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Protected Species

Protected Species

visibilityRecords: 799,077

petsSpecies: 292
Threatened Species

Threatened Species

visibilityRecords: 742,334

petsSpecies: 1,332
Invasive Species

Invasive Species

visibilityRecords: 69,478

petsSpecies: 174
Higher plants

Higher plants

visibilityRecords: 1,562,645

petsSpecies: 2,794
Mammals

Mammals

visibilityRecords: 254,871

petsSpecies: 88
Birds

Birds

visibilityRecords: 1,217,219

petsSpecies: 533
Fishes

Fishes

visibilityRecords: 50,783

petsSpecies: 317
Invertebrates - marine and estuarine

Invertebrates - marine and estuarine

visibilityRecords: 103,339

petsSpecies: 1,786
Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

Invertebrates - terrestrial and freshwater

visibilityRecords: 883,755

petsSpecies: 5,931

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Recently updated datasets Records added
General Biodiversity Records from Ireland 454
Online Atlas of Vascular Plants 2012-2020 2,492
River Biologists' Database (EPA) 347
Mammals of Ireland 2016-2025 2,822
Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of Ireland 1
Ladybirds of Ireland 1,638
Bees of Ireland 1,155
Dragonfly Ireland 2019 to 2024 4,036
Butterflies of Ireland 18,040
Discrete vascular plant surveys 6,653
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