Wildlife in Cornwall
Mammals in Cornwall
There are 61 species of mammals recorded as found in Cornwall.
American Mink (Neovison vison) |
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) |
Fox (Vulpes vulpes) |
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) |
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros) |
Otter (Lutra lutra) |
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) |
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
Stoat (Mustela erminea) |
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) |
45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) |
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) |
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) |
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus) |
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) |
Brandt's Bat (Myotis brandtii) |
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri) |
Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula) |
Polecat (Mustela putorius) |
Wild Ox (Bos taurus primigenius) |
Badger (Meles meles) |
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis) |
Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) |
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) |
Mole (Talpa europaea) |
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) |
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) |
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) |
Weasel (Mustela nivalis) |
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
Fallow Deer (Dama dama) |
Parti-Coloured Bat (Vespertilio murinus) |
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii) |
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
(Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.) |
Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) |
Coypu (Myocastor coypus) |
Pony (Equus ferus) |
Musk Rat (Ondatra zibethicus) |
Birds in Cornwall
There are 142 species of birds recorded as found in Cornwall.
(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
American Wigeon (Anas americana) |
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
Blue-Winged Teal (Anas discors) |
Common Swift (Apus apus) |
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
Garganey (Anas querquedula) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
Little Auk (Alle alle) |
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Pintail (Anas acuta) |
Razorbill (Alca torda) |
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
Scaup (Aythya marila) |
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus) |
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) |
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
Scandinavian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus subsp. littoralis) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |