Mammals

Škocjanski zatok provides suitable living conditions for the following mammals:

1. Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus)
2. Southern White-breasted Hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor)
3. Nutria (Myocastor coypus) – alochtone species
4. Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

The remains of following small mammal species were found in the pellets of Barn Owl:

1. Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus)
2. Striped Field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius)
3. Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus)
4. Black Rat (Rattus rattus)
5. Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus)
6. Lesser White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura suaveolens)
7. Bicolored White-toothed Shrew (Crocidura leucodon)
8. Etruscan Shrew (also known as White-toothed Pygmy Shrew)(Suncus etruscus)