Mammals Found in and around Basildon in Essex

There are 33 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Basildon. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Basildon


45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Coypu (Myocastor coypus)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Leisler's Bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Yellow-necked Mouse (Apodemus flavicollis)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)