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Mammals

86 species

European polecat

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
1,183
Scientific name
Mustela putorius

Chinese Water Deer

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
941
Scientific name
Hydropotes inermis

Serotine Bat

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
884
Scientific name
Eptesicus serotinus

Nathusius's Bat

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
662
Scientific name
Pipistrellus nathusii

Orca

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
647
Scientific name
Orcinus orca

House mouse

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
585
Scientific name
Mus musculus

Risso's dolphin

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
581
Scientific name
Grampus griseus

Domestic goat

Peak month
March
Records since 2000
508
Scientific name
Capra hircus

Wild boar

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
416
Scientific name
Sus scrofa

Brandt's Bat

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
381
Scientific name
Myotis brandtii

Domestic Cattle

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
357
Scientific name
Bos taurus

Wild Cat

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
316
Scientific name
Felis silvestris

Humpback Whale

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
282
Scientific name
Megaptera novaeangliae

Domestic Sheep

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
265
Scientific name
Ovis aries

Bechstein's Bat

Peak month
January
Records since 2000
257
Scientific name
Myotis bechsteinii

Sperm Whale

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
180
Scientific name
Physeter macrocephalus

Striped Dolphin

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
162
Scientific name
Stenella coeruleoalba

Fin Whale

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
142
Scientific name
Balaenoptera physalus

Domestic Horse

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
106
Scientific name
Equus caballus

Sei Whale

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
90
Scientific name
Balaenoptera borealis

Long-beaked Dolphin

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
76
Scientific name
Stenella longirostris

Killer Whale

Peak month
November
Records since 2000
75
Scientific name
Pseudorca crassidens

Blackchin Dolphin

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
74
Scientific name
Lagenorhynchus australis

Blackfish

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
74
Scientific name
Globicephala macrorhynchus

Bryde’s whale

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
74
Scientific name
Balaenoptera edeni