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Animals of the Arctic

962 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records north of the Arctic Circle (66.56°N), on land and at sea on GBIF.

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What animals live in the Arctic?
962 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records north of the Arctic Circle (66.56°N), on land and at sea: 375 insects & other invertebrates, 333 birds, 139 sharks & fish, 107 mammals, 6 amphibians, 2 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Orca, Wolf, Polar bear, Wolverine, Greenland shark, Blue whale.
OrcaOrcaOrcinus orcaData deficientWolfWolfCanis lupusLeast concernPolar bearPolar bearUrsus maritimusVulnerableWolverineWolverineGulo guloLeast concernGreenland sharkGreenland sharkSomniosus microcephalusVulnerableBlue whaleBlue whaleBalaenoptera musculusEndangeredMooseMooseAlces alcesLeast concernSperm whaleSperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusVulnerableBrown bearBrown bearUrsus arctosLeast concernPeregrine falconPeregrine falconFalco peregrinusLeast concernNarwhalNarwhalMonodon monocerosLeast concernBald eagleBald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusLeast concernStoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernOcean sunfishOcean sunfishMola molaVulnerableSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaWild boarWild boarSus scrofaLeast concernOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernAmerican bisonAmerican bisonBison bisonNear threatenedRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernAmerican black bearAmerican black bearUrsus americanusLeast concernReindeerReindeerRangifer tarandusVulnerableWalrusWalrusOdobenus rosmarusVulnerableGolden eagleGolden eagleAquila chrysaetosLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concern

All 962 animals by group

Small wild cats 2

Bears 3

Wolves 1

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 4

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 10

Seals, sea lions & walrus 9

Whales & dolphins 19

Deer 5

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 4

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Bats 2

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 6

Mice, rats & other rodents 23

Rabbits, hares & pikas 7

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 11

Birds of prey 24

Owls 11

Ducks, geese & swans 51

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 72

Seabirds, divers & grebes 17

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 19

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 10

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 10

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 3

Crows, jays & magpies 10

Songbirds & perching birds 100

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 1

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1

Frogs & toads 4

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 2

Sharks 26

Rays, skates & chimaeras 6

Bony fish 107

Butterflies & moths 101

Bees, wasps & ants 17

Beetles 59

Dragonflies & damselflies 11

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 104

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 24

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 30

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 2

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 17

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 10

Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026. Region outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Birds include migrants passing through.