This is a list of British Mammals. The British mammal fauna 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 Britain and the rest of Europe. Only those land species which crossed before the creation of the English channel, and those introduced by man exist in Britain. Subclasses Allotheria* Order Multituberculata (extinct) Order Volaticotheria (extinct) Order Palaeoryctoides (extinct) Order Triconodonta (extinct) Prototheria Order Monotremata Theria Infraclass Marsupialia Infraclass Eutheria The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals characterized by the production of milk in females for the nourishment of young, from mammary glands present on most species... Fauna is a collective term for animal life. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ), the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ...

Native (usually synonymous with indigenous) species are considered to be species which are today present in the region in question, and have been continuously present in that region since a certain period of time. When applied to the British Isles, three possible definitions of this time constraint are: Synonyms (in ancient Greek syn συν = plus and onoma όνομα = name) are different words with similar or identical meanings. ... In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ... Location of the British Isles The British Isles are a group of islands off the north west coast of continental Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland and a number of smaller islands. ...

• a species that colonised these islands during the retreat of ice at the end of the last ice age
• a species that was present in these islands when the English Channel was created
• a species that was present in these islands in prehistory

There are no endemic mammal species in Britain (that is, there are no mammal species native to only this region). In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ...

Insectivora

• European Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
• European Mole Talpa europaea
• Common Shrew Sorex araneus
• Eurasian Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus
• Water Shrew Neomys fodiens
• Greater White-toothed Shrew Crocidura russula (Probably introduced)
• Lesser White-toothed Shrew Crocidura suaveolens (Probably introduced)

Families Erinaceidae Soricidae Talpidae Solenodontidae The biological order Insectivora in the past was used as a scrapbasket for a variety of small to very small, relatively unspecialized, insectivorous mammals. ... Binomial name Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus, 1758 The European Hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus, is a hedgehog, a mammal in the order Insectivora. ... Binomial name Talpa europaea Linnaeus, 1758 The European Mole, Talpa europaea, is a mammal of the order Insectivora. ... See also Masked Shrew for the mammal known as the Common Shrew in parts of North America. ... Binomial name Sorex minutus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Eurasian Pygmy Shrew, often shortened to Pygmy Shrew, is a widespread shrew of northern Eurasia. ... Binomial name Neomys fodiens (Pennant, 1771) The Eurasian Water Shrew, known in British English as the Water Shrew, is a relatively large shrew, up to 100 mm in length, with a tail up to three-quarters as long again. ... Binomial name Crocidura russula The greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula is a small shrew found in Europe and North Africa. ... Binomial name Crocidura suaveolens (Pallas, 1811) The lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens is a tiny shrew found in Europe. ...

Chiroptera

• Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
• Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros
• Greater Mouse-eared Bat Myotis myotis (vagrant)
• Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus
• Brandt's Bat Myotis brandti
• Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri
• Bechstein's Bat Myotis bechsteini
• Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentoni
• Parti-coloured Bat Vespertilio murinus (vagrant)
• Serotine Eptesicus serotinus
• Northern Bat Eptesicus nilsonni (vagrant)
• Common Noctule Nyctalus noctula
• Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri
• Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus (vagrant)
• Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
• Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
• Nathusius Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
• Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus
• Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus
• Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus

This article is about mammals. ... Binomial name Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) The Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum is a European bat with a wingspan of 34-39cm. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, tone, style, and voice). ... Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. ... Binomial name Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1817) The whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus is a small European bat with long fur. ... Binomial name Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817) Natterers bat Myotis nattereri is a European bat with pale wings. ... Binomial name Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817) The Daubentons bat Myotis daubentonii is a Eurasian bat with quite short ears. ... Binomial name Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 The Parti-coloured Bat (Vespertilio murinus) is a species of bats in the family of Vesper bats. ... Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. ... Binomial name Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774) The serotine bat Eptesicus serotinus is a fairly large European bat with quite large ears. ... Binomial name Eptesicus nilssonii (Keyserling et Blasius, 1839) The Northern Bat (Eptesicus nilssonii) is a species of bat. ... Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. ... Binomial name Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) The Lesser Noctule or Leislers Bat (Nyctalus leisleri) is a species of bat belonging to the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. ... Binomial name Lasiurus cinereus (Beauvois, 1796) The hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) is a hairy-tailed bat (genus Lasiurus) in the family of vesper bats (Vespertilionidae). ... Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. ... Binomial name Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) The Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus is a small bat. ... Binomial name Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825) The Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus is a small bat. ... Binomial name Pipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) Wikispecies has information related to: Pipistrellus nathusii Nathusius Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) is a small bat in the pipistrelle genus. ... Binomial name Barbastella barbastellus (Schreber, 1774) The Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), also known as the Western Barbastelle, is a European bat. ... Binomial name Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) The brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus is a fairly large European bat. ...

