Hertfordshire Biological Records Centre

Species of Hertfordshire

Insectivora

Common shrew Sorex araneus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Mole Talpa europaea
Pygmy shrew Sorex minutus
Water shrew Neomys fodiens

Chiroptera (bats)

Brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus
Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii
Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri
Leisler's bat Nyctalus leisleri
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Serotine Eptesicus serotinus
Whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus

Artiodactyla

Chinese muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Fallow deer Dama dama
Roe deer Capreolus capreolus

Lagomorpha

Brown hare Lepus europaeus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

Rodentia

Bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus
Common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
Field vole Mircotus agrestis
Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Harvest mouse Micromys minutus
Water vole Arvicola terrestris
Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flavicollis

Carnivora

American mink Mustela vison
Otter Lutra lutra
Red fox Vulpes vulpes
Stoat Mustela erminea
Weasel Mustela nivalis

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