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Mammals in the UK

This listing, is sorted by a key, this being the most common general name of the animal type, i.e. mouse, Where the name of the mammal next to the key is hyperlinked this is to a page within this web, to the right are two hyperlinked columns to entries for this mammal or mammal family in wikipedia. BBC factfile links have also been added.

Bats, Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises are mammals but have not been included.

This listing may not be complete.

Key Mammal Latin name

Wikipedia Links

Notes

Order

Mammal

Badger

Eurasian Badger

Meles meles

Carnivora

Eurasian Badger
BBC

 

Beaver

European Beaver

Castor fiber

Rodentia

European Beaver

Original stock extinct 16th century, reintroduced 2005

Boar

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

Artiodactyla

Wild Boar

Original stock extinct c.1500, accidentally reintroduced 1970

Cattle

Cattle

Bos taurus

Artiodactyla

Chillingham wild cattle

 

Coypu

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

Rodentia

Coypu

Said to have been eradicated in1929, but were not, some caught in East Anglia. Again said to have been eradicated on 1989.

Deer

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Artiodactyla

Fallow Deer
BBC

Norman or Roman introduction for sport

Deer

Red Deer
Wapiti.
Elk.

Cervus elaphus

Artiodactyla

Red Deer
BBC

 

Deer

Reeves' Muntjac Deer
Chinese muntjac.
Barking deer.

Muntiacus reevesi

Artiodactyla

Reeves's Muntjac
BBC

Introduced c.1894

Deer

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

Artiodactyla

Reindeer

Wild stock extinct c.6000 BC, reintroduced 1952

Deer

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Artiodactyla

Roe Deer
BBC

 

Deer

Sika Deer

Cervus nippon

Artiodactyla

Sika Deer
BBC

Introduced c.1860

Deer

Water Deer

Hydropotes inermis

Artiodactyla

Water Deer

Introduced c.1896

Fox

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Carnivora

 

Red Fox
BBC

 

Goat

Wild Goat

Capra aegagrus or Capra hircus

Artiodactyla

Wild Goat

Went feral from domestic stock in the 18th century

Hare

Hare.
Brown Hare.
European Hare.

Lepus europaeus

Lagomorpha

European Hare
BBC

Possible early introduction

Hare

Mountain Hare

Lepus timidus

Lagomorpha

Mountain Hare
BBC

 

Hedgehog

Hedgehog.
European Hedgehog.
Western European hedgehog.

Erinaceus europaeus

Erinaceomorpha

Western European hedgehog
BBC

 

Horse

Feral horse

Equus caballus

Perissodactyla

Feral horse
New Forest pony

 

Mink

American Mink

Mustela vison

Carnivora

American Mink

Introduced c.1950, escaped/released from fur farms

Mole

European Mole

Talpa europaea

Soricomorpha

European Mole
BBC

 

Mouse

Dormouse.
Common dormouse.
Hazel dormouse.

Muscardinus avellanarius

Rodentia

Hazel Dormouse
BBC

 

Mouse

Edible Dormouse.
Fat Dormouse.

Glis glis

Rodentia

Edible Dormouse
BBC

Introduced 1902

Mouse

Harvest Mouse

Micromys minutus

Rodentia

Harvest Mouse
BBC

Possible introduction

Mouse

House Mouse

Mus musculus

Rodentia

House Mouse
BBC

Very early introduction

Mouse

St. Kilda Field Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis

Rodentia

St. Kilda Field Mouse

An endemic mouse subspecies of Scotland's St. Kilda islands

Mouse

Wood Mouse.
Long-tailed field mouse.

Apodemus sylvaticus

Rodentia

Wood Mouse
BBC

 

Mouse

Yellow-necked Mouse

Apodemus flavicollis

Rodentia

Yellow-necked Mouse
BBC

 

Otter

European Otter.
Eurasian river otter.
Common otter.
Old world otter.

Lutra lutra

Carnivora

European Otter
BBC

 

Pine Marten

Pine Marten.
Baum marten.
Sweet marten.

Martes martes

Carnivora

Pine Marten
BBC

 

Polecat

European Polecat

Mustela putorius

Carnivora

European Polecat
BBC

 

Rabbit

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Lagomorpha

European Rabbit
BBC

Roman and/or Norman introduction.

Rat

Black Rat.
Ships rat.
Roof rat.
House rat.

Rattus rattus

Rodentia

Black Rat
BBC

Roman introduction
 

Rat

Brown Rat.
Common rat.
Norway rat.

Rattus norvegicus

Rodentia

Brown Rat
BBC

Early introduction

Seal

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

Carnivora

Bearded Seal

Vagrant

Seal

Common Seals
Harbour Seal.

Phoca vitulina

Carnivora

Common Seal
BBC

 

Seal

Grey Seals

Halichoerus grypus

Carnivora

 

Grey Seal
BBC

 

Seal

Hooded Seal

Cystophora cristatus

Carnivora

Hooded Seal

Vagrant

Seal

Ringed Seal

Phoca hispida

Carnivora

Ringed Seal

Vagrant

Sheep

Sheep

Ovis aries

Artiodactyla

Soay sheep

 

Shrew

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

Soricomorpha

Common Shrew
BBC

 

Shrew

Greater White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura russula

Soricomorpha

Greater White-toothed Shrew

Likely introduced, Channel Islands only.

Shrew

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Crocidura suaveolens

Soricomorpha

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Likely introduced, Isles of Scilly and Channel Islands only

Shrew

Pygmy Shrew.
Lesser shrew.

Sorex minutus

Soricomorpha

Eurasian Pygmy Shrew
BBC

 

Shrew

Water Shrew

Neomys fodiens

Soricomorpha

Eurasian Water Shrew
BBC

 

Squirrel

Grey Squirrel.
Eastern Grey Squirrel.

Sciurus carolinensis

Rodentia

Eastern Grey Squirrel
BBC

Introduced c.1876

Squirrel

Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Rodentia

Red Squirrel
BBC

 

Stoat

Stoat.
Ermine.
Short-tailed weasel.

Mustela erminea

Carnivora

Stoat
BBC

Stoat is known as Ermine in winter when coats are white.

Vole

Bank Vole

Myodes glareolus

Rodentia

Bank Vole
BBC

 

Vole

Common Vole

Microtus arvalis

Rodentia

Common Vole

Possible introduction

Vole

Field Vole.
Short Tailed Vole.

Microtus agrestis

Rodentia

Field Vole
BBC

 

Vole

Orkney Vole.
Cuttick.

Microtus arvalis orcadensis

Rodentia

Orkney Vole

An endemic subspecies twice the size of the Common Vole (from which it was derived); possibly introduced to the Orkney Islands c.4000 BC

Vole

Skomer Vole

Myodes glareolus skomerensis

Rodentia

Skomer Vole

A subspecies found exclusively on the Welsh island of Skomer in Pembrokeshire

Vole

Water Vole.
Water Rat

Arvicola terrestris

 

Rodentia

Water Vole
BBC

 

Wallaby

Red-necked Wallaby

Macropus rufogriseus

Marsupialia

Red-necked Wallaby

Introduction c.1900

Walrus

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

Carnivora

Walrus

Vagrant

Weasel

Weasel.
Least Weasel.

Mustela nivalis

Carnivora

Weasel
BBC

 Two sub species. See BBC

Wildcat

European Wildcat

Felis sylvestris silvestris

Carnivora

European Wildcat

 

 


By: Keith Park   Section: Mammals Key:
Page Ref: mammals_in_the_uk Topic: Wildlife & Animals  Last Updated: 08/2009
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