Since April 2009, a sister project, Ensembl Genomes, has extended the scope of Ensembl into invertebrate metazoa, plants, fungi, bacteria, and protists, whilst the original project continues to focus on vertebrates.
Desde abril de 2009, un proxecto irmán chamado Ensembl Genomes ampliou o alcance de Ensembl a animais invertebrados, plantas, fungos, bacterias, e protistas, mentres que o proxecto orixinal continúa centrándose só en vertebrados.