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British Mammals

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Apodemus flavicollis (Yellow-necked mouse)
Although generally larger in size, the yellow-necked mouse is very similar in appearance to the wood mouse (Apodmeus... More	4 Images	2 Videos

Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood mouse)
The wood mouse is the most common native rodent in Britain. It has brown fur with a reddish tinge and a white or greyish belly. The... More	14 Images	6 Videos

Arvicola terrestris (Water vole)
The water vole is the largest and most famous of the British voles. 'Ratty' in Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows was not... More	10 Images	9 Videos

Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Northern hemisphere minke whale)
The smallest of the rorqual whales, the minke whale is also the most abundant. Two species are now recognised, the northern... More	12 Images	1 Video

Barbastella barbastellus (Barbastelle bat)
This rare medium-sized bat has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears with a triangular shaped tragus. It has long silky fur, dark... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer)
This small, elegant deer is reddish brown in colour during summer but becomes grey, pale brown or even black in winter. The tail is... More	19 Images	5 Videos

Cervus elaphus (Red deer)
Red deer are the largest native land animal to occur in the UK. Stags (males) are larger in size than hinds (females), and have... More	20 Images	17 Videos

Cervus nippon (Sika deer)
The sika deer has a greyish-brown coat in winter, which becomes lighter in colour in summer, with light spots and a dark stripe... More	19 Images	2 Videos

Clethrionomys glareolus (Bank vole)
The bank vole has a small, stocky body and a blunt, rounded muzzle. The upperparts may be yellowish, reddish or brown in colour... More	15 Images	4 Videos

Crocidura russula (Greater white-toothed shrew)
This shrew is one of the 'white-toothed shrews'; it lacks deposition of iron in the enamel of the tips of the teeth as seen in the... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Crocidura suaveolens (Lesser white-toothed shrew)
This shrew is the smallest of the 'white-toothed shrews'; it lacks the deposition of iron in the tips of the teeth seen in... More	5 Images	3 Videos

Dama dama (Fallow deer)
Prized as an ornamental species for many years, the fallow deer displays a variety of coat colours in the UK, ranging from red... More	34 Images	10 Videos

Delphinus delphis (Short-beaked common dolphin)
The short-beaked common dolphin is the commonest dolphin species, but exact numbers are unknown. It is easily identified owing to... More	8 Images	1 Video

Eptesicus serotinus (Serotine bat)
One of the largest bats in Britain, the serotine bat has long fur, the back is smoky-brown in colour, while the belly is a paler... More	3 Images	1 Video

Erinaceus europaeus (Hedgehog)
The hedgehog is one of our most instantly recognisable native mammals, as it is the only British mammal to have spines. It is also... More	21 Images	12 Videos

Felis silvestris grampia (European wildcat)
The Scottish subspecies of the European wildcat, Felis silvestris grampia is a stocky cat, and can be distinguished from the... More	17 Images	12 Videos

Glis glis (Fat dormouse)
The fat, or edible dormouse was introduced to Britain in 1902. This is a fairly large dormouse, with a very bushy tail and short... More	13 Images	11 Videos

Globicephala melas (Long-finned pilot whale)
The long-finned pilot whale is not actually a whale, but a dolphin. Along with the related short-finned pilot whale, this species... More	8 Images	2 Videos

Grampus griseus (Risso's dolphin)
Risso's dolphin is a large, stocky species with a blunt head. They are easily recognised as they are heavily scared and become... More	8 Images	1 Video

Halichoerus grypus (Grey seal (eastern Atlantic population))
Grey seals are the larger of Britain's two species of breeding seal. The coat colour varies from grey to brown to silver, often... More	30 Images	11 Videos

Hyperoodon ampullatus (Northern bottlenose whale)
The northern bottlenose whale has a bulbous forehead and an obvious tube-like beak, these features are more pronounced in older... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Lagenorhynchus acutus (Atlantic white-sided dolphin)
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is a large, robust species, which is easily recognised by the obvious yellow patch towards the... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Lagenorhynchus albirostris (White-beaked dolphin)
Despite the common and Latin names (albirostris means 'white beak'), the short, stocky beak of the white-beaked dolphin is... More	3 Images	2 Videos

Lepus europaeus (Brown hare)
The general form and structure of the brown hare resembles that of the rabbit, but obvious differences include the hare's longer... More	18 Images	5 Videos

Lepus timidus (Mountain hare)
The mountain hare, also known as the blue hare, or white hare in winter, is native to Britain, unlike the brown hare (Lepus... More	19 Images	4 Videos

