Mammals in the UK

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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
Key	Mammal	Latin name	Order	Mammal	Notes
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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