Mammals Found in and around Shanklin in Isle of Wight

There are 45 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Shanklin. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Shanklin


45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Common Rorqual (Balaenoptera physalus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus austriacus)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)