Animals in United Kingdom
40 mammal species are recorded in United Kingdom in this dataset, 7 of them in a threatened Red List category. United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom.
They belong to 19 families, the best represented being Mustelidae (5), Vespertilionidae (5), Dasyuridae (3). By Red List category: 1 Extinct, 2 Critically Endangered, 3 Endangered, 2 Vulnerable, 6 Near Threatened, 25 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 United Kingdom is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 40 of them have a full written profile.
- Species recorded
- 40
- Threatened
- 7
- Continent
- Europe
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
Conservation status in United Kingdom
The most threatened species in United Kingdom
7 of the 7 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.
Eastern Quoll
Dasyurus viverrinus
Endangered
European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Endangered
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Vulnerable
Large-eared Pied Bat
Chalinolobus dwyeri
Vulnerable
Mountain Pygmy Possum
Burramys parvus
Critically Endangered
Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus krefftii
Critically Endangered
Numbat
Myrmecobius fasciatus
Endangered
The families found in United Kingdom
- Mustelidae 5
- Vespertilionidae 5
- Dasyuridae 3
- Leporidae 3
- Macropodidae 3
- Vombatidae 3
- Cervidae 2
- Muridae 2
Every species recorded in United Kingdom
All 40 of them, written profiles first.
Eastern Quoll
Dasyurus viverrinus
EndangeredEuropean Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
EndangeredKoala
Phascolarctos cinereus
VulnerableLarge-eared Pied Bat
Chalinolobus dwyeri
VulnerableMountain Pygmy Possum
Burramys parvus
Critically EndangeredNorthern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus krefftii
Critically EndangeredNumbat
Myrmecobius fasciatus
Endangered
Agile Antechinus
Antechinus agilis
Least Concern
American Mink
Neogale vison
Least Concern
Bank Vole
Clethrionomys glareolus
Least Concern
Barbastelle Bat
Barbastella barbastellus
Near Threatened
Bare-nosed Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
Least Concern
Chocolate Wattled Bat
Chalinolobus morio
Least Concern
Common Fallow Deer
Dama dama
Least Concern
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Least Concern
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Least Concern
Eurasian Badger
Meles meles
Least Concern
Eurasian Beaver
Castor fiber
Least Concern
Eurasian Otter
Lutra lutra
Near Threatened
Eurasian Red Squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Least Concern
European Hare
Lepus europaeus
Least Concern
Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
Least Concern
Harbour Seal
Phoca vitulina
Least Concern
Hoary Wattled Bat
Chalinolobus nigrogriseus
Least Concern
Killer Whale
Orcinus orca
Data Deficient
Kultarr
Antechinomys laniger
Least Concern
Little Pied Bat
Chalinolobus picatus
Near Threatened
Mountain Hare
Lepus timidus
Least Concern
Pine Marten
Martes martes
Least Concern
Platypus
Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Near Threatened
Red Kangaroo
Osphranter rufus
Least Concern
Sika Deer
Cervus nippon
Least Concern
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus latifrons
Least Concern
Stoat
Mustela erminea
Least Concern
Tasmanian Bettong
Bettongia gaimardi
Near Threatened
Trident Leaf-nosed Bat
Aselliscus tricuspidatus
Least Concern
Western Gray Kangaroo
Macropus fuliginosus
Least Concern
White-footed Rabbit-rat
Conilurus albipes
Extinct
Woylie
Bettongia penicillata
Near Threatened
Yellow-necked Field Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Least Concern
Where to go from United Kingdom
The countries in Europe that share the most species with United Kingdom, 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.