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Animals in Scotland

1,141 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in Scotland on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

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What wild animals live in Scotland?
1,141 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Scotland on GBIF: 626 insects & other invertebrates, 318 birds, 120 sharks & fish, 66 mammals, 6 amphibians, 5 reptiles. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Orca, Sperm whale, Stoat, Ocean sunfish, Silverfish.
Which mammals live in Scotland?
66 mammals, including Orca, Sperm whale, Stoat, Wild boar, Nutria, Red fox.
OrcaOrcaOrcinus orcaData deficientSperm whaleSperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusVulnerableStoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernOcean sunfishOcean sunfishMola molaVulnerableSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaWild boarWild boarSus scrofaLeast concernOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernNutriaNutriaMyocastor coypusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernWalrusWalrusOdobenus rosmarusVulnerableGolden eagleGolden eagleAquila chrysaetosLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernHumpback whaleHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeLeast 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 concernEuropean wildcatEuropean wildcatFelis silvestrisLeast concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernAmerican robinAmerican robinTurdus migratoriusLeast concern

All 1,141 animals by group

Small wild cats 1

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Seals, sea lions & walrus 3

Whales & dolphins 17

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

Deer 5

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Bats 9

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 10

Rabbits, hares & pikas 4

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 16

Owls 7

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 52

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 73

Seabirds, divers & grebes 20

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 17

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 12

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 8

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 8

Songbirds & perching birds 96

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 3

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 13

Rays, skates & chimaeras 8

Bony fish 99

Butterflies & moths 175

Bees, wasps & ants 27

Beetles 124

Dragonflies & damselflies 24

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 159

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 30

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 47

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 3

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 28

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 9

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.