| Table 3: Small mammal, bird and amphibian remains from Yorkshire Dales Caves |
|
SPECIES |
Cave Ha (Layers A & B) |
Cowside Beck Cave No. 3 |
Dowkabottom Cave |
Elbolton Cave (UCE) |
Elbolton Cave (MCE) |
Elbolton Cave (LCE) |
|
Erinaceus europaeus (Eurasian Hedgehog) |
• | • | • | • | • | • |
|
Sorex araneus (Common Shrew) |
• | • | • | • | • | • |
|
Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse) |
• | • | • | • | • | •• |
|
Arvicola terrestris (Water Vole) |
•• |
• |
• |
• • | •• | •• |
|
Clethrionomys glareolus (Bank Vole) |
•• | • • | •• | • • | •• | • |
|
Lepus europaeus (Brown Hare) |
• |
• | • | • | • | • |
|
Lepus timidus (Mountain Hare) |
• | • | • | • |
• |
• |
|
Microtus agrestis (Field Vole) |
• |
• |
• | • | • | • |
|
Microtus oeconomus (Root Vole) |
• |
• |
• | • | • | • |
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit) |
• |
• | • | • | • | • |
|
Lagopus mutus (Ptarmigan) |
• | • | • | • | • |
• |
|
Unidentified amphibian |
• | • | • | • | • | • |
|
Unidentified Bird |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• | • |
|
Unidentified Rodent |
• |
• | • |
• |
• |
• |
|
SPECIES |
Heights Cave (U. Layer) |
Jubilee Cave |
Lady Algetha’s Cave |
Lesser Kelcow Cave |
Moughton Fell Fissure |
|
Erinaceus europaeus (Eurasian Hedgehog) |
• | • |
• |
• | • |
|
Sorex araneus (Common Shrew) |
• |
• |
• | • | • |
|
Apodemus sylvaticus (Wood Mouse) |
• |
• |
• | • | • |
|
Arvicola terrestris (Water Vole) |
• | • |
• |
• | • |
|
Clethrionomys glareolus (Bank Vole) |
• |
• |
• | • | • |
|
Lepus europaeus (Brown Hare) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
|
Lepus timidus (Mountain Hare) |
• | • | • | • | • |
|
Microtus agrestis (Field Vole) |
• |
• |
• | • | • |
|
Microtus oeconomus (Root Vole) |
• |
• |
• | • | • |
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit) |
• |
• |
• |
• |
• |
|
Lagopus mutus (Ptarmigan) |
• | • | • | • | • |
|
Unidentified amphibian |
• |
• | • |
• |
• |
|
Unidentified Bird |
• |
• | • |
• |
• |
|
Unidentified Rodent |
• |
• | • |
• |
• |