Mammals Found in and around Caernarfon in Gwynedd

There are 38 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Caernarfon. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Caernarfon


(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea subsp. erminea)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)

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