Mammals (class: Mammalia)

Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

The class Mammalia is divided into marsupials (Marsupialia) and placental mammals (Eutheria). The placental mammals are divided into several orders that contain many species native to Britain, those that occur in west Wales are listed below.

Bats (order: Chiroptera)

Foxes, Badgers & Seals (order: Carnivora)

Whales, Dolphins & Porpoises (order: Cetacea)

Rodents (order: Rodentia)

Rabbits and Hares (order: Lagmorpha)

Deer (order: Artiodactyla)

Hedgehogs, Moles & Shrews (order: Insectivora)

County Recorders

Mammal records for Pembrokeshire should be sent to Annie Haycock, records for Ceredigion should be sent to Tom McOwat and for Carmarthenshire records should be sent to Neil Matthew. For contact details, please download our Recorder List.

Relevant Links

Visit The Mammal Society for information and fact sheets on British mammals.

Pembrokeshire mammals

To see photos with details of some of Britains most common mammals click here.

To view a selection of publications related to mammals click here.