L IS T O F T H E B R IT ISH M AM M A L S
* Extinct t Introduced. I.= Ireland. S.=Scotland. E. = England.
TERRESTRIAL
1. Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus
ferrum-equinum). E.
2. Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus
hipposiderus). I. E.
3. Barbastelle Bat (Barbastella barbastellus).
E.
4. Long-eared Bat (Plecotus auritus). I.
S. E.
5. Serotine Bat ( Vespertilio serotinus). E.
6. Noctule Bat (Pterygistes noctula). E.
7. Leisler’s Bat (Pterygistes Leisleri). I. E.
8. Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus).
I. S. E.
9. Daubenton’s Bat (Myotis Daubentoni).
I. S. E.
10. Natterer’s Bat (MyotisNattereri). I. S. E.
11. Bechstein’s Bat (Myotis Becksteinii). E.
12. Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus). I.
S. E.
13. Hedgehog (Erinaceus europeeus). I. S. E.
14. Mole (Talpa europeeus). S. E.
15. Common Shrew (Sorex araneus). S. E.
16. Lesser Shrew (Sorex minutus). I. S. E.
17. Water-shrew (Neomys fodiens). S. E.
18. Wild Cat (Felis catus). S.
19. *Wolf (Canis lupus). I. S. E.
20. Fox (Vulpes vulpes). I. S. E.
21. Pine-marten (Mustela martes). I. S. E.
22. Polecat (Putorius putorius). S. E.
23. Stoat (Putorius ermineus). I. S. E.
24. Irish Stoat (Putorius hibemicus). I.
25. Weasel (Putorius nivalis). S. E.
26. Badger (Meles nteles). I. S. E.
27. Otter (Lutra lutrd). I. S. E.
28. *Brown Bear (Ursus arctos). I. S. E.
29. Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris, var. leucurus).
I. (introduced). S. E.
! 30. * Beaver (Castor fiber). S. E.
31. Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius). E.
32. Harvest-mouse (Mus minutus). E.
| 33. Sub-species o f Mus sylvaticus :
British Wood-mouse (Mus sylvaticus
intermedius). I. S. E., Channel Islands,
but not Hebrides.
British Yellow-necked Mouse (Mus sylvaticus
Wintoni). E.
Irish Wood-mouse (Mus sylvaticus celticus).
Ireland, Skye, Hebrides, and Shetland.
Hebridean Wood-mouse (Mus sylvaticus
kebridensis). Lewis and Outer Hebrides.
S t Kilda Wood-mouse (Mus sylvaticus hir-
tensis). St. Kilda. -
34. Common Mouse (Mus musculus). I. S. E
Sub-species : St. Kilda House-mouse (Mus
musculus muralis). St. Kilda.
35. f Black Rat (Mus rattus). ,'jL S. E.
I 36. *j*Brown Rat (Mus norvegicus). I. S. E.
37. f Alexandrine Rat (Mus alexandrinus). E.
38. Common Field-vole (Microtus agrestis).
S. E.
39. Orkney Vole (Microtus orcadensis). Orkneys
and Shetlands.
I 40. Water-vole (Microtus amphibius). S. E.
41. Bank-vole (Evotomysglareolus). S. E.
42. Skomer Vole (Evotomys skomerensis).
Island of Skomer.
43. Common Hare (Lepus europeeus). I. (recently
introduced). S. E.
44. Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus). I. S.
(Introduced into Wales and England.)
45. Rabbit (Lepus cuniculus). I. S. E.
46. White Cattle (Bos taurus). S. E. (introduced).
I 47. *Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). I. S. E.
L I S T O F T H E B R IT ISH M AM M A L S— continued
* Extinct. I.=Ireland.
TERRESTRIAL
48. Red Deer (Cervus elapkus). I. S. E.
49. Fallow Deer (Cervus dama). I. S. E.
50. Roe (Capreolus capreolus). I. (recently
introduced). S. E.
51. *Wild Boar (-Sks scrofa). I. S. E.
52. Grey Seal (Halicheerus grypus). I. S. E .
and Wales.
53. Common Seal (Phoca vitulina). I. S. E.
54. Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida).
55. Harp Seal (Phoca grcenlandica).
56. Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus).
57. Hooded Seal (Cystophora cristatd).
58. Walrus (Odobcenus rosmarus).
59. Southern Right Whale (Balcena australis). I
60. Hump-backed Whale (Megaptera boops).
61. Sibbald’s Rorqual (Baleenoptera Sibbaldi).
62. Common Rorqual (Baleenoptera musculus). \
S .= Scotland. E.=England.
MARINE
63. Rudolphi’s Rorqual (Baleenoptera borealis).
64. Lesser Rorqual (Baleenoptera acutorostrata).
65. Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus).
66. Bottle-nosed Whale (Hyperoodon rostratus).
67. Sowerby’s Whale (Mesoplodon bidens).
68. Cuvier’s Whale (Ziphius cavirostris).
69. Narwhal (Monodon monoceros).
70. White Whale (Delphinapterus leucas).
71. Common Porpoise (Phoceenaphoceena).
72. Common Killer (Orca orca).
73. Pilot Whale (Globicephala meleenci).
74. Risso Grampus (Grampus griseus).
75. White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus
albirostris).
76. White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus
acutus).
77. Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis).
78. Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops tursio).
When writing his book on ‘ British Mammals,’ Mr. Lydekker considered that
Bechstein’s Bat, having once occurred in Great Britain, could hardly be included
in his lis t; but since that date (1895) several specimens have been taken, and
he is now fully convinced of its right to be reckoned among the British fauna.
The same author has, however, very properly excluded Vesperugo discolor,
Vespertilio dasycnemel and Vespertilio murinus, all of which (at the date of his
writing) had been taken once in England, and were included by Bell in British
Quadrupeds on the most slender evidence. The existence of the Reindeer within
historic times is certainly doubtful, but as there is some evidence of its existence
in Caithness and the Orkneys at the period when our history commences, I have
included it in the above list. It is doubtful, too, whether the White Cattle should
1 I cannot accept Sir Harry Johnston’s inclusion of this Bat among British Mammals, or the statement that it has been
found ‘ in several places in the south of England.’
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