Mammals Found in and around Scarborough in North Yorkshire

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

List of Mammals found in Scarborough


45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus)
Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi)
Common Seal (Phoca vitulina)
Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
Field Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
Noctule (Nyctalus noctula)
Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Pygmy Shrew (Sorex minutus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Stoat (Mustela erminea)
Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius)
Whiskered/Brandt's Bat (Myotis mystacinus/brandtii)
Badger (Meles meles)
Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus)
Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus)
Feral Ferret (Mustela putorius subsp. furo)
Field Vole (Microtus agrestis)
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
Mole (Talpa europaea)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens)
Weasel (Mustela nivalis)

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