Mammals Found in and around Torquay in Devon

There are 20 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Torquay. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Torquay


45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
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)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)

Wild Roe Deer

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