Mammals of United Kingdom
12 species of mammals on file have openly licensed sighting records from United Kingdom, 7 of them threatened.
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Which mammals are recorded in United Kingdom?
Most looked-up first.
Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
Grey wolf
Canis lupus
Lion
Panthera leo
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Leopard
Panthera pardus
Cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus
Eurasian beaver
Castor fiber
Blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Common bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
African bush elephant
Loxodonta africana
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Red kangaroo
Macropus rufus
Full list
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Canidae | Least Concern | 68,867 |
| Grey wolf | Canis lupus | Canidae | Least Concern | 2,074 |
| Lion | Panthera leo | Felidae | Vulnerable | 92 |
| Tiger | Panthera tigris | Felidae | Endangered | 2 |
| Leopard | Panthera pardus | Felidae | Vulnerable | 1 |
| Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | Felidae | Vulnerable | 1 |
| Eurasian beaver | Castor fiber | Castoridae | Least Concern | 39,756 |
| Blue whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Balaenopteridae | Endangered | 78 |
| Common bottlenose dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Delphinidae | Least Concern | 1,971 |
| African bush elephant | Loxodonta africana | Elephantidae | Endangered | 1 |
| Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | Hominidae | Endangered | 3 |
| Red kangaroo | Macropus rufus | Macropodidae | Not recorded | 1 |
Counted from CC0 and CC BY occurrence records on GBIF, which include captive and introduced animals. See the methodology.