded

Birds
(Feathers &
wings, eggs
with hard
shells)

Mammals
(Hair or fur,
live young
fed on milk)

Fish
(Aquatic- fins,
gills & scaly skin)

Amphibians
(Breed in water,
smooth, moist skin)

Reptiles
(Dry,scaly
skin, lay eggs
with soft shells)

Note: Several classification groups are not represented at Eskrigg Reserve and have not been included in the above diagrams.

Click on any of the groups that are highlighted to find out more about them.

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