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Harbour Mammal List

The following is thought to be a complete list of all the Mammals to have been recorded in Christchurch Harbour. If you know of any others, however, please contact us…

The dates represent the first and last year the species was recorded.

Eulipotyphla: Insectivores
European HedgehogErinaceus europaeus1979-2025
European MoleTalpa europaea1985-2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus1965-2014
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus1979-2006
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens1967-2025
Chiroptera: Bats
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2005-2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2017-2025
Nathusius’s PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii2019-2020
Barbastelle BatBarbastella barbastellus2019-2022
Long-eared Bat spp.Plecotus auritus/austriacus2025
SerotineEptesicus serotinus2017-2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2014-2025
Lagomorpha: Rabbits and Hares
European RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus1988-2026
Rodentia: Rodents
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis1996-2026
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus1982-2026
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis1972-2020
Water VoleArvicola amphibius1979-2012
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticuspre1980-2026
Yellow-necked MouseApodemus flavicollis1970
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus1979-2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus1994-2026
House MouseMus musculus2001
BeaverCastor fiber2024
Carnivora: Carnivores
FoxVulpes vulpes1995-2026
BadgerMeles meles1984-2022
OtterLutra lutra1974-2026
StoatMustela erminea1979-2024
WeaselMustela nivalis1979-2026
American MinkNeogale vison1996-2023
Cetacea: Whales and Dolphins
Common DolphinDelphinus delphis2025
Harbour PorpoisePhocoena phocoena2024
Bottlenose DolphinTursiops truncatus2006-2021
Pinnipedia: Seals
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus2020-2026
Harbour/Common SealPhoca vitulina2019-2025
Artiodactyla: Even-toed Ungulates – Deer
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus1982-2024
Chinese MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2019-2025
Sika DeerCervus nippon2023

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