Mammals Found in and around Hitchin in Hertfordshire

There are 27 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Hitchin. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Hitchin


45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)