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This is a list of mammals of Great Britain. The diversity of mammal fauna of Great Britain is somewhat impoverished compared to that of Continental Europe , due to the short period of time between the last ice age and the flooding of the land bridge between Great Britain and the rest of Europe.
The largest wild mammals that remain in Britain today are predominantly members of the deer family. The red deer is the largest native mammal species, and is common throughout England , Scotland and Wales .
List of extinct animals of the British Isles – many species listed became extinct due to the retreat of Arctic conditions after the last Ice Age or due to man, many now surviving in the Arctic. List of extinct plants of the British Isles; Insular dwarfism; Insular gigantism; Fauna of Great Britain; Fauna of Ireland; Flora of Great Britain
This is a list of extinct animals of the British Isles, including extirpated species. Only a small number of the listed species are globally extinct (most famously the Irish elk, great auk and woolly mammoth). Most of the remainder survive to some extent outside the islands.
The fauna of England is similar to that of other areas British Isles [1] and lies within the Palearctic realm.England's fauna is mainly made up of small animals and is notable for having few large mammals, but in similarity with other island nations; many bird species.
Image Name Distribution Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Foraging [8]: Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) Vagrant [9]: Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Vagrant [10]
Over 1.5 million living animal species have been described—of which around 1 million are insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million in total. Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs .
Lists of insects in the British Isles (2 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Lists of animals of the British Isles" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.