Mammals Found in and around Ellesmere Port in Cheshire

There are 28 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Ellesmere Port. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Ellesmere Port


(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bottle-Nosed Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)