Wildlife in Gwynedd
Mammals in Gwynedd
There are 57 species of mammals recorded as found in Gwynedd.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
| Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
| Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
| Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
| Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
| Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) |
| Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) |
| Otter (Lutra lutra) |
| Polecat (Mustela putorius) |
| Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
| Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) |
| Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
| Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
| Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
| Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii) |
| (Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Feral Sheep (Ovis aries) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
| Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo) |
| Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
| Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
| Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
| House Mouse (Mus musculus) |
| Mole (Talpa europaea) |
| Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) |
| Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Polecat-Ferret (Mustela furo x putorius) |
| Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
| Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
| Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
| Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus) |
| Pine Marten (Martes martes) |
| Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
| Stoat (Mustela erminea subsp. erminea) |
| Pony (Equus ferus) |
Birds in Gwynedd
There are 118 species of birds recorded as found in Gwynedd.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Little Stint (Calidris minuta) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Pintail (Anas acuta) |
| Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| (Chloris chloris subsp. chloris) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
| Ruff (Calidris pugnax) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Fish in Gwynedd
There are 116 species of fish recorded as found in Gwynedd.
| Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) |
| Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) |
| Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) |
| Bib (Trisopterus luscus) |
| Black sea-bream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Bull rout (Myoxocephalus scorpius) |
| Catfish (Silurus glanis) |
| Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps) |
| Conger eel (Conger conger) |
| Cuckoo wrasse (Labrus mixtus) |
| Eel (Anguilla anguilla) |
| Five-bearded rockling (Ciliata mustela) |
| Fox Shark (Alopias vulpinus) |
| Goldsinny (Ctenolabrus rupestris) |
| Greater sand-eel (Hyperoplus lanceolatus) |
| Hook-nose (Agonus cataphractus) |
| Leopard-spotted goby (Thorogobius ephippiatus) |
| Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) |
| Nilsson's pipefish (Syngnathus rostellatus) |
| Painted goby (Pomatoschistus pictus) |
| Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) |
| Porbeagle (Lamna nasus) |
| Rock cook (Centrolabrus exoletus) |
| Roker (Raja clavata) |
| Anglerfish or Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) |
| Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) |
| Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) |
| Black goby (Gobius niger) |
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bull Huss (Scyliorhinus stellaris) |
| Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) |
| Chinese Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) |
| Common dragonet (Callionymus lyra) |
| Corkwing (Symphodus melops) |
| Dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula) |
| Fifteen-spined stickleback (Spinachia spinachia) |
| Flounder (Platichthys flesus) |
| Garfish (Belone belone) |
| Greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus) |
| Herring (Clupea harengus) |
| Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis) |
| Lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus) |
| Monkfish (Squatina squatina) |
| Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) |
| Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) |
| Poor cod (Trisopterus minutus) |
| Reticulated dragonet (Callionymus reticulatus) |
| Rock goby (Gobius paganellus) |
| Sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus) |
Reptiles in Gwynedd
There are 10 species of reptiles recorded as found in Gwynedd.
| Adder (Vipera berus) |
| Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica) |
| Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) |
| Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) |
| Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) |
| Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) |
| Red-eared Terrapin (Trachemys scripta) |
| Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) |
| Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) |
| Kemp's Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) |
Amphibians in Gwynedd
There are 6 species of amphibians recorded as found in Gwynedd.
| Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) |
| Common Toad (Bufo bufo) |
| Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus) |
| Common Frog (Rana temporaria) |
| Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) |
| Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris) |
