iles ▁are ▁native ▁to ▁Scotland , ▁but ▁many ▁species ▁of ▁in verte br ates ▁live ▁here ▁that ▁are ▁otherwise ▁rare ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( UK ). ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0   species ▁of ▁insect , ▁including ▁rare ▁be es ▁and ▁but ter f lies ▁protected ▁by ▁conservation ▁action ▁plans ▁inhab it ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁My c ota ▁ ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 1 , 6 5 0 ▁species ▁of ▁fung al ▁species ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁The ▁rare ▁Ph ell oden ▁confl u ens ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁five ▁or ▁fewer ▁ 1 0   km ▁squares . ▁ ▁Micro - organ isms ▁S yr ing amm ina ▁frag il iss ima ▁is ▁a ▁x en oph y oph ore ▁found ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁near ▁Rock all . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁single - cel led ▁organ ism ▁known , ▁at ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁across ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁x en oph y oph ore ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁described ▁ ▁after ▁its ▁discovery ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁organis ations ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁the ▁natural ▁environment ▁is ▁well ▁developed ▁and ▁various ▁organis ations ▁play ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una . ▁Many ▁ag encies ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁are ▁concerned ▁that ▁climate ▁change , ▁especially ▁its ▁potential ▁effects ▁on ▁mountain ▁plate aus ▁and ▁marine ▁life , ▁threaten ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una ▁of ▁Scotland .