Greater mouse-eared bat – Myotis myotis.Lesser horseshoe bat – Rhinolophus hipposideros.Greater horseshoe bat – Rhinolophus ferrumequinum.Yellow-necked mouse – Apodemus flavicollis (N).Orkney vole – Microtus arvalis orcadensis ( Isl).Guernsey vole – Microtus arvalis sarnius ( Isl).Skomer vole – Myodes glareolus skomerensis ( Isl).Hazel dormouse – Muscardinus avellanarius (N).Grey squirrel – Sciurus carolinensis ( I).Harvest Mouse by Beth Arkwright Rodentia (Rodents) Irish hare – Lepus timidus hibernicus (N).European rabbit – Oryctolagus cuniculus ( I).Hare by Alex White Lagomorpha (Rabbits and hares) Greater white-toothed shrew – Crocidura russula ( Isl).Lesser white-toothed shrew – Crocidura suaveolens ( Isl).Mole by Derek Crawley Eulipotyphla (Insectivores) Since then a number of introductions have taken place, such that today we have:Ģ8 native terrestrial mammals, 2 native marine mammals (N)ġ3 introduced or naturalised species ( I)ģ0 cetaceans found in and around our watersĩ vagrant mammals: 4 bat species and 5 pinnipedia (seals) (found only occasionally)Ĥ feral species ( F) and 2 domesticated / managed species The following is a full list of mammal species found in and around the British Isles, totalling 107.Ĭut off from the continent around 8,000 years ago, as the ice retreated and re-opened the North Sea and English Channel, our native mammal fauna was fixed. To view the Species Hub please click here
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