Mammals Found in and around Weymouth in Dorset

There are 34 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Weymouth. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Weymouth


(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)