Carnivora

• Grey Wolf Canis lupus (Extinct in Britain)
• Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
• Brown Bear Ursos arctos (Extinct in Britain)
• Pine Marten Martes martes
• Stoat Mustela erminea
• Weasel Mustela nivalis
• Polecat Mustela putorius
• American Mink Mustela vison (Modern introduction for fur farming)
• Eurasian Badger Meles meles
• Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra
• Wild Cat Felis sylvestris (Extinct in Britain, but survive in Scotland)
• Eurasian Lynx Lynx lynx (Extinct in Britain)
• Wolverine Gulo gulo (Extinct in Britain)
• Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus
• Common Seal Phoca vitulina
• Ringed Seal Phoca hispida (vagrant)
• Bearded Seal Erignathus barbatus (vagrant)
• Hooded Seal Cystophora cristatus (vagrant)
• Walrus Odobenus rosmarus (vagrant)

Families 17, See classification The diverse order Carnivora IPA: (from Latin carō (stem carn-) flesh, + vorāre to devour) includes over 260 placental mammals. ... Binomial name Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 The Wolf or Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog. ... Binomial name Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Vulpes fulva, Vulpes fulvus The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most familiar of the foxes. ... Binomial name Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 Ursus arctos range map. ... Binomial name Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758) This article is about the European Pine Marten. ... Binomial name Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758 The stoat (Mustela erminea), also known as the short-tailed weasel or the wild otter, is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. ... Binomial name Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 The Least Weasel, Mustela nivalis, is the smallest member of the weasel genus, Mustela and indeed the smallest living carnivore. ... Binomial name Mustela putorius (Linnaeus, 1758) The European Polecat (Mustela putorius), also known as a fitch, is a member of the Mustelidae family, and is related to the stoats, otters, weasels, and minks. ... Binomial name Mustela vison (Schreber, 1777) The American Mink, Mustela vison, is a North American member of the Mustelidae family found in Alaska, Canada and most of the United States. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Binomial name Meles meles Linnaeus, 1758 The Eurasian or European badger, Meles meles, is a mammal indigenous to most of Europe (excluding northern Scandinavia, Iceland, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Cyprus) and to many parts of Asia, from about 15° to 65° North, and from about 10° West to 135° East. ... Binomial name Lutra lutra (Linnaeus, 1758) The European Otter, Lutra lutra, is a European member of the Mustelidae or weasel family, and is typical of freshwater otters. ... For other meanings of Wild Cat and wildcat, see wildcat. ... Binomial name Lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) is a medium-sized cat of European and Siberian forests, where it is one of the major predators. ... Binomial name Gulo gulo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Wolverine (Gulo gulo) is the largest land-dwelling species of the Mustelidae or weasel family (the sea otter is largest overall); and is the only species currently classified in the genus Gulo (meaning glutton). It is also called the Glutton or Carcajou. ... Binomial name Halichoerus grypus (Fabricius, 1791) Grey Seal range (in blue) The Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. ... Binomial name bobbi Linnaeus,, 1758 Common or Harbour Seals (Phoca vitulina) are true seals of the Northern Hemisphere. ... Binomial name Pusa hispida (Schreber, 1775) The Ringed Seal or Jar Seal (Pusa hispida formerly Phoca hispida) is an earless seal inhabiting the Arctic coasts. ... Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. ... Binomial name Erignathus barbatus Erxleben, 1777 The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is a medium-sized seal that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean. ... Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. ... Binomial name Cystophora christata (Erxleben, 1777) The hooded seal (Cystophora christata) is an arctic seal, which is named after a cap-like bulge essay on forehead and nose of the male that doesn’t hang down as with the elephant seal. ... Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. ... Binomial name Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies Walruses are large semi-aquatic mammals that live in the cold Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. ... Vagrancy is a phenomenon in biology whereby individual animals appear well outside their normal range; individual animals which exhibit vagrancy are known as vagrants. ...

