Below is a series of species lists, some annotated, for QUBS & environs. We will continue to augment and revise these as new information is sent to us.
Lichens
Lichens (723 KB). Compiled by Ivy Schoepf in 2020.
Slime Moulds (Mycetozoa)
Slime Moulds (464 KB). Complied by Richard Aaron.
Fungi
Sac fungi (539 KB). Aassembled by Ivy Schoepf in 2020 based on by Richard Aaron and Mark Conboy.
Filamentous fungi (725 KB). Compiled in 2020 by Richard Aaron, augmented by Ivy Schoepf.
QUBS fungi & slime moulds (147 KB). Prepared in 2012 by Mark Conboy.
Plants
Carophytes (liverworts & stoneworts)
QUBS liverworts & stoneworts (343 KB). Compiled by Dr. Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Lycopodiopsida (clubhouses & firmosses)
QUBS clubhouses & firmosses (287 KB). Compiled by Dr. Ivy Schoepf.
Horsetails
QUBS horsetail species (288 KB). Compiled by Dr. Ivy Schoepf.
Bryophytes (mosses)
QUBS moss species (383 KB). Compiled by Dr. Ivy Schoepf.
Psilotopsida (Adder's-tongues, Grapeferns and Moonworts)
QUBS Adder's-tongues, Grapeferns and Moonworts (288 KB). Compiled by Dr. Ivy Schoepf.
Pteridophytes (ferns)
QUBS ferns (266 KB). Originally prepared by Mark Conboy and Jim Pringle (Royal Botanical Garden). Expanded and amended by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Conifers
QUBS pine, spruce, cedar & allies (395 KB). Based on a list of trees, shrubs and vines originally compiled by Mark A. Conboy and Adele Crowder in 2009. Amended by Dr. Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Monocots
QUBS monocots (489 KB). Based in part on a list of trees, shrubs and vines originally compiled by Mark A. Conboy and Adele Crowder in 2009. Amended and expanded by Dr. Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Dicots
QUBS dicots (611 KB). Based in part on a list of trees, shrubs and vines originally compiled by Mark A. Conboy and Adele Crowder in 2009. Amended and expanded by Dr. Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Other plant resources
Checklist of the trees, shrubs and vines (916 KB), prepared by Mark Conboy and Adele Crowder.
Plant list for Rock Dunder (south of Jones Falls Road) (57 KB), a property now owned by Rideau Waterway Land Trust
A species list for the Boston Property Ecogift to QUBS (596 KB), based on surveys conducted by Dale Kristensen.
Mollusks
QUBS mollusk species (311 KB). Compiled by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Arthropods
Chelicerata (spiders & allies)
QUBS arachnid species ((516 KB). Compiled by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Crustacea
Crayfish species list (420 KB). Based on an original list of crayfish species by Mark Conboy. Expanded and amended by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Hexapoda
Hymenoptera
QUBS bee & wasp species (312 KB). Compiled by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Diptera
QUBS fly species (396 KB). Compiled by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Lepidoptera (moths & butterflies)
QUBS moth & butterfly species (742 KB). Based on a previous list of moths created by Kit E. Muma in June 2008 and butterflies created by Mark Conboy in March 2011. Expanded and amended by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Odonates
Damselflies
List of possible damselfly species found in the QUBS vicinity (89 KB). Based on Corbet 1967 (Proceedings of North-Central chapter of the Entomol. Soc. Amer.)
Dragonflies
A revised checklist (July 2009) of dragonflies (1 MB), of species known or expected to occur at QUBS. Prepared by Mark Conboy, Kit Muma, Bruce Smith and Floyd Connor.
Coleoptera
QUBS beetle species (524 KB). A list of longhorn beetles originally prepared by Mark Conboy. Expanded and amended by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Orthopteroids (e.g. crickets, stoneflies, mantids, termites, grasshoppers, roaches)
Species checklist of orthopteroids potentially found at QUBS (98 KB), prepared by S.M. Paiero and Mark Conboy.
Other arthropods (e.g. springtails, millipedes)
Other arthropod species (387 KB). Compiled by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Vertebrates
Fish
QUBS fish species (504 KB). Originally prepared by Frank Phelan, and amended by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.
Amphibians
QUBS reptile species (464 KB). Originally prepared by G. Blouin-Demers and S.C. Lougheed, and amended by Ivy Schoepf in 2018. List of 15 species total.
Reptiles
QUBS reptile species (524 KB). Originally prepared by G. Blouin-Demers and S.C. Lougheed, and amended by Ivy Schoepf in 2018. List of 15 species total.
Birds
QUBS bird species (480 KB), an annotated checklist of the birds of QUBS and the Lake Opinicon prepared by Mark Conboy and Paul Martin and amended by Ivy Schoepf in 2018. The list includes 228 species (including documented breeders, winter residents, migrants, accidentals and those that should occur here but as yet have not been documented).
Mammals
QUBS mammal species (514 KB), Originally compiled by Mark Conboy and Frank Phelan. Amended by Ivy Schoepf in 2018. The list contains 52 species of mammals expected to occur or that have been observed at QUBS. Two additional species that once were found at QUBS but have been extirpated are also listed.
Other animals
QUBS species from other phyla - Annelida, Platyhelminthes, Bryozoa, Cnidaria, Rotifera (307 KB). Compiled by Ivy Schoepf in 2018.