The toad, skylark and beetles such as the wormwood moonshine are among the species of special conservation concern in the UK that have fallen in number by 67% since 1970 overall, and by 12% between 2002 and 2013.
Some of the birds that have suffered the most alarming declines are the most well known species including the house sparrow which has fallen in number by 147m or 62%, the starling (53%) and skylark (46%).
Among the species expected to suffer significant falls in numbers are the Brazil nut, and wild cacao and açai trees, all important food sources.
The Home Office figures show that the biggest falls in numbers over the past year have taken place in London where the Met has lost 803 officers; Greater Manchester, 254; and the West Midlands, 231.
Kestrels in particular, which have been falling in numbers, had a very good 2011, showing a 15 per cent increase above recent averages in the numbers of fledglings produced per nest.
According to the World Wildlife Fund, appetite for the fins and other shark-related products has led to some shark species falling in numbers by 60-70%.
Car bombs, they say, fell in number from 44 four weeks ago to 12 in the last week of November.
But in the 20th century farms grew in size and fell in number, from 6.5m in 1920 to 2.2m in 2007.
The dermal papilla cells fall in number, the follicles shrink and, as the American Hair Loss Association puts it, they stop producing "cosmetically acceptable hair".
Apps are increasingly preferred to banks' websites, according to BBA figures, noting that internet banking logins fell in number slightly last year.
