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Wildlife in North Yorkshire

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

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What wild animals live in North Yorkshire?
915 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in North Yorkshire on GBIF: 554 insects & other invertebrates, 279 birds, 43 mammals, 30 sharks & fish, 5 amphibians, 4 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Red fox, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in North Yorkshire?
43 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European pine marten, European rabbit, Red squirrel.
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 concernRed deerRed deerCervus elaphusLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast 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 concernBrown ratBrown ratRattus norvegicusLeast concernEastern gray squirrelEastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensisLeast concernNorthern pikeNorthern pikeEsox luciusLeast concern

All 915 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Whales & dolphins 1

Deer 5

Bats 11

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 7

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 14

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 44

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 62

Seabirds, divers & grebes 18

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 17

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 8

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 8

Songbirds & perching birds 89

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Frogs & toads 2

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Bony fish 30

Butterflies & moths 163

Bees, wasps & ants 28

Beetles 128

Dragonflies & damselflies 25

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 161

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 26

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 19

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2

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.