Wildlife in Cornwall

Mammals in Cornwall

There are 61 species of mammals recorded as found in Cornwall.

American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Wild Ox (Bos taurus primigenius)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Parti-Coloured Bat (Vespertilio murinus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
Pony (Equus ferus)
Musk Rat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Birds in Cornwall

There are 142 species of birds recorded as found in Cornwall.

(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Scandinavian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus subsp. littoralis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)