Mammals Found in and around Maidstone in Kent

There are 42 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Maidstone. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Maidstone


45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Human (Homo sapiens)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)