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Wildlife in Cornwall

1,012 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in Cornwall on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Cornwall?
1,012 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Cornwall on GBIF: 582 insects & other invertebrates, 298 birds, 75 sharks & fish, 48 mammals, 5 reptiles, 4 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Portuguese man o' war, Stoat, Ocean sunfish, Silverfish, Osprey.
Which mammals live in Cornwall?
48 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European pine marten, European rabbit, Red squirrel.
Portuguese man o' warPortuguese man o' warPhysalia physalisStoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernOcean sunfishOcean sunfishMola molaVulnerableSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernCommon ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxLeast concernOrtolan buntingOrtolan buntingEmberiza hortulanaLeast concernMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernBasking sharkBasking sharkCetorhinus maximusEndangeredHummingbird hawk-mothHummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernRed deerRed deerCervus elaphusLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernAmerican robinAmerican robinTurdus migratoriusLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernIndian peafowlIndian peafowlPavo cristatusLeast concernAdderAdderVipera berusLeast concernEuropean pine martenEuropean pine martenMartes martesLeast concernGreat titGreat titParus majorLeast concernEuropean rabbitEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEndangeredRed squirrelRed squirrelSciurus vulgarisLeast concern

All 1,012 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Seals, sea lions & walrus 1

Whales & dolphins 4

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 4

Bats 13

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 45

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 71

Seabirds, divers & grebes 21

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 18

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 6

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 7

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 8

Songbirds & perching birds 92

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 2

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 2

Sharks 4

Rays, skates & chimaeras 7

Bony fish 64

Butterflies & moths 166

Bees, wasps & ants 29

Beetles 120

Dragonflies & damselflies 24

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 160

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 26

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 32

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 21

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 3

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.