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Animals in Ireland

26 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Ireland, 4 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 26
Threatened: 4
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 196,729

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Ireland?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Ireland?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
4 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, bald eagle, peregrine falcon …
8 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Amphibians
common frog
1 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, ocean sunfish
2 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
4 species
Crustaceans
american lobster
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Ireland?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Ireland.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	33
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	4,320
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	25
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	474

All animals recorded in Ireland

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	55,128
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	82,643
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	5,816
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	2
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	1
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	8,047
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	8,004
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	3,150
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	48
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	4,433
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	33
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	4,320
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	25
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	2
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	6
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	11,747
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	5,041
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	957
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	474
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	1,690
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	1
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	7
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	811
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	188
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	4,151
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	4

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Ireland. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.