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Wildlife in West Sussex

1,006 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records in West Sussex on GBIF. Part of our UK wildlife map.

Quick answers

What wild animals live in West Sussex?
1,006 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records in West Sussex on GBIF: 608 insects & other invertebrates, 288 birds, 49 mammals, 45 sharks & fish, 9 reptiles, 7 amphibians. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Stoat, Silverfish, Wild boar, Osprey, Nutria.
Which mammals live in West Sussex?
49 mammals, including Stoat, Wild boar, Nutria, Red fox, Red deer, European pine marten.
StoatStoatMustela ermineaLeast concernSilverfishSilverfishLepisma saccharinaWild boarWild boarSus scrofaLeast concernOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernNutriaNutriaMyocastor coypusLeast concernRed foxRed foxVulpes vulpesLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast 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 concernCommon blackbirdCommon blackbirdTurdus merulaLeast concernAmerican robinAmerican robinTurdus migratoriusLeast concernEuropean robinEuropean robinErithacus rubeculaLeast concernBearded vultureBearded vultureGypaetus barbatusNear threatenedIndian peafowlIndian peafowlPavo cristatusLeast concernAdderAdderVipera berusLeast concernEuropean pine martenEuropean pine martenMartes martesLeast concernGreat titGreat titParus majorLeast concernEuropean rabbitEuropean rabbitOryctolagus cuniculusEndangered

All 1,006 animals by group

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 1

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Seals, sea lions & walrus 2

Deer 5

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Marsupials 1

Bats 14

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 9

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

Birds of prey 16

Owls 5

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 47

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 70

Seabirds, divers & grebes 17

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 15

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 7

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 89

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

Snakes 3

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 4

Turtles & tortoises 2

Frogs & toads 4

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 3

Sharks 3

Rays, skates & chimaeras 6

Bony fish 36

Butterflies & moths 185

Bees, wasps & ants 31

Beetles 132

Dragonflies & damselflies 32

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 169

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 30

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 21

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 6

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.