Black Rat
Rattus rattus
Lesley Wild
Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
Eleanor Stone/Manx Wildlife Trust
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Amy Lewis
Greater White-toothed Shrew
Crocidura russula
Brian Eversham
Grey Long-eared Bat
Plecotus austriacus
Grey Seal
Halichoerus grypus
Sandy Robertson
Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Western European Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Sue Lloyd
Alderney is famous for not containing any large mammals in its terrestrial habitats. Deer, foxes, badgers, stoats and weasels are all absent from the island.
However, Alderney is home to a whole multitude of small mammals with the likes of bats and hedgehogs (including the rare 'blonde' form) resident across the island. The waters around Alderney also host a few species of marine mammals.
Use the carousel above, or the links on the side of the page, to find out more information on Alderney's mammals.
You can also navigate to our terrestrial mammal and marine mammal galleries to view more high quality photographs of Alderney's mammals.