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Wildlife in Cambridgeshire

987 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in Cambridgeshire on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Cambridgeshire?
987 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Cambridgeshire on GBIF: 597 insects & other invertebrates, 295 birds, 43 mammals, 40 sharks & fish, 7 amphibians, 5 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Nutria, Red fox.
Which mammals live in Cambridgeshire?
43 mammals, including Stoat, Nutria, Red fox, Red deer, European rabbit, Red squirrel.

All 987 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 5

Bats 11

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 8

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 15

Owls 6

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 51

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 73

Seabirds, divers & grebes 16

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 17

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 7

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 89

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 4

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 1

Rays, skates & chimaeras 4

Bony fish 35

Butterflies & moths 189

Bees, wasps & ants 28

Beetles 132

Dragonflies & damselflies 31

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 168

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 33

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 15

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

Area = GBIF’s interpretation of each record’s location (county boundary as used by GBIF). Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026.