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Wildlife in Dorset

1,013 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in Dorset on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Dorset?
1,013 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Dorset on GBIF: 600 insects & other invertebrates, 290 birds, 61 sharks & fish, 49 mammals, 7 reptiles, 6 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Red fox, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in Dorset?
49 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European rabbit, Red squirrel, Brown rat.
StoatStoatMustela 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 concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernIndian peafowlIndian peafowlPavo cristatusLeast concernAdderAdderVipera berusLeast concernGreat titGreat titParus majorLeast concernEuropean rabbitEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEndangeredGerman cockroachGerman cockroachBlattella germanicaRed squirrelRed squirrelSciurus vulgarisLeast concernCommon starlingCommon starlingSturnus vulgarisLeast concernBrown ratBrown ratRattus norvegicusLeast concernEastern gray squirrelEastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensisLeast concern

All 1,013 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Whales & dolphins 2

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 5

Bats 14

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 9

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 14

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 44

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 72

Seabirds, divers & grebes 18

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 17

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 6

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 6

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 8

Songbirds & perching birds 90

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

Snakes 3

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 4

Frogs & toads 3

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 3

Rays, skates & chimaeras 6

Bony fish 52

Butterflies & moths 179

Bees, wasps & ants 29

Beetles 130

Dragonflies & damselflies 33

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 168

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 23

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 23

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 13

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.