Lagomorpha

• Mountain Hare Lepus timidus
• European Hare Lepus europaeus (Possibly introduced)
• European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus (Roman and/or Norman introduction for food)

Families The Lagomorphs, order Lagomorpha, are an order of mammals of which there are two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). ... Binomial name Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 The Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) is a hare, which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats. ... Binomial name Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778 The European Hare or Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) is a species of hare native to northern and central Europe and western Asia. ... Binomial name Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) The European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a species of rabbit native to southern Europe. ... Area under Roman control  Roman Republic  Roman Empire  Western Empire  Eastern Empire Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew from a city-state founded on the Italian Peninsula circa the 9th century BC to a massive empire straddling the Mediterranean Sea. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ...

Artiodactyla

• Wild Boar Sus scrofa (Extinct in Britain but locally reintroduced)
• Aurochs Bos primigenius (Extinct, ancestor of domestic cattle)
• Elk (Moose) Alces alces (Extinct in Britain)
• Red Deer Cervus elaphus
• Sika Deer Cervus nippon (Modern introduction)
• Fallow Deer Dama dama (Norman introduction for sport)
• Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
• Chinese Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi (Modern introduction)
• Chinese Water Deer Hydropotes inermis (Modern introduction)

Families Suidae Hippopotamidae Tayassuidae Camelidae Tragulidae Moschidae Cervidae Giraffidae Antilocapridae Bovidae The even-toed ungulates form the mammal order Artiodactyla. ... Binomial name Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. ... Trinomial name Bos primigenius primigenius (Bojanus, 1827) Bos primigenius namadicus (Falconer, 1859) Bos primigenius mauretanicus (Thomas, 1881) See Ur (rune) for the rune. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (often called cows in vernacular and contemporary usage, or kye as the Scots plural of cou) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Binomial name Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) Moose range map The moose (so named in North America) or elk (in Europe), Alces alces, is the largest member of the deer family Cervidae, distinguished from the others by the palmate antlers of its males. ... Binomial name Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758 Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest species of deer in the world. ... Binomial name Cervus nippon Temminck, 1838 Subspecies The Sika Deer Cervus nippon is a typical member of the family Cervidae. ... Binomial name Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758) The Fallow Deer (Dama dama) is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ... Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ... Binomial name Capreolus capreolus, Capreolus pygargus (Linnaeus, 1758) There are two species of Roe Deer. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Hydropotes inermis (Swinhoe, 1870) The Water Deer is superficially more similar to a musk deer than a true deer (cervidae) but it is classified as a cervid despite having tusks (downward-pointing canine teeth) instead of antlers and other anatomical anomalies. ...

Rodentia

• Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris
• Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis (Modern introduction)
• Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
• Edible Dormouse Glis glis (Introduced)
• Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus (Probably introduced)
• Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
• Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis
• House Mouse Mus domesticus (Introduced)
• Black Rat Rattus rattus (Introduced)
• Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus (Introduced)
• Bank Vole Myodes glareolus
• Field Vole Microtus agrestis
• Common Vole Microtus arvalis (Probably introduced)
• Root Vole Microtus oeconomus (Extinct in Britain)
• Water Vole Arvicola terrestris
• Musk Rat Ondatra zibethica (Introduced and exterminated)
• Coypu Myocastor coypus (Introduced and exterminated)
• European Beaver Castor fiber (Extinct, now reintroduced)

