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Animals in Northern Ireland

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

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What wild animals live in Northern Ireland?
859 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Northern Ireland on GBIF: 527 insects & other invertebrates, 224 birds, 70 sharks & fish, 34 mammals, 2 reptiles, 2 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Red fox, Golden eagle.
Which mammals live in Northern Ireland?
34 mammals, including Stoat, Red fox, Red deer, European pine marten, European rabbit, Red squirrel.
StoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernGolden eagleGolden eagleAquila chrysaetosLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernCanada gooseCanada gooseBranta canadensisLeast concernCommon ravenCommon ravenCorvus coraxLeast 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 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 concernLion's mane jellyfishLion's mane jellyfishCyanea capillataEastern gray squirrelEastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensisLeast concernRose-ringed parakeetRose-ringed parakeetPsittacula krameriLeast concern

All 859 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Whales & dolphins 3

Deer 4

Bats 8

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 3

Rabbits, hares & pikas 3

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2

Birds of prey 10

Owls 3

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 37

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 62

Seabirds, divers & grebes 16

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 10

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 5

Pigeons & doves 4

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 3

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 8

Songbirds & perching birds 62

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 1

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 1

Sharks 4

Rays, skates & chimaeras 5

Bony fish 61

Butterflies & moths 155

Bees, wasps & ants 23

Beetles 103

Dragonflies & damselflies 20

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 131

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 30

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 41

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 19

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 5

Area = GBIF’s interpretation of each record’s location (nation boundary as used by GBIF). Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026.