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Most recorded mammals in Britain

Soprano Pipistrelle266.7KEastern gray squirrel216.9KEurasian red squirrel158.4KCommon Pipistrelle155.4KDaubenton's Bat65.3KEuropean rabbit61.2KRed fox56.2KEuropean roe deer53.7KEurasian beaver39.6KEuropean hare29.8KEuropean otter28.4KEuropean mole25.3KEuropean badger24.3KHedgehog23.4KEuropean water vole21.2K
#SpeciesRecordsPeak month
1Soprano Pipistrelle266,742August
2Eastern gray squirrel216,854October
3Eurasian red squirrel158,364September
4Common Pipistrelle155,421July
5Daubenton's Bat65,340August
6European rabbit61,227May
7Red fox56,196August
8European roe deer53,679May
9Eurasian beaver39,593November
10European hare29,750April
11European otter28,426May
12European mole25,264March
13European badger24,256October
14Hedgehog23,362August
15European water vole21,169August
16Chinese Muntjac20,457April
17Lesser Horseshoe Bat19,920June
18Fallow deer15,521October
19Grey seal15,095August
20Natterer's Bat13,257February
21Harbor seal12,641July
22Common long-eared bat12,493June
23Noctule Bat12,276July
24Brown rat11,756October
25Wood mouse10,137September
26Red deer8,537October
27Harbor porpoise6,518July
28Greater horseshoe bat6,208February
29Lesser noctule4,848June
30European pine marten4,684June
31Mink4,610September
32Stoat4,363July
33Mountain hare3,875April
34Bank Vole3,619September
35Field vole3,284August
36Common shrew2,577July
37Cat2,121January
38Sika Deer2,042September
39Harvest Mouse1,917November
40Hazel dormouse1,733October
41Least weasel1,725August
42Russian Wild Horse1,701June
43Short-beaked common dolphin1,652August
44Common bottlenose dolphin1,558August
45Minke whale1,556June
46Gray wolf1,522November
47Eurasian pygmy shrew1,240July
48Western Barbastelle1,201August
49European polecat1,183September
50Chinese Water Deer941April

Top 50 entries with a recorded value; entries without data are not ranked.