Species

Scotland boasts a rich and colourful range of species - both plant and animal - which thrive in the diverse habitats it has to offer.

These main species can be classified as:

Photo: Mosses & Liverworts

Photo: Scots Pine

Photo: Six-spot Burnet Moth

Lower plants

Flowering Plants & Ferns

Invertebrates

Photo: Toad on Golf Ball

Photo: Red Kite in Flight

Photo: Red Deer in Snow

Amphibians & Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Photo: Salmon
Photo: Fungi - Clavaria zollingeri

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Lower plants

Flowering Plants & Ferns

Invertebrates

Fish

Amphibians & Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Fungi