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Animals in Iceland

10 mammal species are recorded in Iceland in this dataset, 3 of them in a threatened Red List category. Iceland sits in Europe, where 124 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Iceland.

They belong to 6 families, the best represented being Balaenopteridae (4), Phocidae (2), Canidae (1). By Red List category: 2 Endangered, 1 Vulnerable, 6 Least Concern, 1 Data Deficient.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Iceland is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 10 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
10
Threatened
3
Continent
Europe
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Iceland

The most threatened species in Iceland

3 of the 3 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Iceland

  • Balaenopteridae 4
  • Phocidae 2
  • Canidae 1
  • Cervidae 1
  • Cricetidae 1
  • Delphinidae 1

Every species recorded in Iceland

All 10 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Iceland

The countries in Europe that share the most species with Iceland, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.