Mammals Found in and around Portsmouth in Hampshire

There are 34 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Portsmouth. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Portsmouth


45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Badger (Meles meles)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus austriacus)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Nathusius' Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Common Rorqual (Balaenoptera physalus)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Kuhl's Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii)
Natterer's Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Serotine (Eptesicus serotinus)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)