Between the 6th November – 8th December, over 40 UK species are competing to have their genome sequenced, and your votes decide which 5 species win. Each species will be championed by a wildlife enthusiast, displaying their passion for the species and trying to convince you they are deserving of your vote.

Here are the species in the running….

Species in the Cryptic Zone:

  • Twisted-wing fly
  • Snake pipefish
  • Scottish crossbil
  • Orkney vole
  • Naval shipworm
  • Common starfish
  • Brachiopod
  • Baltic clam
  • Abyssal grenadier

Species in the Dangerous Zone:

  • Turkey oak
  • Oak apple gallwasp
  • Lion’s mane jellyfish
  • Leathery sea squirt
  • Giant hogweed
  • Daubenton’s bat
  • Asian hornet

Species in the Floundering Zone:

  • Strapwort
  • Spotted flycatcher
  • Scottish wildcat
  • Scaly cricket
  • Lundy cabbage
  • Glow worm
  • European flat oyster
  • Eurasian otter
  • Barbastelle bat

Species in the Flourishing Zone:

  • Tree lichen
  • Small red-eyed damselfy
  • Pill millipede
  • Nostoc commune
  • Fen raft spider
  • Danish scurvygrass
  • Cirl bunting
  • Canada goose
  • Beaver

Species in the Iconic Zone:

  • St Kilda wren
  • Scotch thistle
  • Lesser-spotted catshark
  • Hazel dormouse
  • Emperor dragonfly
  • Common crane
  • Brown garden snail
  • Barn owl