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Wildlife in Suffolk

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

Quick answers

What wild animals live in Suffolk?
971 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in Suffolk on GBIF: 579 insects & other invertebrates, 297 birds, 42 mammals, 42 sharks & fish, 6 reptiles, 5 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Osprey, Nutria, Red fox.
Which mammals live in Suffolk?
42 mammals, including Stoat, Nutria, Red fox, Red deer, European rabbit, Red squirrel.

All 971 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 5

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Whales & dolphins 1

Deer 5

Bats 10

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 9

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 14

Owls 6

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 50

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 70

Seabirds, divers & grebes 17

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 18

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 7

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 6

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 92

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 2

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 1

Rays, skates & chimaeras 3

Bony fish 38

Butterflies & moths 182

Bees, wasps & ants 28

Beetles 131

Dragonflies & damselflies 26

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 160

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 26

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 17

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 7

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.