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Wildlife in Devon

1,040 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in Devon on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Devon?
1,040 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Devon on GBIF: 620 insects & other invertebrates, 279 birds, 77 sharks & fish, 51 mammals, 7 reptiles, 6 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Portuguese man o' war, Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Red fox.
Which mammals live in Devon?
51 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European pine marten, European rabbit, Red squirrel.
Portuguese man o' warPortuguese man o' warPhysalia physalisStoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernSilverfishSilverfishLepisma 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 concernCommon starlingCommon starlingSturnus vulgarisLeast concern

All 1,040 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Whales & dolphins 3

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 5

Bats 16

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 8

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 10

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 48

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 68

Seabirds, divers & grebes 17

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 16

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 8

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 6

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 8

Songbirds & perching birds 84

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 4

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 3

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 3

Rays, skates & chimaeras 7

Bony fish 67

Butterflies & moths 178

Bees, wasps & ants 31

Beetles 129

Dragonflies & damselflies 30

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 167

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 26

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 34

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 20

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 4

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.