Mammals Found in and around Birkenhead in Merseyside

There are 37 species of mammals found within a five mile radius of Birkenhead. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Mammals found in Birkenhead


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 Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Fallow Deer (Dama dama)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
House Mouse (Mus musculus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered Bat (Myotis mystacinus)