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Wildlife in Greater London

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

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Greater London?
968 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Greater London on GBIF: 604 insects & other invertebrates, 271 birds, 47 mammals, 33 sharks & fish, 7 amphibians, 6 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Red fox, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in Greater London?
47 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 concernHummingbird hawk-mothHummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernBrown marmorated stink bugBrown marmorated stink bugHalyomorpha halysRed 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 968 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 6

Bats 11

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 11

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 14

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 46

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 62

Seabirds, divers & grebes 16

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 15

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 7

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 85

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 2

Frogs & toads 4

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 1

Bony fish 32

Butterflies & moths 186

Bees, wasps & ants 30

Beetles 134

Dragonflies & damselflies 32

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 173

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 38

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 10

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 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.