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Animals in United Kingdom

43 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from United Kingdom, 15 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 43
Threatened: 15
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 3,769,411

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 United Kingdom?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in United Kingdom?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, tiger …
12 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, bald eagle, peregrine falcon …
10 species
Reptiles
green turtle, veiled chameleon
2 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog, axolotl, dyeing dart frog
4 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish, giant oceanic manta ray
4 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly …
5 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 United Kingdom?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	92
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	561
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	95,799
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	78
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	7
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	47
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	219
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	1
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	3
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	5
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	1
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1

All animals recorded in United Kingdom

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	1,197,783
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	1,595,579
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	68,867
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	2,074
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	3
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	78,791
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	92
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	159,737
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	70,241
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	42,507
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	54,091
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	561
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	39,756
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	95,799
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	78
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	7
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	47
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	9
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	59
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	137,971
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	55,492
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	1,971
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	219
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	1
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	3
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	114,022
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	1,988
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	4,567
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	5
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	55
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	3,846
Red kangaroo	Macropus rufus	Macropodidae	Not recorded	1
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	1
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	1,480
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	41,693
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1
Dyeing dart frog	Dendrobates tinctorius	Dendrobatidae	Least Concern	1
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	1
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	7

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