Wildlife in Staffordshire

Mammals in Staffordshire

There are 46 species of mammals recorded as found in Staffordshire.

45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
American Mink (Neovison vison)
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Pony (Equus ferus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Wild Ox (Bos taurus primigenius)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
Pine Marten (Martes martes)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)

Birds in Staffordshire

There are 109 species of birds recorded as found in Staffordshire.

Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)

Reptiles in Staffordshire

There are 6 species of reptiles recorded as found in Staffordshire.

Adder (Vipera berus)
Grass Snake (Natrix helvetica)
Red-eared Terrapin (Trachemys scripta)
Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
Red-eared Terrapin (Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans)
Slow-worm (Anguis fragilis)

Amphibians in Staffordshire

There are 8 species of amphibians recorded as found in Staffordshire.

American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)
Lake Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)
Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus)
Smooth Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)
Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita)