A comprehensive guide to all mammals present or potentially present in Oxfordshire.

Apodemus sylvaticus

Woodland, hedgerows, gardens, farmland, grassland and scrub.

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Common and widespread

Apodemus flavicollis

Woodland, gardens, hedgerows and scrub.

Assumed common and widespread

Mus musculus

Woodland, gardens, houses, hedgerows, farmland and scrub.

Common and widespread

Rattus norvegicus

Anywhere with suitable food

Common and widespread

Muscardinus avellanarius

Woodland and overgrown hedges

Rare, mainly found in south east of county.

Glis glis

Woodland and large dense hedgerows

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Rare but possibly spreading.

Sciurus carolinensis

Deciduous and coniferous woodland, urban parks and gardens.

Common and widespread

Lepus europaeus

Open habitats such as large areas of arable land or grassland.

Widespread but uncommon.

Talpa europa

Woodland, moorland, farmland, grassland, roadside verges.

Common and widespread

Erinaceus europaeus

Woodland edge is natural home, but will use hedges and domestic garden landscape.

Widespread but declining.

Talpa europaea

Grassland, arable, pasture, deciduous woodland.

Common and widespread

Sorex araneus

All terrestrial habitat with good vegetation cover.

Common and widespread

Sorex minutus

Grassland, deciduous woodland and hedgerows.

Uncommon but widespread

Neomys fodiens

Semi-aquatic habitats: river banks, wet ditches, fens, ponds and water meadows.

Uncommon

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Sheltered valleys, woodland edge, pasture and wetlands.

Uncommon but widespread.

Myotis mystacinus

Woodland, parkland and farmland.

Frequent in woodland areas

Myotis brandtii

Woodland, parkland and farmland.

Frequent in woodland areas

Myotis nattereri

Woodland, parkland, farmland and urban areas.

Common and widespread

Mytois bechsteinii

Woodland (particularly ancient woodland) and farmland.

Rare, with restricted range.

Myotis daubentonii

Wetland, woodland and parkland.

Common and widespread in wetland areas

Myotis alcathoe

Woodland.

Not known.

Eptesicus serotinus

Woodland, farmland, parkland and urban areas.

Infrequent yet widespread

Nyctalus noctula

Open habitats and rivers or lakes, near woodlands.

Infrequent yet widespread

Nyctalus leisleri

Open habitats and rivers or lakes, near woodlands.

Infrequent yet widespread

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Wide range of habitats comprising woodland, hedgerows, grassland, farmland, suburban and urban.

Very common and widespread

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Typically wetland habitats, rivers, lakes, woodland edges, tree lines or hedgerows, suburban parks and gardens.

Common, particularly near wetland areas

Pipistrellus nathusii

Often large freshwater lakes, or near rivers, canals, lakes and waterlogged areas.

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Likely seasonal migrant

Barbastella barbastellus

Woodland, farmland and parkland.

Rare, but widespread.

Plecotus auritus

Woodland, farmland, urban areas and parkland.

Common and widespread.

Cervus elaphus

Moorlands and open hillsides, woodland and forest.

No records since 2005

Dama dama

Wooded habitat preferred but will move into farmland.

Common and widespread.

Capreolus capreolus

Prefers woodland with dense undergrowth and scrub.

Common and widespread.

Capreolus nippon

Prefers mixed woodland with scrubby undergrowth.

Rare

Muntiacus reevesi

Varied; at home in close proximity to humans, wherever there is dense undergrowth, scrub and woodland for shelter.

Common and widespread.

Hydropotes inermis

Wetlands, swamps, river valleys, occasionally arable fields.

Rare.

Vulpes vuples

Open landscapes, fields and parkland, but also (increasingly) suburban and urban environments.

Common and widespread

Mustela erminea

Farmland, woodland, grassland, marshland and mountain moorland.

Common and widespread.

Mustela nivalis

Woodland, farmland, riparian and grassland.

Common and widespread.

Mustela putorius

Urban and gardens, deciduous woodland, grassland, mixed woodland and arable land.

Common and widespread.

Lutra lutra

Wetland habitats (rivers, lakes, streams).

Increasing range and population

Meles meles

Well-drained woodland is preferred for setts, with access to open land for foraging.

Common and widespread

Neovision vision

Equally at home on land or in water, mink will generally be found in or around rivers.

Common and widespread

Sciurus vulgaris

Deciduous and coniferous woodland.

Currently not recorded

Castor fiber

Each family group occupy a few kilometre stretch of river, stream or wetland.

Currently not recorded

Sus scrofa

Females show a preference for dense habitats such as woodlands but males will roam in a variety of habitats from marshland, farmland and riparian habitats.

Currently not recorded

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Grasslands, woodlands, farmland and urban areas.

Currently not recorded

Plecotus austriacus

Woodland, farmland, urban areas and parkland.

Currently not recorded