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Wildlife in Somerset

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

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Somerset?
906 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Somerset on GBIF: 554 insects & other invertebrates, 263 birds, 48 mammals, 29 sharks & fish, 6 reptiles, 6 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Red fox, House sparrow.
Which mammals live in Somerset?
48 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 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 concernRoe deerRoe deerCapreolus capreolusLeast concern

All 906 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Deer 5

Bats 16

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 10

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 12

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 39

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 69

Seabirds, divers & grebes 16

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 15

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 6

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 6

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 78

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 3

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 2

Rays, skates & chimaeras 3

Bony fish 24

Butterflies & moths 165

Bees, wasps & ants 31

Beetles 128

Dragonflies & damselflies 30

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 163

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 26

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.