Mammals Found in and around Beaminster in Dorset

There are 32 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Beaminster. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Beaminster


Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)