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  2. List of mammals of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Rodents are the largest order of mammals, comprising 40% of all species. They are characterised by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws and are native to almost all major landmasses on Earth. Family: Castoridae (beavers) Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber LC globally, EN in Great Britain, reintroduced [5 ...

  3. Fauna of Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    However, in recent times some of these large mammals have been tentatively reintroduced to some areas of Britain. The largest wild mammals that remain in Britain today are predominantly members of the deer family. The red deer is the largest native mammal species, and is common throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

  4. List of largest land carnivorans - Wikipedia

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    The following list contains the largest terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, ... The Fauna of British India. Vol. 2 Mammals. London: Taylor and Francis.

  5. Fauna of England - Wikipedia

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    The fauna of England is similar to that of other areas British Isles [1] and lies within the Palearctic realm.England's fauna is mainly made up of small animals and is notable for having few large mammals, but in similarity with other island nations; many bird species.

  6. List of largest rodents - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the largest rodents. Rank Common name Scientific name ... List of largest mammals; References This page was last edited on 18 November ...

  7. List of largest mammals - Wikipedia

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    The largest extant monotreme (egg-bearing mammal) is the western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) weighing up to 16.5 kg (36 lb) and measuring 1 m (3.3 ft) long. [88] The largest monotreme ever was the extinct echidna species Murrayglossus hacketti , known only from a few bones found in Western Australia .

  8. Camera traps are revealing the secret lives of Britain's mammals

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    Camera traps allow citizen scientists to peek into the hidden lives of Britain's mammals.

  9. Mustelidae - Wikipedia

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    Sthenictis sp. (American Museum of Natural History). Mustelids vary greatly in size and behaviour. The smaller variants of the least weasel can be under 20 cm (8 in) in length, while the giant otter of Amazonian South America can measure up to 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) and sea otters can exceed 45 kg (99 lb) in weight.