Foreword |
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Acknowledgements |
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Introduction |
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3 | (10) |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (1) |
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Record coverage across the UK |
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5 | (8) |
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13 | (169) |
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Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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14 | (2) |
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European mole (Talpa europaea; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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16 | (2) |
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Common shrew (Sorex araneus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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18 | (2) |
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Pygmy shrew (Sorex minutus; Linnaeus, 1766) |
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20 | (2) |
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Water shrew (Neomys fodiens; Pennant, 1771) |
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22 | (2) |
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Lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura suaveolens; Pallas, 1811) |
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24 | (2) |
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European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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26 | (2) |
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Brown hare (Lepus europaeus; Pallas, 1778) |
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28 | (2) |
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Mountain hare (Lepus timidus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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30 | (2) |
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Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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32 | (2) |
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Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis; Gmelin, 1788) |
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34 | (2) |
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Eurasian beaver (Castorfiber; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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36 | (2) |
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Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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38 | (2) |
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Edible dormouse (Glis glis; Brisson, 1762) |
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40 | (2) |
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Bank vole (Myodes glareolus; Schreber, 1780) |
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42 | (2) |
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Field vole (Microtus agrestis; Linnaeus, 1761) |
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44 | (2) |
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Common vole (Microtus arvalis; Pallas, 1778) |
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46 | (2) |
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Water vole (Arvicola amphibius; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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48 | (2) |
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Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus; Pallas, 1771) |
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50 | (2) |
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Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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52 | (2) |
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Yellow-necked mouse (Apodemusfiavicollis; Melchior, 1834) |
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54 | (2) |
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House mouse (Mus musculus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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56 | (2) |
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Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus; Berkenhout, 1769) |
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58 | (2) |
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Black rat (Rattus rattus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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60 | (2) |
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Wildcat (Felis silvestris; Miller, 1907) |
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62 | (2) |
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Red fox (Vulpes vulpes; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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64 | (2) |
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Badger (Meles meles; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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66 | (2) |
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Otter (Lutra lutra; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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68 | (2) |
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Pine marten (Martes martes; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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70 | (2) |
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Stoat (Mustela erminea; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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72 | (2) |
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Weasel (Mustela nivalis; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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74 | (2) |
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Polecat (Mustela putorius; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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76 | (2) |
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American mink (Neovison vison; Schreber, 1777) |
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78 | (2) |
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Wild boar (Sus scrofa; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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80 | (2) |
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Red deer (Cervus elaphus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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82 | (2) |
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Sika deer (Cervus nippon; Temminck, 1838) |
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84 | (2) |
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Fallow deer (Dama dama; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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86 | (2) |
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Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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88 | (2) |
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Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis; Swinhoe, 1870) |
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90 | (2) |
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Reeves' muntjac deer (Muntiacus reevesi; Ogilby, 1839) |
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92 | (2) |
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Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum; Schreber, 1774) |
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94 | (2) |
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Lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros; Bechstein, 1800) |
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96 | (2) |
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Alcathoe bat (Myotis alcathoe; von Helversen & Heller, 2001) |
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98 | (2) |
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Whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus; Kuhl, 1817) |
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100 | (2) |
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Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii; Eversmann, 1845) |
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102 | (2) |
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Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii; Kuhl, 1817) |
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104 | (2) |
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Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii; Kuhl, 1817) |
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106 | (2) |
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Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis; Borkhausen, 1797) |
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108 | (2) |
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Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri; Kuhl, 1817) |
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110 | (2) |
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Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus; Schreber, 1774) |
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112 | (2) |
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Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri; Kuhl, 1817) |
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114 | (2) |
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Noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula; Schreber, 1774) |
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116 | (2) |
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Common pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus; Schreber, 1774) |
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118 | (2) |
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Soprano pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pygmaeus; Leach, 1825) |
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120 | (2) |
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Nathusius' pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus nathusii; Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) |
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122 | (2) |
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Barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus; Schreber, 1774) |
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124 | (2) |
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Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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126 | (2) |
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Grey long-eared bat (Plecotus austriacus; Fischer, 1829) |
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128 | (2) |
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Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus; Fabricius, 1791) |
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130 | (2) |
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Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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132 | (2) |
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North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis; Muller, 1776) |
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134 | (2) |
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Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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136 | (2) |
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae; Borowski, 1781) |
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138 | (2) |
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Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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140 | (2) |
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Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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142 | (2) |
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Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis; Lesson, 1828) |
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144 | (2) |
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Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata; Lacepede, 1804) |
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146 | (2) |
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Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus; Forster, 1770) |
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148 | (2) |
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Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris; Cuvier, 1823) |
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150 | (2) |
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Sowerby's beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens; Sowerby, 1804) |
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152 | (2) |
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Pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps; Blainville, 1838) |
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154 | (2) |
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Dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima; Owen, 1866) |
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156 | (2) |
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Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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158 | (2) |
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Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas; Pallas, 1776) |
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160 | (2) |
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Killer whale or Orca (Orcinus orca; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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162 | (2) |
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False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens; Owen, 1846) |
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164 | (2) |
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Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas; Traill, 1809) |
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166 | (2) |
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Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus; Cuvier, 1812) |
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168 | (2) |
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Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus; Gray, 1828) |
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170 | (2) |
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White-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris; Gray, 1846) |
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172 | (2) |
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Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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174 | (2) |
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Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba; Meyen, 1833) |
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176 | (2) |
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Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus; Montagu, 1821) |
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178 | (2) |
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Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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180 | (2) |
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Cetaceans Known In Britain And Ireland Only From Strandings |
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182 | (3) |
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Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris; Blainville, 1817) |
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182 | (1) |
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Gervais' beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus; Gervais, 1855) |
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182 | (1) |
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True's beaked whale (Mesoplodon mirus; True, 1913) |
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183 | (1) |
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Narwhal (Monodon monoceros; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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183 | (1) |
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Melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra; Gray, 1846) |
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184 | (1) |
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Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei; Fraser, 1956) |
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184 | (1) |
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Vagrant Species And Those Without Established Populations In The UK |
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185 | (6) |
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Raccoon (Procyon lotor; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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185 | (1) |
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Red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus; Desmarest, 1817) |
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185 | (1) |
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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186 | (1) |
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Pond bat (Myotis dasycneme; Boie, 1825) |
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186 | (1) |
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Geoffrey's bat (Myotis emarginatus; Geoffroy, 1806) |
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186 | (1) |
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Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii; Keyserling and Blasius, 1839) |
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187 | (1) |
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Parti-coloured bat (Vespertilio murinus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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187 | (1) |
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Kuhl's pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus kuhlii; Kuhl, 1817) |
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188 | (1) |
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Savi's pipistrelle bat (Hypsugo savii; Bonaparte, 1837) |
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188 | (1) |
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Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus; Erxleben, 1777) |
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189 | (1) |
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Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus; Erxleben, 1777) |
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189 | (1) |
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Hooded seal (Cystophora cristata; Erxleben, 1777) |
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189 | (1) |
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Ringed seal (Pusa hispida; Schreber, 1775) |
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190 | (1) |
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Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus; Linnaeus, 1758) |
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190 | (1) |
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Feral Colonies And Populations |
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