THE VERTEBRATE FAUNA FROM BOXGROVE.

PISCES.

Raja clavata Thornback rayTriglidae Gurnard family
Anguilla anguilla Eel Labridae Wrasse family
Conger conger Conger eel Platichthys flesus Flounder
Apodes Moray/Conger Thunnus thynnus Blue fin tuna
Clupidae Herring family Pleuronectidae Flatfish
Salmonidae Salmon/trout

Gadus morhua Cod

GadidaeCod family Gasterosteus aculeatus3sp. stickleback

AMPHIBIA

Triturus vulgaris Palmate newtBufo calamita Natterjack toad
Pelobates fuscus Common spadefootRana arvalis Moor frog
Bufo bufo Common toadRana temporaria Common frog

REPTILIA

Anguis fragilis Slow worm
Lacerta cf. L. vivipara Viviparous lizard
Natrix natrix Grass snake

AVES

Sturnus vulgaris StarlingBucephala clangula Goldeneye
Anser anser Greylag goosePerdix perdix Partridge
Anser sp. Goose Gallinula chloropus Moorhen
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Scolopacidae sp. Snipe/plover
Anas penelope Wigeon Larus ridibundus Blackheaded gull
Anas cf. A. querquedula Gargeny Rissa cf. R. tridactyla Kittiwake
Anas crecca Teal Pinguinus impennis Great auk
Anas sp. Dabbling duck Strix aluco Tawny owl
Aythya fuligula Tufted duck Apus apus Swift
Cygnuscf.C.cygnus Whooper swanPrunellacf.P. modularis Dunnock
Erithacus rubella Robin

MAMMALIA

Insectivora

Erinaceus sp. Hedgehog Sorex Drepanosorex savini Extinct shrew
Neomys sp. Water shrew Talpa europaea Common mole
Sorex minutus Pygmy shrew Talpa minor Extinct mole
Sorex runtonensis Extinct shrew

Chiroptera

Plecotus auritus Common longeared bat
Myotis mystacinus Whiskered bat
Myotis bechsteini Bechstein's bat

Primates

Homo cf. heidelbergensis Hominid

Carnivora

 

Canis lupus mosbachensis Wolf Meles sp. Badger
Ursus deningeri Extinct bear Crocuta crocuta Spotted hyaena
Mustela erminea StoatFelis cf. F.silvestris Wild cat
Mustela luterola European mink Panthera leo Lion
Mustela nivalis Weasel

Proboscidea

Elephantidae gen. et. sp. indet. Elephant

Perissodactyla

Equus ferus Horse Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis Rhino(ext)

Artiodactyla

Cervus elaphus Red deer Megaloceros cf. verticornisGiant deer
Dama dama Fallow deer Bison sp. Bison
Capreolus capreolus Roe deer Caprinae ovicaprid
Megaloceros dawkinsi Giant deer

 

Rodentia

 

Sciurus sp. Squirrel Microtus arvalis Common vole
Myopus schisticolor Wood lemming Microtus agrestis Field vole
Lemmus lemmus Norway lemming Microtus oeconomus Northern vole
Clethrionomys glareolus Bank vole Castor fiber Beaver
Clethrionomys rufocanusGreysided voleApodemus sylvaticus Wood mouse
Pliomys episcopalisExtinct voleEliomys quercinus Garden dormouse
Arvicola terrestris cantianaWater vole Sicista cf. S.betulina Birch mouse
M. Terricola subterraneus Pine voleApodemus maastrichtiensisExtinct mouse
M. gregalis gregaloidesNarrow skulled voleMuscardinus avellanariusHazel dormouse

 

Lagomorpha

Lepus timidus Mountain hareOryctolagus cf.O.cuniculus Rabbit