Families Many, see text The order Rodentia is the most numerous of all the branches on the mammal family tree. ... Binomial name Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 For the North American Red Squirrel, see American Red Squirrel. ... Binomial name Sciurus carolinensis Gmelin, 1788 The Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) is a tree squirrel that is native to the eastern to midwestern United States and the eastern provinces of Canada. ... Binomial name Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758) The Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) is a small mammal. ... Binomial name Glis glis (Linnaeus, 1766) The edible dormouse or fat dormouse (Glis glis) is a small dormouse and the only species in the genus Glis. ... Binominal name Micromys minutus The Harvest mouse, Micromys minutus is a small rodent native to Europe and Asia. ... Binomial name Apodemus sylvaticus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) or Long-tailed Field Mouse is a common rodent, closely related to the Yellow-necked Mouse, that was recognised as a distinct species in 1894. ... Binomial name Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834) The yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis is closely related to the wood mouse, with which it was long confused, only being recognised as a separate species in 1894. ... It has been suggested that C57BL-6 be merged into this article or section. ... Binomial name Rattus rattus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Black Rat (Rattus rattus, also known as the Asian Black Rat, Ship Rat, Roof Rat or House Rat) is a common long-tailed rodent of the genus Rattus (Old World rodents) and the subfamily murinae (Murine rodents). ... Binomial name Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) The brown rat, common rat, Norway rat, Norwegian rat or wharf rat (Rattus norvegicus) is one of the best-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. ... Binomial name Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber, 1780 The bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus is a small vole with red-brown fur and some grey patches. ... Binomial name Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) The field vole or short-tailed vole, Microtus agrestis, is a grey-brown vole, around 110mm in length, with only a short tail. ... Binomial name Microtus arvalis (Pallas, 1778) The Common Vole, Microtus arvalis, is a European mammal. ... Binomial name Microtus oeconomus (Pallas, 1776) The Tundra Vole or Root Vole, Microtus oeconomus, is a medium-sized vole found in northern Europe and Asia and northwestern North America, including Alaska and northwestern Canada. ... Binomial name Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758) This article deals with the European Water Vole. ... Binomial name Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) The Muskrat or Musquash (Ondatra zibethicus), the only species in genus Ondatra, is a large aquatic rodent native to North America, and introduced in parts of Europe. ... Binomial name Myocastor coypus (Molina, 1782) The coypu or nutria (Myocastor coypus) (or in Louisianan vernacular, nuture rat) is a large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent native to South America, but now also present in Europe, Asia, and North America. ... Binomial name Castor fiber Linnaeus, 1758 The European Beaver (Castor fiber) is an endangered aquatic mammal which was hunted almost to extinction in Europe, both for fur and for castoreum, a secretion of its scent gland believed to have medicinal properties. ...

Primates

• Human Homo sapiens

Families 15, See classification A primate (L. prima, first) is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ...

Marsupialia

• Red-necked Wallaby Macropus rufogriseus (Modern introduction)

Orders Superorder Ameridelphia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Superorder Australidelphia Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Marsupials are mammals in which the female typically has a pouch (called the marsupium, from which the name Marsupial derives) in which it rears its young through early infancy. ... Binomial name Macropus rufogriseus Desmarest, 1817 The Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is a medium-sized macropod, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia. ...

See also

• List of regional mammals lists
• List of European mammals
• Fauna of Scotland
• List of British birds
• List of British butterflies
• List of British reptiles
• List of British Amphibians
• List of extinct animals of the British Isles
• Lists of insects recorded in Britain
• List of British Trees

The following are the regional mammals lists by continent. ... This is a list of European mammals. ... The Fauna of Scotland is generally typical of that of the north west European part of the Palearctic ecozone, although several of the larger mammals were hunted to extinction in historic times. ... Because of the large number of bird species recorded in Great Britain, this list has been split into two parts: List of British birds: non-passerines List of British birds: passerines The British List has always been geographically rather than politically based. ... This is a list of British butterflies, past and present. ... Only six species of reptiles breed naturally in Great Britain , three snakes and three lizards. ... There are six native species of British Amphibian. ... <Italic text nowiki>Sorry this page no longer exist</nowiki> ... The following is a list of lists of insects recorded in Britain: List of Dragonfly species recorded in Britain List of Hoverfly species recorded in Britain List of Beetle species recorded in Britain List of British butterflies To be completed ... Many lists of Trees of Britain and Ireland have been written. ...

External links

• A Review of British Mammals, 1995 (PDF format)