Lutra lutra (Common otter)
The elusive common otter has sleek brown fur, which is often paler on the underside, and a long lithe body with a thick tail and... More	15 Images	18 Videos

Martes martes (Pine marten)
This elusive, generally nocturnal species has chestnut-brown to dark brown fur with a creamy-yellow bib. The tail is long and... More	9 Images	10 Videos

Meles meles (Badger)
With its striking black and white striped head, the badger is one of our most instantly recognisable mammals. The rest of the... More	11 Images	17 Videos

Micromys minutus (Harvest mouse)
The diminutive harvest mouse is the smallest rodent in Europe, weighing up to just 6g. It is easily identified, with its blunt nose... More	17 Images	15 Videos

Microtus agrestis (Field vole)
Like all voles, the field vole has a small, stocky body and a blunt, rounded muzzle. The fur is greyish-brown on the upperparts... More	8 Images	4 Videos

Microtus arvalis orcadensis (Orkney vole)
The Orkney vole is an endemic subspecies of the common vole (Microtus arvalis), which is found only in the Orkney Islands... More	6 Images	1 Video

Muntiacus reevesi (Reeve's muntjac)
This small, stocky introduced species has a shiny reddish coat which turns brownish-grey in winter, and the chin, throat, the area... More	18 Images	1 Video

Mus musculus (House mouse)
The house mouse is one of the most widely distributed and successful mammals in the world. It has dull greyish-brown fur and the... More	18 Images	8 Videos

Muscardinus avellanarius (Common dormouse)
This attractive rodent can be easily distinguished from mice by its long, fluffy tail. One of the smaller members of the family of... More	7 Images	5 Videos

Mustela erminea (Stoat)
Stoats are elusive predators, with long, slender bodies and short legs. The pelage is reddish to ginger in colour with white or... More	11 Images	12 Videos

Mustela nivalis (Weasel)
Britain's smallest native carnivore, the weasel has a long slender body, and a short tail. The fur is ginger to a rich... More	9 Images	3 Videos

Mustela putorius (European polecat)
The largest member of the genus Mustela in Britain, polecats have weasel-like slender bodies, short legs and a broad head... More	9 Images	4 Videos

Mustela vison (American mink)
The introduced American mink has a slender body, short legs and a tail that is about a third of the body length. The thick, glossy... More	7 Images	15 Videos

Myotis bechsteinii (Bechstein's bat)
This rare tree-dwelling bat has long, broad ears with a long lancet shaped tragus (a soft cartilaginous projection in front of the... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Myotis brandtii (Brandt's bat)
Brandt's bat was first discovered in Europe in 1958, but was only separated from the very similar species, the whiskered bat... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Myotis daubentonii (Daubenton's bat)
Daubenton's bat is a medium-sized to small species. The fur has a fluffy appearance, is brownish-grey to bronze on the back, and... More	7 Images	4 Videos

Myotis myotis (Greater mouse-eared bat)
The greater mouse-eared bat is one of the larger European bats and has become extinct in England. Its fur is a medium-brown colour... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Myotis mystacinus (Whiskered bat)
The whiskered bat is the smallest member of the Myotis genus in Europe. It is very similar in appearance to Brandt's bat... More	5 Images	1 Video

Myotis nattereri (Natterer's bat)
This medium sized bat has a grey-brown back and whitish fur to the underside, a pinkish face and quite large ears that are pink at... More	9 Images	1 Video

Neomys fodiens (Water shrew)
The water shrew is the largest of the British shrews; it has black upper parts and a whitish underside, between which there is a... More	9 Images	8 Videos

Nyctalus leisleri (Leisler's bat)
This medium sized bat is similar in appearance to the noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula), but it is both darker and smaller. The... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Nyctalus noctula (Noctule bat)
The noctule is one of the largest bats in Europe. It has long, narrow wings, and the short fur lies close to the body. The back is... More	7 Images	4 Videos

Orcinus orca (Orca)
The orca, once also known as the killer whale, is in fact the largest of the dolphins. They are easily identified by the black and... More	9 Images	1 Video

Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit)
One of our best-known wild mammals, the rabbit was introduced to Great Britain during the Twelfth century AD by the Normans. Its... More	19 Images	11 Videos

Phoca vitulina (Common seal)
Also known as the harbour seal, the common seal is the smaller of the two breeding seals in Great Britain. When hauled out it often... More	9 Images	6 Videos

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