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Mammals

86 species

Soprano Pipistrelle

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
266,742
Scientific name
Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Common Pipistrelle

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
155,421
Scientific name
Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Daubenton's Bat

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
65,340
Scientific name
Myotis daubentonii

European rabbit

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
61,227
Scientific name
Oryctolagus cuniculus

Red fox

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
56,196
Scientific name
Vulpes vulpes

European roe deer

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
53,679
Scientific name
Capreolus capreolus

Eurasian beaver

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
39,593
Scientific name
Castor fiber

European hare

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
29,750
Scientific name
Lepus europaeus

European otter

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
28,426
Scientific name
Lutra lutra

European mole

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
25,264
Scientific name
Talpa europaea

European badger

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
24,256
Scientific name
Meles meles

Hedgehog

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
23,362
Scientific name
Erinaceus europaeus

European water vole

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
21,169
Scientific name
Arvicola amphibius

Chinese Muntjac

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
20,457
Scientific name
Muntiacus reevesi

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
19,920
Scientific name
Rhinolophus hipposideros

Fallow deer

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
15,521
Scientific name
Dama dama

Grey seal

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
15,095
Scientific name
Halichoerus grypus

Natterer's Bat

Peak month
February
Records since 2000
13,257
Scientific name
Myotis nattereri

Harbor seal

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
12,641
Scientific name
Phoca vitulina

Noctule Bat

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
12,276
Scientific name
Nyctalus noctula

Brown rat

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
11,756
Scientific name
Rattus norvegicus

Wood mouse

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
10,137
Scientific name
Apodemus sylvaticus

Red deer

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
8,537
Scientific name
Cervus elaphus

Harbor porpoise

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,518
Scientific name
Phocoena phocoena

Greater horseshoe bat

Peak month
February
Records since 2000
6,208
Scientific name
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Lesser noctule

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
4,848
Scientific name
Nyctalus leisleri

Mink

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
4,610
Scientific name
Mustela vison

Stoat

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
4,363
Scientific name
Mustela erminea

Mountain hare

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
3,875
Scientific name
Lepus timidus

Bank Vole

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
3,619
Scientific name
Myodes glareolus

Field vole

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
3,284
Scientific name
Microtus agrestis

Common shrew

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
2,577
Scientific name
Sorex araneus

Cat

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
2,121
Scientific name
Felis catus

Sika Deer

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
2,042
Scientific name
Cervus nippon

Harvest Mouse

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
1,917
Scientific name
Micromys minutus

Hazel dormouse

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
1,733
Scientific name
Muscardinus avellanarius

Least weasel

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,725
Scientific name
Mustela nivalis

Minke whale

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,556
Scientific name
Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Gray wolf

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
1,522
Scientific name
Canis lupus

Western Barbastelle

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,201
Scientific name
Barbastella barbastellus