Mammals recorded in Glen Affric

This list has been produced based on information provided by Forest Enterprise.


Apodemus sylvaticus	Wood mouse or long-tailed field mouse
Arvicola terrestris	Water vole


Capreolus capreolus	Roe deer
Cervus elaphus	Red deer
Cervus nippon	Sika deer (introduced non-native species)
Clethrionomys glareolus	Bank vole


Erinaceus europaeus	Hedgehog


Felis silvestris	Wildcat


Lepus europaeus	Brown hare
Lepus timidus	Mountain hare or blue hare
Lutra lutra	Otter


Martes martes	Pine marten
Meles meles	Badger
Microtus agrestis	Field vole
Mustela erminea	Stoat
Mustela nivalis	Weasel


Pipistrellus pipistrellus	Pipistrelle bat
Plecotis auritus	Brown long-eared bat


Rattus norvegicus	Brown rat


Sciurus vulgaris	Red squirrel
Sorex minutus	Pygmy shrew


Talpa europaea	Mole


Vulpes vulpes	Fox

Total: 23 species

Red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) at Athnamulloch in Glen Affric.
(See Species Profile: Red deer)

Pine marten (Martes martes) on a moss-covered rock.
Photo: Laurie Campbell
(See Species Profile: Pine marten)

Short-tailed or field vole (Microtus agrestis) in Glen Affric

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) running along a branch.
Photo: Neil McIntyre
(See Species Profile: Red squirrel)

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