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Wildlife in Isle of Wight

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

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What wild animals live in Isle of Wight?
678 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Isle of Wight on GBIF: 380 insects & other invertebrates, 224 birds, 35 mammals, 29 sharks & fish, 5 reptiles, 5 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Portuguese man o' war, Stoat, Osprey, Red fox, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in Isle of Wight?
35 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, European rabbit, Red squirrel, Brown rat, Eastern gray squirrel.
Portuguese man o' warPortuguese man o' warPhysalia physalisStoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernCommon ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxLeast concernMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernHummingbird hawk-mothHummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarumRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernAdderAdderVipera berusLeast concernGreat titGreat titParus majorLeast concernEuropean rabbitEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEndangeredRed squirrelRed squirrelSciurus vulgarisLeast concernCommon starlingCommon starlingSturnus vulgarisLeast concernBrown ratBrown ratRattus norvegicusLeast concernEastern gray squirrelEastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensisLeast concernCommon buzzardCommon buzzardButeo buteoLeast concernWild horseWild horseEquus ferusEndangeredAtlantic puffinAtlantic puffinFratercula arcticaVulnerableRookRookCorvus frugilegusLeast concernEurasian magpieEurasian magpiePica picaLeast concern

All 678 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 4

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Whales & dolphins 1

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Bats 12

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 6

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 4

Birds of prey 11

Owls 5

Ducks, geese & swans 31

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 53

Seabirds, divers & grebes 14

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 14

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 4

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 7

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 70

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

Frogs & toads 2

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 1

Rays, skates & chimaeras 6

Bony fish 22

Butterflies & moths 66

Bees, wasps & ants 26

Beetles 85

Dragonflies & damselflies 28

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 133

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 15

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 16

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 9

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.