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Lancashire Key Species - Mammals

Mammal species listed as Lancashire Key Species in the review of 24/09/2019.

Lancashire Key Species (LKS) refers to species which have a recognised status, either (inter)nationally or locally within Lancashire. The criteria for inclusion are available from LERN.

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European Water Vole 1
Arvicola amphibius
Minke Whale 2
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Sei Whale 3
Balaenoptera borealis
Fin Whale 4
Balaenoptera physalus
Short-beaked Common Dolphin 5
Delphinus delphis
Serotine Bat 6
Eptesicus serotinus
Common Hedgehog 7
Erinaceus europaeus
Risso's Dolphin 8
Grampus griseus
Grey Seal 9
Halichoerus grypus
White-beaked Dolphin 10
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
Brown Hare 11
Lepus europaeus
Eurasian Otter 12
Lutra lutra
European Pine Marten 13
Martes martes
Humpback Whale 14
Megaptera novaeangliae
European Badger 15
Meles meles
Eurasian Harvest Mouse 10
Micromys minutus
Common Dormouse 16
Muscardinus avellanarius
European Polecat 17
Mustela putorius
Mouse-eared Bats 18
Myotis
Brandt's bat 19
Myotis brandtii
Daubenton's Bat 20
Myotis daubentonii
Mouse-eared Bat 18
Myotis myotis
Whiskered Bat 21
Myotis mystacinus
Natterer's Bat 18
Myotis nattereri
Noctules 22
Nyctalus
Noctule 23
Nyctalus noctula
Harbor Seal 24
Phoca vitulina
Common Porpoise 25
Phocoena phocoena
Pipistrelles 26
Pipistrellus
Nathusius's pipistrelle 27
Pipistrellus nathusii
Common Pipistrelle 20
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pygmy Pipistrelle 28
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Long-eared Bats 29
Plecotus
Brown Big-eared Bat 18
Plecotus auritus
Lesser Horseshoe Bat 30
Rhinolophus hipposideros
Eurasian Red Squirrel 1
Sciurus vulgaris
Common Bottlenose Dolphin 31
Tursiops truncatus
Vesper Bats 18
Vespertilionidae

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